Hard to believe that was 10 years ago, Dave! I remember your reporting
and photos from back then...
ann
On 2/22/2021 3:42 AM, David Mann wrote:
Ten years ago today our lives were fractured as much as our city when a
6.1-magnitude earthquake struck at 12:51pm.
185 lives were lost in that event along with thousands injured. Countless
buildings have since been demolished, mostly in the city centre. The central
city is still undergoing a radical transformation. There are now lots of new
buildings, several repaired and strengthened heritage buildings, and many empty
lots being used for parking. It's slowly getting easier to navigate as the
surroundings change (we don't go into the central city very often). There are
still a few derelict sites which everyone is getting increasingly frustrated
about.
Life feels as though it's largely back to normal (even despite Covid-19) but
the scars will always remain.
I took my daughter to the official memorial service today. My own life has
changed massively since then and it's hard to believe the past decade has
disappeared so quickly. Given where I was at the time I could easily have not
made it home that day.
These are just a few phone snapshots centred around the memorial. Only the
last one was taken today.
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1092/#peso
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1093/#peso
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1094/#peso
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/1095/#peso
There are some images comparing then-and-now in this article. I went past
several of those scenes as I made my way back to the office then home on the
day.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/436822/then-and-now-how-the-2011-christchurch-earthquakes-changed-the-city
Cheers,
Dave
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