Parts of Red Zone 'Won't Be Rebuilt'
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THE PRESS, Christchurch Saturday, February 4, 2012 NEWS A3 ■ SUMMERTIMES SHOW ■ EARTHQUAKE RECOVERY IN BRIEF Head Quake shake ❯❯ Central New Zealand was rocked by a magnitude-5.7 Parts of earthquake at 7am yesterday. The quake, which lasted around 5-10 seconds, was felt keenly across the Wellington region, Taranaki and the top of the South Island. It was 200km deep and centred 90km south red zone of Opunake in Taranaki. Police said there were no reports of damage. Simon Holtham, who moved from Christchurch to Wellington, said the shake felt more like a magnitude-3. ‘‘A ‘won’t be gentle rolling of my bed as I contemplated getting up, a slight creak of my door and swing of my lightshade. Something I would have dismissed as wind – if there rebuilt’ was a big gust,’’ he said. Soldier worse Marc Greenhill tion was ‘‘north of five years’’, [email protected] the spokesman said. ❯❯ The soldier who collapsed ‘‘At some time, maybe last week while trying out for Parts of Christchurch’s red decisions will be made on the SAS is now in a critical zone will never return to their whether [land] becomes parks condition in hospital after his pre-earthquake position or be or whether they’re sold to condition deteriorated suitable for rebuilding, the people to build on, subject to yesterday. Lieutenant Canterbury Earthquake Re- them being able to do the Alexander Teira Cowan has covery Authority says. work that would get them been in a coma since falling In a briefing to Earthquake resource consent. Those are unconscious during a Recovery Minister Gerry decisions very much for a selection test in the Hunua Brownlee this week, the future date.’’ Ranges on Wednesday last authority said the severity of The briefing paper said the week. It is believed the damage would rule out land authority expected the 26-year-old suffered heat repair in some red-zoned region’s residential rebuild to stroke. His condition had been areas. begin mid-year. listed as critical but stable but ‘‘Some parts of Christ- However, ‘‘critical de- an Auckland City Hospital church will never return to cisions’’ from recovery spokeswoman said that his Photo: DAVID HALLETT/FAIRFAX NZ the position they were in agencies were needed to condition had worsened and before the earthquakes. Some ‘‘maintain and create momen- he was now considered areas will no longer be tum for the recovery going critical. Lieutenant Cowan Comictroupetolookbackinlaughter suitable for building,’’ the forward’’. collapsed while completing an briefing said. These included: 8km run while carrying From colonists to Crusaders, Ngai Tahu to Ngaio Marsh, The Outwits will present a 90-minute outdoor theatre piece covering Christchurch’s history. More than 5000 homes in ❏ Supporting and enabling equipment and wearing a load- The four comedians will present The Complete History of Christchurch (abridged) at the Daffodil Lawn in Hagley Park until February 19 as part of an area estimated to be about the insurance market to carrying vest weighing about Garden City SummerTimes. The show is sponsored by Anthony Harper Lawyers and entry is free. 350 hectares – just over twice process quake claims in an 10kg. He was treated by an the size of Hagley Park – will ‘‘effective and efficient’’ man- army medic at the scene be abandoned. ner. before being taken to An authority spokes- ❏ Ensuring the labour market Middlemore Hospital and later ■ ASSET SALES LEGISLATION woman said yesterday land was able to support the transferred to Auckland City remediation could not be rebuild effort. Hospital. A Defence Force Gift after guaranteed. ❏ Supplying temporary acc- investigation is under way. ‘‘That’s why we’ve red- ommodation to support famil- zoned those areas, because it’s ies moving for short periods Bail refused either never going to be for repairs and rebuild, and Turangi Key wanted Treaty clause [remediated] or it’s just not for workers. ❯❯ Internet millionaire Kim financially feasible for the ❏ Working through how to Dotcom will spend the Tracy Watkins Mana Party leader Hone and he had made it clear it He rejected suggestions the workrequiredtodoso,’’she incentivise affordable hous- foreseeable future in a prison troubles Harawira could prove a would be unsustainable to Government had mishandled said. ing to come to market. cell after the High Court Prime Minister John Key has lightning rod for those ten- leave the Treaty clause out. Maori issues in the week ‘‘It’s a moving feast. Every ❏ Streamlining regulatory yesterday dismissed his revealed he had already over- sions as he prepares to deliver He blamed a breakdown in leading up to Waitangi Day. time we get another big processes. appeal for bail because of his The parents of a five-year-old ruled Treasury on leaving a a state of the nation speech on communication for that mess- The timing of the draft aftershock, it all goes again.’’ The briefing said ‘‘well- flight risk. This comes as girl sexually assaulted in a Treaty clause out of asset sale Sunday lambasting the Gov- age failing to get through to legislation just before Wai- Brownlee said in June last targeted interventions’’ by Dotcom revealed to the court Turangi campground have legislation before the Maori ernment over the issue. the Maori Party. tangi Day was dictated by the year that it was expected the central Government would he was punched and kicked by donated $20,000 back to the Party threatened to walk The Maori Party threat- ‘‘I said to him at the time, ‘I sale process, but he preferred red-zoned land would be play a vital role. police during his arrest, with community – and say they away from their deal with ened on Tuesday to walk out don’t think it would be to see it out in the open. remediated, though it would The tourism and education one officer drawing blood by want to bring their daughter National. on their deal with National if sustainable to have no Treaty But Mana Party spokes- take at least seven years until sectors had been badly affec- standing on his hand; and back to New Zealand when The revelation comes as the Government refused to clause; my understanding of it man Malcolm Mulholland houses could be built on it. ted and might require specific since his time in prison had she’s older. Government ministers pre- extend section 9 of the State- is it would be way too said Key was walking into a A spokesman for Brownlee recovery programmes or been contacted by a number of The attack on the girl by a pare to head to Waitangi for Owned Enterprises Act to the antagonistic’. ‘‘perfect storm’’ at Waitangi said yesterday the briefing plans and possible Govern- people, including female 16-year-old boy in her family’s the traditional commemo- new companies once they ‘‘That was long before over the Treaty clause, and paper statement on remedia- ment assistance. inmates, wanting to write him caravan while they holidayed rations at the historic Te Tii were partially privatised. Tariana Turia and Pita news of job cuts at Te Puni tion should have included the ‘‘Over the next year, the letters. Dotcom, a German appalled many. Donations for marae and Treaty grounds, But it appears the Govern- Sharples made their Kokiri. ‘‘It’s terrible timing; it words ‘‘in the medium term’’. critical question will be millionaire and founder of file- the family reached $62,000, against a backdrop of rising ment was already moving in comments. They were prob- couldn’t be any worse.’’ ‘‘We’ve always said no land whether the recovery is sharing site Megaupload, was including $13,000 from Tu- tensions over the Govern- that direction, with Key say- ably reflecting the briefing Fairfax NZ is unable to be remediated. moving fast enough to retain arrested on behalf of United rangi residents. ment’s plan to sell a stake in ing the issue was raised with bill given to them, but that There’s just a matter of cost the confidence of residents States authorities on January Yesterday the family, who the state-owned power com- him on Monday by Deputy was Treasury’s view, not the ❯❯ and time,’’ he said. and investors in the future of 20, and was last week refused are believed to have returned panies. Prime Minister Bill English, Government’s view.’’ Comment A17 The timeframe on remedia- the region,’’ the briefing said. bail by a judge in the Auckland to Belgium, donated $20,000 District Court. back to the community. The money would help buy equip- Building starts ment for Waikato Hospital’s ■ JUSTICE MINISTRY FIGURES children’s ward, buy play- ❯❯ Police Minister Anne Tolley ground equipment, and go has turned the first sod for a toward helping crime victims new $1.6 million police station and preventing child abuse. New Zealanders owe a total of $665 million in unpaid fines in Rolleston. Construction of The parents said they were the Tennyson Ave station will overwhelmed by the generos- begin this month and is ity. They did not blame the New Zealanders owe a total of The single biggest debt coincides with the first pro- reporting agencies, and for expected to be finished in Turangi community for what $665 million in unpaid fines, owed to the ministry as of The message in the ad is visions of the Courts and those agencies to provide September. The station will happened and wanted to give with the biggest single fine June 2011 was just over $1.8m Criminal Matters Bill, which contact details of debtors so house up to 15 police staff. something back. debtor owing the Ministry of and was under repayment.