St AlbansThe Voice of our NewsNeighbourhood February/March 2015 Vol 221, No 13, Issue 23 Asbestos located on Asbestos petition by Belinda Carter A petition to extend ACC coverage vacant Mersey St site to those who have been exposed to asbestos in their homes has been started online. Isobel Baxter started the petition on www.change.org just before Christmas. If you want to sign it the easiest way to reach it is through a Facebook page called Christchurch Asbestos Stories. Its subtitle: “There is no safe level of exposure to asbestos.” The petition calls for ACC to extend asbestos cover to homeowners (and families) exposed to “friable asbestos”, as a result of contractors failing to identify and test for asbestos This Mersey St property is under investigation because asbestos was found or using unsafe testing or removal on the site. methods, and to the families of those by Belinda Carter currently is ensuring that the small who have been working with asbestos Rubbish dumped on a property in amount of asbestos onsite is removed products and coming home with it Mersey St close to Berwick St has safely and correctly. This is being on their clothes. They would need to rattled some neighbours and resulted done in conjunction with the site’s prove that the exposure led to one of in at least one complaint through owner. We can’t comment further the asbestos diseases. Trouble is the ECan’s pollution hot line. The property on any enforcement action until the onset of the disease can be 20 or more is currently under investigation to investigation is complete.” years later. ensure all asbestos is removed safely. Although James Tricker was unable The petition also calls for better Residents are concerned about to comment further, Ecan’s website documentation, so asbestos findings possible asbestos contamination in lists a number of actions it can take, are recorded on a register and copies the materials. They say the materials, ranging from letters to prosecution. are given to the homeowner and to possibly from a demolition elsewhere, Tracey Weston, Head of Regulatory Worksafe. were dumped on the empty site on Compliance with CCC says that if the One of the petition signers, Sarah more than one occasion. Council is able to identify the origin Lawrence—who used to live in a ECan’s project manager for of rubbish or the person responsible 100 year old house in Manchester earthquake waste James Tricker for illegal dumping, they will make St, but demolished a while after the says that the Mersey site is being contact with that individual, educate quakes—said she signed the petition investigated by the Waste and them of their responsibilities to collect because of her concerns about the Environmental Management the items and dispose of them to an cavalier approach the government Team (WEMT), a joint project run approved site. “If you witness illegal and recovery agencies seemed to by Environment Canterbury in dumping in the act you should contact have towards Christchurch citizens. association with the Christchurch City the Council.” Instead of insisting on a tough regime Council, CERA and two neighbouring Ecan’s 24 hour pollution hotline to ensure the safety of residents, in the district councils. number is 0800 76 55 88. early days they tended to waive rules “The top It is understood that when the and requirements for demolitions. priority for this site site has been properly cleaned, “And here they [the government] z townhouses will be built. continued on page 3

The St Albans News — distributed free to 7000 households www.stalbans.gen.nz Published by St Albans Residents Association Page 2 St Albans News February/March 2015 My piece of mind by Maria Hayward The Canterbury District Health Board had three Being given the opportunity to write on the subject of unfinished projects at Hillmorton from the collapse of the series of Christchurch earthquakes and their aftermath, Mainzeal in 2013. The patients and staff had to wait some it is hard for me to choose between a personal point of time for the completion owing to Mainzeal going into view or a professional one. There is some crossover. liquidation. I got a job as a mental health peer support worker for Evidence of the ongoing struggles of some of Mental Health Advocacy and Peer Support (MHAPS) Canterbury’s population has finally been acknowledged only two months before the September 2010 earthquake. with the Police releasing their figures about suicide I spent four years supporting people with mental health attempts for the year for the first time. Canterbury police issues in my office and at Hillmorton Hospital. In the end district commander Superintendent John Price, these I found it too hard to continue to support my clients when words quoted in The Press in January, said while many I was no longer in a fit state myself. people were not following through with suicide, it seemed The recovery has not gone as well as Canterbury people had…“got to a stage in their lives where they’re Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) projected. In saying ‘Please come and help’.” fact, I have been involved in courses and presentations by As someone with suicide prevention training and CERA, over the years, that have downplayed concerns that experience in the field, I find it is such a relief that the NGOs and community leaders have had about the psycho/ police are finally speaking out. According to a report on social recovery. Radio New Zealand and in The Press, in early January Australian psychologist Dr Rob Gordon, an expert on last year in the region there were 2877 suicide-related bushfire disasters and a regular visitor to Christchurch to calls to the police in the region—an increase of 55 percent advise the Authority (Cera) on its psycho/social strategies, compared to 2011. Suicide numbers stayed pretty much the says much of the city may only be at its halfway mark. same but the number of attempted suicides in Canterbury On the one hand, CERA will laud Rob Gordon when increased markedly from 1789 in 2011 to 2877 in 2015. he comes to visit, but conversely ignore social and mental These attempts could well be due to not coping with health issues for the rest of the year. It can take seven to 10 life after the quakes. Mental Health Advocacy and Peer years for people to work all the way to full recovery. Support support worker Vito Nonumalo said that around The CDHB has been asking for more funding for mental 20 per cent of cases dealt with by the NGO involved health for a couple of years, a fact well documented in The earthquake-related stress. Press. St Albans has a high percentage of TC3 properties and a “There appears to be an increasing disconnect between lot of multiple unit dwellings (MUD). Once EQC realised what is actually occurring with the Canterbury population that MUD was not a good acronym, this was changed and the application of a funding allocation model that was to MUB—multiple unit building. Those of us living in never designed to deal with major natural events and the these ‘MUD houses’ have had to wait years for any sort effects and impacts that this has on populations,” CDHB of resolution. We are put to the bottom of EQCs list—way chief executive David Meates wrote to the Ministry of too hard to face. z Health last year. In the first four years after the quakes, the ministry The opinions reflected in this article are those of the provided $70m of extra funding—just over 1 per cent of the author. CDHB’s annual budget. In the last year, the CDHB received the lowest funding increase available, at 1.5 per cent.

Volunteer Positions available You are cordially invited to the 20th Birthday Party and AGM St Albans Strategy Project Manager: of Packe Street Park and Community Garden Inc. The project is to develop a recreational space on a on Sunday 28th February 4-6 pm St Albans waterway to connect St Albans with other at St. Albans Community Centre, 1047 Colombo Street. Christchurch suburbs. Anthony Wright (local resident botanist and director of the Canterbury Museum), StAN Advertising Coordinator: will be talking on the topic of his favourite community garden. Responsible for the advertising in the St Albans News. The AGM will be followed by afternoon tea with tasting table. Contact [email protected] for Activities will be provided for children during the AGM. further information. Please RSVP to 03-366-3844 or [email protected] St Albans News February/March 2016— Page 3 What’s the fuss about asbestos? by Belinda Carter Asbestos comes in three types: white, blue and brown. Many New Zealand homes built between 1940 and Most New Zealand asbestos is the white variety. It’s in lots 1990 contain asbestos materials (plus some older houses of things and can be combined with other materials and is renovated since the 1940s). With many houses damaged in difficult to detect with the eye. You can find it in 1950s era the quakes and requiring a repair or rebuild asbestos has vinyl floor tiles, stippled ceilings, water tanks, lagging for become a major issue. pipes, panelling in garages and lots more besides. Land According to the Ministry of Health website, www. can also be contaminated, so soil is often tested. Highly health.govt.nz, left undisturbed the asbestos causes no regarded as a fire retardant in its heyday, it can also be harm but once disturbs breaks down into tiny fibres that found in other items such as cars and it is still showing up can be breathed in and cause diseases that do not surface in imported items, even recently in children’s crayons. until two or more decades after the exposure. The quakes A good place to find out more information is the website disturbed those fibres. www.asbestosaware.co.nz. It tells you what it looks like, “Asbestos is a risk to health when it is inhaled as a fine where it can be found and how to deal with it. It also lists dust. Over time asbestos fibres can accumulate and cause companies who will test promptly for asbestos and others serious health problems,“ the ministry says. It has been who can remove it wearing suitable protective clothing and implicated in a number of diseases which don’t usually respirators. The materials will probably end up at Bromley show up until 20, 30 or more years after the exposure. Ecodrop, the only place in Christchurch consented to These include asbestosis, pleural plaque, lung cancer and dispose of asbestos. mesothelioma. So far most of the victims were exposed If asbestos is found, the options are seal, encase in workplaces handling asbestos but partners and children or remove. In many early quake repairs, the asbestos repeatedly exposed to fine particles on other people’s was covered over rather than removed, particularly if it clothing have also developed asbestos-related diseases. involved small amounts. However, the risk to homeowners, which public health The rules for dealing with asbestos are about to change. authorities view as “not significant” depends on a number From April 4, most asbestos removal work will require a of factors, including type of asbestos, the size and amount licence, supervisors and possibly qualified assessors on of fibres in the air, the length and frequency of exposure site, a plan for removal and adherence to a code of practice. to these. This is outlined on the Worksafe website. z

Asbestos petition continued from page 1 worry about our clean air and our wood burners… and talk about greenhouse effect but allow demolition [of homes St Albans News with possible asbestos] without building consent.” She felt February/March 2015 that the recovery agencies had some kind of “duty of care” towards residents. Vol 221, No 13, Issue 23 She said that in early inspections done by EQC in 2010 asbestos was not mentioned but by the end of 2011 they The St Albans News is a free local newspaper which were saying a test would have to be done. is produced by a team of volunteers. The social A Worksafe report into EQC and EQR (Fletcher’s) enterprise is managed by the St Albans Residents’ handling of the repair process, produced in 2014, also noted Association. this early lack of awareness and criticised EQC and EQR Send your news contributions and adverts to: (Fletcher’s) ‘serious deficiencies’ in the handling of repairs St Albans News, P.O. Box 21-102, in 2011 and 2012, and lack of safety plans. Contractors Christchurch 8143 or email [email protected] rarely tested for asbestos prior to it being made mandatory http://www.facebook.com/StAlbansNews for building work in June 2012 and rebuild workers may Editor: Belinda Carter have been exposed to dangerous levels on some sites. The report said that 80 per cent of rebuilds involving asbestos Proofreaders: Belinda Carter, Liz Van Halewyn, were to stippled ceilings containing white asbestos. Rules Daph Parkins governing the handling of asbestos have been toughened Layout, advertisement design: Maria Hayward since 2014. Samantha said EQC and EQR left residents to inhabit The opinions expressed in this publication are solely homes with broken plaster and breathe in the dust when those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect they would not let their workers in without testing for those of the St Albans Residents’ Association. asbestos. z Your local property specialists

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Concept drawing of an interior classroom at St Albans School

Older residents brought up in regimented classrooms with a child per desk, all seated in neat rows, will hardly Concept drawing of a retrofitted classroom or hub recognise the retrofitted classrooms. Two composite at St Albans School classes (two age levels) will share an expanded classroom space or “hub”. Tables, chairs and other seating have The remaining 10 classrooms will be retrofitted in 2017 been designed to move around as required into different and 2018. combinations, mainly for teaching in small groups. Not The school roll is on the rise. In 2015 it had 520 pupils only will pupils not have their own “desk” they may well and the alterations will enable the school to handle up be taught by more than one teacher in the hub. Classroom to 600 when complete, Ginnie Warren says. Prior to the numbers will be replaced by names related to the school’s earthquakes it was closer to 400. St Albans has seen a lot iconic oak tree. Think Acorn Hub and so on. of infill housing since before the quakes and the numbers Primary school education has been changing for some reflect increasing numbers of families living in the area. years now and now it is the turn of the learning spaces to Ginnie Warren says Board of Trustees members are be updated to something more suited to learning in the aware that the redevelopment of the school will coincide 21st century, which emphasises collaborative teaching, with the construction of the proposed cycleway (due for authentic learning experiences, learner driven learning completion in 2017), which runs down Trafalgar St to and so on. To this end the Ministry of Education has Rutland St. “They met with representatives of the Papanui allocated $4.9 million to the school to retrofit and build Parallel consultation team prior to Christmas to look at the these new learning spaces. proposed plans and impact on the school.” z Page 6 St Albans News February/March 2016 The Space of Discomfort CanCERN spokesperson Leanne may have no real power to make It wasn’t too long before we Curtis marks the end of CanCERN, change. So many people invested in realised we couldn’t do it all, so we an organisation set up five years’ the hope that CanCERN could make chose our battles—but don’t think we ago to put the needs of Christchurch a difference and the responsibility lost sight of presenting the plight of residents in front of recovery was always felt. It was hard trying to the people. We did allow ourselves to agencies. This is an edited version have conversations that addressed the be constrained by agencies conditions of her last blog post. needs of the people, while knowing at times, i.e. to get information and Quite a number of people have that outcomes were still at the whim not pass it on until it was public, asked us to finish with the ‘real story’ and control of others who make the but this was because we and to say what we truly “Recovery agencies... can not close doors and shut felt caught by the need to think instead of staying in the out the community in favour of internal services and developOctober agency2011 — trust.Page 11In Stspace Albans of solutions. News There’s a time we did free ourselves professionals who are expected to save the day. 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ALAN JEFFRIES. PH/FAX 03 3857923, MOBILE 027 2017374 St Albans News February/March 2016— Page 7 Discomfort within the membership That said, we can’t allow the them? The reality is that we learned Meetings with members from stupidity of ‘business as usual’ the difference between representing community groups created approaches to repeat if there is ever the people and representing how unforgettable relationships but were to be another disaster recovery. In people were experiencing the not always easy. Why? Because fact, the world would be a better place recovery. community is complex, constantly if we stopped this happening in our The pleasure of the ‘we’ changing, and always ready to everyday life as well. Thanks to all those people out bring a perspective, a raw thought “Agencies have to try harder to there who never had to be told about and emotion to the table. We also work with, for and amongst the ‘we’ space. The people who knew went from a group of volunteers to people if they are to understand a ‘silos’ but worked beyond them when an organisation with staff so that better way of dealing with them. and where they could, the champions brought its own change of dynamics. They can not close doors and shut who just knew that sitting at the The recovery also introduced a out the community in favour of right table with the right people and myriad of ways to cause division: A, internal services and professionals working together was the only way B, C, orange, green, white and red, who are expected to save the day. forward and that we were all a part of mass movement, flood zone. Put this That approach has shown itself to the solution. together with ‘democratic process’ be nothing short of humanitarian And to those other bastards that are and a disaster situation (where there neglect.” still running around climbing career are more problems and issues than Knowing the community ladders, building castles in glass resources to deal with them) and you ‘The community’ is a big concept offices, and feeling self important have the right chemistry for a lot of especially when the collective because they protected their agency tension. This was inevitable and community approach to response and from ‘the enemy’ (the community). necessary but not always pleasant. recovery dismantled very quickly and Well, we think you know what you ‘The other side’ was replaced with an individualistic can do because: It didn’t take too long before we one. Again, this was understandable; had glimpses of what the recovery insurance claims are all so very “The wisdom of the community agencies were having to deal with different, but it was unhelpful always exceeds the knowledge of which was quite separate to the nonetheless. In the beginning the the experts” issues in the community space. people talked of moving their homes - Harold Fleming Organisations were caught unaware to the same new suburbs so we could and ill equipped for the disaster and maintain the connections that were they, just like us, were making it so strong just after the quakes. Later, Aid for quake claims up on the spot a lot of the time. We stuck residents would resent their Cancern was a not for profit were privileged to have very few neighbours because of the progress organisation formed after the 2011 constraints and absolutely no mindless they were making. The ‘victim’ quakes to help residents and residents’ processes, procedures or hierarchy to cloak became a pretty common garb groups get some traction with the make things more difficult (these are and with it came a whole raft of recovery agencies (insurance, EQC and actually code for stupid and lacking behaviours which were concerning, the like). Spokesperson Leanne Curtis in common sense). The recovery sad, and at times, awful. has formed a company to continue the agencies were drowning in them We watched many homeowners Breakthrough project, helping Southern and as things got more complex, the step up into the role of community Response customers whose homes powers that be in the organisations leader, to offer hope and energy where have still not been fixed. The In the Know would come up with some more. We there wasn’t too much and then watch hub has closed but knowledgeable met with many great people and they them be cannibalised by the very people are being rostered on at selected understood and often even agreed people they wanted to help because city council libraries, to support those with what we were saying but their they couldn’t make it all better. We people still dealing with claims, repairs world wouldn’t allow for that kind listened to people as they described and rebuilds. In the Know community of thought or action. Silos have ruled their right to build a castle purely to hosts will help them figure out their next the recovery, generally held tightly punish the insurer. We watched as the steps, and connect them with the right to by people in offices far removed media let residents tell some terrible people to make progress. They will be from reality. Once we could see this untruths and personally smash people at Shirley Library on Tuesdays from 9am it became very difficult to simply rant in the recovery who we knew had to noon. The website http://intheknow. and protest at what they were doing absolute integrity. This was probably org.nz includes more details or contact because we knew we were never the hardest thing to contend with how Bob Henderson (020 4089 2439) for going to be ranting at the people who do you continue to work for solutions further information. could change that system. for people who sometimes don’t want Page 8 St Albans News February/March 2016 Quake archive gathers memories by Belinda Carter sampled every few months or so and a snapshot kept by The CEISMIC archive is a collection of materials about the National Library, the most recent in August 2015. the 2010-2011 earthquakes and their aftermath, hosted by The photos, many taken by locals, are a reminder the University of Canterbury and available to anyone to of what once stood on a particular spot; Hadleigh on access online. Eversleigh St, the Coptic Church on Edgeware Rd, the The archive is “not just about the shakes, but also about brick fronted shops in Cranford St. Overgrown gardens, the struggles, the chaos and the creativity that followed.” silted up creeks, toppled chimneys are a reminder of the It is a federated archive linking about 75,000 items damage quakes can do to a city. (still growing) curated in different places including the ‘Quake Stories’ lets people tell their own stories of what University’s quake studies, the CCC library, Ministry happened during the earthquakes between September of Culture and Heritage, Te Papa, CERA, Canterbury 2010 and December 2011. They tell the stories photographs Museum, Ngai Tahu Research Centre and others. The cannot, the stories of what people did in those terrifying university’s quake studies brings together resources from days and how scared they felt in the aftershocks or numb Fairfax media, Historic Places Trust, Gapfiller, Quake box they felt when they learnt a friend had been killed. A small and includes material on community groups and blogs handful of stories represent the thousands of potential kept by individuals. stories from St Albans. One that stands out is Marjorie Anyone can access the information using a keyword Weaver struggling to make her way home from Lyttelton search on the main archive site, although the rules to St Albans. governing reuse differ from site to site. A quick perusal and you can spot the gaps in the archive A quick search of St Albans and Edgeware turned up that need filling. The archive is light on rebuild materials, lots of photos and a handful of stories from the quakes so perhaps we should get busy and upload more photos but very little about the rebuilding that has gone on—the to http://ketechristchurch.peoplesnetworknz.info (look damaged old community centre building—but not its for the earthquake basket) and write down our stories for temporary replacement; the damaged Coptic Church—but http://www.quakestories.govt.nz to share. not what has gone in its place. The Edgeware supermarket Anyone with videos or other materials to contribute is an exception to that, well documented during the such as posters, drawings or books should contact the demolition and rebuild phases. The St Albans website is archive through their website: http://www.ceismic.org.nz Remembering the tough days of 2011

Toilet options: a DIY job at home (above) or a shared facility on the street corner (above right).

The old St Albans community centre, formerly the Edgeware Library, was badly damaged in the quakes, later demolished and has since been replaced by a temporary building thanks to the Lions Club.

Photo credits: Maria Hayward and Christoph Hensch Dealing with sinkholes and liquefaction St Albans News February/March 2016— Page 9 River of Flowers for St Albans by Emma Twaddlell At the time of writing this we still haven’t confirmed a On the fifth anniversary of 22 February 2011 site but you will be able to find out where the site will be Cantabrians will once again have the opportunity to share on the St Albans Community website or facebook page or their experiences and hopes for the future as part of the contact us for more information. River of Flowers commemoration. The site will be open from 8am to 8pm and hosted For the past four years River of Flowers sites have by SARA and other local groups between 12pm – 2pm. been set up along the Avon and Heathcote rivers, and at Throughout the day people will be able to throw flowers the Estuary. This year SARA has joined with the River into the waterway and write messages on a Tree of Hope. of Flowers to set up a site beside one of our local streams At 12.51 two minutes silence will be held. which are tributaries of the Avon/Otakaro. For the future we are going to have to select a site where St Albans has three streams which flow through its we can return to yearly and devise a scheme which will neighbourhood of which only two make brief appearances enable our messages of hope to flow down the Avon. If you and then retreat underground. These are the Wairarapa have an idea on how to make this seemingly unachievable Stream, Dudley Creek and St Albans Creek. task of linking St Albans to the Avon River happen, let us SARA has initiated this event for St Albans as part know and if you would like to lead this project or be part of the St Albans Strategy, (http://stalbans.gen.nz/?page_ of the project team please contact SARA. id=5836) where residents have asked for a recreation area More information on the River of Flowers can be found along the waterways linking to sister suburbs. on the St Albans News Facebook page. z Blooming at Museum

Canterbury Museum is hosting an exhibition called Bloom to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the February 22 earthquake through poetry, stories and flowers. The winning poem, by 11-year-old Daisy from Darfield Primary School is the inspiration for a mural to be created on a window in the museum’s visitor lounge and unveiled on February 22. The other shortlisted finalists also feature. A river of flowers will run through the exhibition and primary school children have been invited to create a handcrafted flower for this. Flowers can be brought to the museum during February or made at the museum in weekend workshop. High school students, youth groups and individuals are invited to write poems to create a river of reflection about the earthquakes, the last five years and the future of Christchurch. Drop-in workshops, for poem and paper flower creation, will be held daily at weekends 10.00 am – 2.00 pm. Between 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm on Sunday afternoons, local authors and poets will read from their works reflecting on the earthquakes and our experiences since. Bloom is a partnership between River of Flowers Project (Avon-Otakaro Network and Flourish Inc), Poetica and Canterbury Museum with funding support from the Tindall Foundation. It runs until the end of February.

St Albans News needs you: we need writers, proofreaders, cartoonists, and people with inside knowledge of what is going on around here. Email news@stalbans,gen.nz Page 10 St Albans News February/March 2015 Making a living in St Albans, 1852-55 (Extracts from the memoirs of the store keepers. We had by us some time prices for some of our provisions Alfred T Brundell written in 1895 canned meat saved and brought from were: mutton 9 pence a pound, bread “for his grandchildren’s instruction the ship which was very acceptable. A 9 pence a loaf, flour 30 to 35 shillings and amusement.”) pair of pistols my Father had given me a hundredweight, currants and raisins I sold to buy food. After three or four one shilling and 10 pence a pound. The good ship William Hyde weeks living in the leaky hut we were Cob house building landed her passengers at Lyttelton released from the rental contract. I heard of work in the Heathcote on February 5th 1852. Words could To St Albans Valley and soon headed off on foot not express the thoughts of the We resolved one Sunday to go to meet Messrs George and Robert immigrants as we now came to our and see ship mates Mr & Mrs Sam Duncan who had leased a 50 acre journey’s end of 16,000 miles at sea Bradley living in St Albans Lane [St section there. I was engaged to ditch to settle down in Christchurch on the Albans Street] to seek information and bank the section for 5 shillings a Plains on sections of land varying about work. They told us how they day. I also worked overtime learning from a quarter acre in the Town Belt bought one or two acres off Mr Geo to build a cob house which means to 50 acres or more in the Canterbury Dickinson for 7 pounds per acre on built with clay, straw and grass. Thus Block. We had come to secure by deferred payments and that Mr D had I was gradually initiated in work on perseverance a comfortable home for more land for sale on the same terms. the land to bring it into a condition for ourselves and families. [He was 22 He also knew where I could get work cultivation and how to build a humble years old and his wife 21 years]. digging potatoes for 30 shillings per house to dwell in. The sod houses Finding work and accommodation acre at Mr Bray’s of Avonhead. This and cob lath and plaster houses were As we had no capital to invest and was acceptable news. I went there next prominent among the settlers enabling being strangers in a strange land, Monday morning and was engaged. them to economise their capital for our only course to pursue was to To make the most wages my wife buying stock and cultivating the land. seek employment and take whatever came with me and picked up potatoes. This was my first work of the kind. I would turn up. I had a letter or two of Buying a section was given some lessons in cob house recommendation and was a member In May 1852 I agreed to purchase building and this was very useful for of the Odd Fellows’ Society. These I two acres from Mr Dickinson for one to know. found could not help us so we looked 6 pounds 10 shillings per acre paid I continued to work down at for domestic service. My own trade of for at 6 shillings per week. It was Heathcote until after the second tallow chandler was of no use to me. surveyed and I took possession. Mr anniversary of the Canterbury On hearing that Captain Simeon had Bradley offered lodgings in their tiny Settlement (December 16 1852). a section in Armagh Street of 1 acre, sod house in St Albans Lane. We had I made no holiday on that day. It fenced and cultivated as a garden with our bedroom up on the loft free until I was a very hot one. I would take a V hut, I agreed to take it at a rental could build our hut. my provisions for each week as the of 20 pounds per annum. The V hut’s Meanwhile I got work under distance from St Albans was about 7 timber had opened in the dry weather the Canterbury Association with a miles. If Mondays were wet, I made and the first sou’wester drenched us. gang engaged in forming Papanui the most of it at home as I had my own Winter was coming on and I found no Road. The wages were 4 shillings section to fence in. I felt confident work except one day working in the per day and the contract lasted until in myself after having finished the gravel pit in the Market Place [Victoria September 1852 when the work of Heathcote work where I averaged Square]. Our money was being the Canterbury Association ceased about 2 pounds per week and that was exhausted and we were unknown to and all hands were paid off. At this a great help to us.

Eliza Mary Ann Henry Alfred Brundell in Mrs B born St Albans 1853 born St Albans 1855 born Kaiapoi 1861 old age St Albans News February/March 2016— Page 11 Living in St Albans continued During my work at Heathcote the a show of hands was taken Ballarat gold diggings caused great which resulted in favour of excitement. The ship Tory anchored Mr FitzGerald who had been at Lyttelton and I kept seeing from nominated by Mr John Deans. where I worked, men with swags Building his first hut walking over to the Port. This eased My first hut had a length the labour market and made it better of about 20 feet - width about for those who stayed behind to find 10 feet - height 5- 6 feet and employment. was built of sod made of fern Fencing the section roots cut on the spot and very My next work was fencing my own suitable—some timber 6 x section which was two and a quarter 2 inches for wall plates and acres. After it was finished, there edging for rafters—raupo arose a dispute about the quantity. It which grew in the creek [now was surveyed by Mr Dickinson & Mr St Albans School grounds] for I Philpott and as it was not square, thatch. I built the walls with my idea was that it was not measured the exception of the chimney correctly. I therefore employed a and I engaged Mr Pattrick, surveyor who made it 30 rods over a neighbour who had some the quantity I had bought. To settle experience in sod work to finish the dispute I agreed to dig 30 rods of that. A loft was made part of land for the 30 rods I had enclosed. the way across—that was our to eke out the money earned by any Mistakes will happen but they can be sleeping compartment. So eager were casual work. rectified. In this instance the labour we to occupy it that I put on only one As a matter of fact colonial life was of digging the land was easier for me coat of thatch, intending to finish it a struggle and it required energetic to do than to throw my fence down at some future time—but very soon men and shrewd men whichever they and build another. after came a sou’wester in the night were, men who had a small capital A new era for settlers and it rained through. To make it more or were among the workers without More animation—more ships comfortable till morning dawned, we means. The “means” came only arrive from England—more work held an umbrella over us. At the first with a determination to try to learn for those who did not venture to opportunity I doubled the thatch on or do any work that was offered to the Australian diggings—more the roof. them. It might be unity with others, capital introduced—more farming Finding work nearby with a mate, or individual work. The operations—more bush work Mr Joseph Brittan [our ship’s big advantage was that your fellow employing portion of labour—more doctor] farmed at Linwood and workers would help you if you were buildings erected in Christchurch. owned a section of Papanui Bush. determined to work. This new era began at the end of For him, I carted bricks and timber The spring and summer of 1853 winter 1852 viz. a Constitution to Christchurch from the Bush for found me working about where ere I Act being passed in the House of 5 shillings per day. During my could get employment and cultivating Commons for the self government employment there in the autumn of my own garden. My wife, to add to of the provinces. New Zealand to be 1853 I was given the extra duties of our wage, engaged herself to wash formed into provinces, each to have store keeping with accommodation. for two families, one Mr Bowring 2 a Superintendent & a Provincial Thus we removed from our own hut miles from St Albans, the other Dr Council elected by the people. and my wife looked after the store. Dudley living down by the Avon 4 First Superintendent elected During this time, Eliza, our first miles away. Her wage for washing For this first election taking place daughter was born. Trade became was 4 shillings a day. She also nursed at Christchurch, the hustings erected dull and work became scarce in a neighbour during her confinement. for the nominations of candidates the winter. Provisions were dear. We continued to live in Mr Brittan’s were built in Colombo Street opposite Drapery, clothing and boots were store in Papanui though not engaged the Golden Fleece Hotel. It was a cold great items to supply out of a wage. by him. In spring we returned to live and cloudy day in July. The nominees The produce of our garden at St in our own first home at St Albans. coming forward were Messrs J E Albans together with the pig reared At that time Mr Isaac Philpott’s wife FitzGerald, Tancred and Colonel and with the bushel of wheat ground died. His 5 acre section adjoins ours. Campbell. After each nomination in a pepper—mill were a great help Continues on page 12 Page 12 St Albans News February/March 2015 Living in St Albans continued from page 11 some comforts by securing a home with 2 and a quarter Mrs B (my wife) had been very friendly with her—there acres of freehold land attached to it. was a family of 4 boys and a girl and things were settled. From St Albans to Kaiapoi Mr Philpott wanted Mrs B to take charge of his house so [Many more neighbourly and working experiences are we all went and lived there. described in his memoirs of those first years in St Albans. A good substantial house By 1855 with wife Mary Ann and daughters Eliza 2 years Until this time we had lived sometimes in the first hut and Mary Ann 2 months it was time to seek opportunities built by me. After living with Mr Philpott for a month or as a sawyer in Kaiapoi Bush. By 1868 he was the proud two and succeeding in getting two good contracts from the owner of a 50 acre farm at Camside which carried his Provincial Council for digging drains and forming roads name for three generations and is still in the family. we thought we could have a good substantial house without The Canterbury Association brought out just over 3500 incurring debt. Mr Pattrick, a neighbour and competent migrants between December 1850 and early 1853. None builder was engaged. It was built with weatherboards at of the original 2500 working-class people was an original the end and weatherboard roof and shingles. The size was land purchaser. However within a few years because of about 24 feet by 12 feet with 6 feet high walls divided into good wages, hard work and thriftiness, many of these two rooms with good sized windows, a great improvement people became land owners in their newly adopted from the original one. The cost was about 60 pounds—the country.] timber I remember was 24 shillings per 100 feet delivered on the ground from Papanui. This was a great undertaking This article is compiled from extracts from the considering the cost. The framework for windows was Pilgrimage of Alfred Brundell, by Brundell’s great built in the walls but the sashes were not bought as my grand-daughter Daph Parkins. The 92 page book was fund was spent. We nailed calico on the three frames produced in 1997, and is based on his memoirs written and in the centre of each, a pane of glass 12 x 15 inches in 1895. He kept a diary between 1852 and 1868, but inserted to give light when the door was shut. The house it was washed away in the great Waimakariri flood of was built north and in fine weather the door could be 1868. Limited copies of Daph’s book may be found in kept open. We were now beginning to see that after our some libraries. Daph Parkins is a keen member of the St struggles on arrival in Canterbury we would soon recoup Albans History Group. z The Edgeware BUILDING DREAMS Sports Bar

The tiny bar with the big atmosphere We Cover it All! • New Builds 18 Pokies • Alterations • Bathrooms Pool Table • Renovations • Repairs and maintenance TAB POD & TAB TERMINAL • Free Quotes • Top Workmanship Contact Jason M 027 430 2780 Ph: 377 2294 E [email protected] Beside Sema’s Restaurant w www.jacksonbuilding.co.nz Jackson building St Albans News February/March 2016— Page 13 News in brief Mary Potter centre runs activities for all Laughter Club marks birthday As part of their ministry, the Sisters of the Little The St Albans Laughter Club will be celebrating its 9th Company of Mary offer activities to the residents of the Birthday on Sunday 20 March 2016 at the Scottish Society Mary Potter Courts and to the wider community, at the hall on the corner of Caledonian and Edgeware Rd and Mary Potter Community Centre. invites St Albans residents to join them for a laugh before To get the year off to a flying start, there is an eight celebrating with a shared lunch (BYO plate, cutlery and week ‘Be Active’ programme starting on Tuesday, something to share). February 16. Each session runs on a Tuesday from 1.00pm – 2.30pm. This is a Green Prescription and Sport New manager for marae Canterbury programme for people wanting to establish Henrietta Latimer (Ngāi Tahu/Ngāti Kahungunu) has or restart their activity, and have fun along the way. It is been appointed the new Manager of Rehua Marae suitable for all ages 18+, and for all levels of ability. ‘Be in Springfield Rd. She has a background in project Active’ includes a range of low-impact activities, e.g. Tai management, and helped establish the Ngāi Tahu Chi, Zumba and Badminton, together with discussions Fund. She has also been a community development about maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Everyone welcome advisor, an office manager and a Work and Income to join. Cost is $3 per session. case manager. The Community Centre also arranges monthly talks, Cranford intersection beginning on February 1 when Dave Wilkinson (former The planned changes for the Cranford St/ Westminster policeman) will discuss Safety in the Community covering St intersection are on hold and will be considered again topics such as awareness of scams. Gold coin donation when changes are being planned for the wider Cranford requested to cover costs. All welcome. St area, according to a letter sent out to parties involved On Mondays and Thursdays an activities programme in the consultation process. The original plan would runs from 9.00am – 3.00pm. Activities include board have put no stopping areas outside retail premises and games, circle bowls, crafts and morning teas. Again, all altered arrangements at the lights. welcome. Earthquake repairs have recently been completed Meditation and mindfulness on the Centre’s car park and driveway. Visitors can now Buddhist monk Kelsang Pawo is running drop in easily access via the 442 Durham Street North entrance, classes on meditation and mindfulness on Thursday and park on-site. evenings at the St Albans Community Centre, starting For more information about the Mary Potter Community on February 4 at 7.30pm. No booking or commitment is Centre and our Activities, please phone Cathie, Janine required but there is a $10 charge for each class. Each or Julie on 372-9224 or email [email protected]. 90 minute class consists of two guided meditations and an explanatory talk. “Through meditation we can develop a habit of thinking positively, which leads to Volunteer for an experience of inner peace,” he says. Learn all the basics of meditation so that you can establish and Citizens Advice Bureau maintain a practice. Topics include: What is meditation and why we need to meditate, (Mindfulness, Alertness, Citizens Advice Bureau is looking for more people to volunteer to help others with information and advice. They will join nearly Concentration), how to meditate and use meditation and 100 volunteers looking after offices in three locations: CPIT, mindfulness in daily life. Everyone is welcome. z Fendalton Library and Hornby Library. Volunteers might be approached with questions about tenancy rights, requests for directions, the need for documents to be signed by a Justice of the Peace, or help for somebody made redundant. The ability of volunteers to untangle knotty issues and to help clients identify their underlying issues is a skill that comes from in-depth training and ongoing support. In the first stages of training, a trainee bureau interviewer observes in the bureau before becoming a ‘probationary interviewer’ where 115 Sherborne St - 03 379 1112 they continue learning but also help with clients. When bureau New Premises with Pharmacy management is satisfied they are competent and skilled at interviewing, the volunteer can become an accredited bureau Weekdays 8am-6pm Saturday 9am-1pm interviewer and will be rostered on a three-hour shift once a week. New Patients Welcome Email: [email protected] to help someone in your community or phone 0800 367 222. www.promed.health.nz Page 14 St Albans News February/March 2015 Community Notices

The St Albans History Group wants School’s laned, heated pool. The club often Albans resident to use for a street level event. to make copies of any photos or records has a barbecue at the lessons. Lessons run Enquires to [email protected] of earlier St Albans homes, businesses, from Monday to Thursdays, from 4-5.30pm. St Albans Residents Association personalities or locations. Anyone who could For more information email: Community Discussion and Management help with this project should contact Brian [email protected] Committee Meeting. Second Tuesday of each Spear for further information. His email Highland Dancing: For boys and month at 7pm. St Albans Community Centre. address is: [email protected] girls aged four years and above. Saturdays All welcome. Packe St Park and Commmunity from 9.30-11am during school term at Garden Working Bee and Afternoon Tea: Scottish Society Hall, corner Edgeware and Part time gardening Thursdays 2 to 4pm. Caledonian Roads, For more information co-ordinator contact: Cushla Piesse at cp.piesse@orcon. St Albans Community Pre-school: Packe Street Community Garden net.nz Westminster St/Thames St Cnr. For more , Inc is looking for a Coordinator, information contact Odette on 03 355 9396 Canterbury Embroiderers’ Guild Hammersley Community Centre. 11 Amos initially on a small contract. If you St Albans Leisure Group is an older Place, off Marshlands Road. Groups meet have an interest in community adult’s recreation group that provides social Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri. Workdays with projects and organic gardening, are contact and activities for its members. and tutored classes held during the year. All available on Thursday afternoons Contact Wendy at [email protected] to coordinate a diverse range of FREE INSULATION Warm Up New SARA volunteer gardeners and have Zealand: Healthy Homes projects provide free ceiling and underfloor insulation for the ability to organise events, why welcome who enjoy any form of stitching at not mail packestreetpark@gmail. low-income households occupied by people any skill level. Contacts: Kate 027 446 0138 com for more details. Submissions with health needs related to cold, damp or Lynne 382 2572 close Sunday 14 February at 5 pm. housing. Available to home owners and Local residents needed to lead and/ tenants. Contact Right House 0800 744 569, or join local community projects: See the EnergySmart 0800 777 111 or Community St Albans Community Strategy 2013-2023 Energy Action Charitable Trust: 0800 GET for ideas of how you can help out in the trade WARM (0800 438 9276) community. Contact [email protected] skills Swim lessons. The family-friendly St for more information. Albans swimming club offers affordable Building-Carpentry St Albans Community BBQ Trailer Painting-Plastering swimming lessons in Shirley Intermediate is available to hire for events. FREE to any St Electrical-Plumbing Paperhanging Earthquake Support Waterblasting General Handyman and much more Earthquake Support Coordinators Red Cross are available to assist people navigate Trade Skills through the wide range of services involved New Zealand Red Cross help is still in repairing and rebuilding people’s homes available in Christchurch Phone and lives. The Coordinators work with you Pack and Move. To assist households Peter on 332-6274 to access as little or as much help as you in greater Christchurch with limited or no need. Earthquake Support Coordinators can insurance who are moving house because of meet with you anywhere you choose – your the earthquakes. Up to $750 per household St Albans Community home, place of work, or other location. The paid directly to the moving company assistance is free and confidential and can be Storage Grant. To assist earthquake Centre contacted on 0800 777 846 affected homeowners and renters who Manager’s hours Residential Advisory Service (RAS) have had to vacate their property and pay If you want to make contact with 03 379 7027 – 0800 777 299 for storage anytime since 4th September the centre manager, Sandra The Residential Advisory Service provides 2010 and have exhausted other financial Wilson for bookings etc the free, independent help to residential property assistance to pay for storage. Up to $1,000 easiest way is to email owners who are facing challenges in getting per household [email protected]. their home repaired or rebuilt after it has been Independent Advice Grant. To assist damaged by the Canterbury Earthquakes. homeowners in the Red/Green TC3 Zones nz For more information, go to: www.advisory. or who have over $100k of damage with or visit the centre. org.nz obtaining assistance on what to do with the Sandra’s hours have changed to Need help to find help? Feeling earthquake-damaged property. Up to $750 the following: distressed and overwhelmed right now? per Household. For more information go to: Monday 8am - 5pm Call the Canterbury Support Line 0800 777 www.redcross.org.nz and click on Canterbury Tuesday 4pm - 6.30pm 846 open 7 days from 9am to 11pm. Talking or phone 0800 754 726 Wednesday 4pm - 6.30pm can help. Call 0800 777 846 to be referred to Thursday 4pm - 6.30pm free and confidential advice. St Albans News February/March 2016— Page 15 St Albans News Classifieds

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