People living in Christchurch's orange zone will have to wait longer than expected for a decision on whether they can remain in their homes, after the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority missed one of its deadlines.
An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 1 May 2013 entitled, "Orange Tree".
Some residents in orange zoned areas in Christchurch are worried the latest series of earthquakes will further delay the decision on whether they can remain in their homes.
Damage to The Bone Dude's Bone Carving Studio and Cultured Gallery on Fitzgerald Avenue. The brick wall is cracked, and the guttering has fallen. The photographer comments, "This building was damaged in the September earthquake in Christchurch. It was the Bone dude's bone carving studio. The motto on the wall was 'Carve your own' and it looks like the earthquakes did just that".
A map showing zone changes to previously orange-zoned properties.
A map showing zone changes to previously orange-zoned properties.
A map showing zone changes to previously orange-zoned properties.
A map showing the location of remaining Orange-Zoned properites.
The Earthquake Recovery Authority is knocking on the door of every red and orange zone resident in Christchurch to check on their welfare and offer them temporary accommodation if they need it.
A graphic illustrating the hopes of orange-zoned residents in Southshore.
A map showing Green, Orange, Red, and White Zones in Christchurch.
A map showing Green, Orange, Red, and White Zones in Kaiapoi.
A map showing the location of Orange-Zoned land in Canterbury.
A map showing Green, Orange, Red, and White Zones in Kaiapoi.
One orange High Viz vest with a SCIRT logo on the front.
A video of interviews with orange-zoned residents in Kaiapoi about the possibility of their properties becoming red zoned. This was recorded after The Press published news that up to one-third of Kaiapoi homes may be red zoned and therefore not rebuilt.
A digitally manipulated image of demolition machinery, with the Hotel So in the background. The photographer comments, "Strange things happen when you use technicolor film".
A PDF copy of pages 370-371 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Orange Tree'. Photos, except sewing, by Joyce Majendie. Sewing photo by Pete Majendie.
The cartoon shows a part of Christchurch with a great earthquake fissure running through it. In the fissure are dozens of eyes shining in the dark and people struggle to clamber out. A sign reads 'The Orange Zone. No fun - no parties - Come in and wait for nothing to happen!' Context: The 'Orange Zone' makes a wordplay on 'fanzone' the play spaces for Rugby World Cup revellers. The Orange Zone in Christchurch is the area where as yet decisions still have not been made about the fate of the houses in it. These people feel as though they are in limbo, unable to make decisions about their lives and homes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Scaffolding surrounding a building. In front is a wall, which has been painted in orange, yellow, and red hues.
A video of Dallington resident Christine Mathieson being told that her orange-zoned property has been rezoned as green. The rezoning was confirmed earlier in the day by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, who announced that 400 earthquake-damaged properties in Christchurch will be bought by the government. Mathieson's house is not one of them.
A graphic promoting a discussion on press.co.nz of an article about zone changes to previously orange-zoned properties.
Shows a furious man with a banner that says 'Orange'. Context: The frustration experienced by Christchurch people whose houses are still in the 'orange' zone which means a decision has yet to be made about whether their house is considered safe. If considered safe it will be deemed 'green' or not, in which case it will become 'red' and the people will have to move. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The orange road cone has become a symbol of Christchurch since the earthquakes. Now two men and a trailer have the job of retrieving the hundreds of cones that have gone missing over the past six years.
These have been thrown in the Avon River
Workers seen through a gap between wooden pallets in GapFiller's Pallet Pavillion. The photographer comments, "Though it looks strange and Photoshopped this is a straight shot through pallets painted blue. The Pallet Pavilion is built on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel. It was built by volunteers, mainly students and construction engineers over 6 weeks. Here students are being given health and safety instructions before helping out on completing the temporary structure".
A photograph captioned, "I was reading in the paper this morning about one of the people who was orange and then went red yesterday. They said they were really glad they'd gone red rather than green-blue. Green-blue is the one they're going to have problems with".
A worker uses a large water-blasting pipe to clear blocked drains. The photographer comments, "These guys worked really hard late at night to remove the liquefaction blocking our drains, but did not pre-warn people. Our elderly neighbour's toilet was drenched in water".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nelson College for Girls year 12 leaders (from left) Sophie Day, Petra Matz, Sascha Miller, Jessica Rose, Kate Mickleson, Ming Pons, Yvette Jones-White, Nicola Britten, Eilish Wilson (obscured), Zoey Coombs-King, Abigail Goodison and Mackenzie Orange have started a collection at the college of cans and cash to aid people of Canterbury affected by the recent earthquake".
The Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, Christcurch, after the 6.3 magnitude quake on 22 February 2011. The dome has now been taken down (and is on the ground on the right side of this image) and you can see the orange and green of the workmen's hi-vis in the tower section.