Work in Christchurch: Far from normal?

By Jo Mead

Why isn't the billion dollar bail out of failed investors causing more upset around the nation? Surely that money would be better spent rebuilding Christchurch and helping people in genuine need. How come the govt can find money instantly for such a thing when they cannot get money for tertiary education and so many other services which New Zealanders hold dear?

By Mark

@ By Whakatane Home Page-An large part of the clean up is done really if your talking about the mud which locals + students and helping to do, the demolition crews clean up there own mess with digger etc, Im sure the roading crews wouldn't need them talking their jobs either. Its not like the great depression where you are doing it all by hand the situation for 90% of the town is repairing the buildings that have been damaged. Sorry about your olds, its rough out there I just dont think having a unwilling/unskilled work force is what we need at the moment. Also Cane your are a Moron, its the second biggest city in NZ,Most of it isn't built on sand, Wellington is built on a fault line and Auckland is Surrounded by Active/inactive volcano's so we shouldn't build any more building's in either as well by your logic?.

By Whakatane home page

@By Mark I hear you mark...BUT there will be work for clean up and for the unemployed in ch-ch this would suit them. as for sending the rest down there are skilled people around that cant get jobs,But you are right but later on maybe. I just hate to see my home town in the crap my parents are in a bad way and all i can do is phone them to hear mum cry, That hurts and drives me crazy that I cant help yet. Hope you understand.

By Mark

@By Whakatane Home Page.. Why do we want your unskilled/ unemployed down here it not like most of them are skilled in building or want to work in the first place the last thing we need is a bunch of unskilled unwilling work force sucking already stretched resources dry. Trades men and skilled people within the construction industry is what we need.

By cane

Is it a wise move to rebuild? Its the only city built below sea level the very foundation is sand? Given that the safety for iwi to live there will alway's be at high risk of eviromental disaters...

By kane

John Key missed a major overseas trip the smell of Sulphur Hazards substance team called down from Auckland... It ant gas!!! They would of easily known it wouldn't of been from the experts they have down their... Are they sitting on a time bomb... If these aftershocks keep going on Id be thinking twice about leaving my kids their if I lived their myself... I know people are already paranoid and rightly so... But all things should be taken into account and discussed....

By Ken Dickson

Our heart goes out to the people of Christchurch and the surronding communities in this time of horrible loss. We are Americans that have visited beautiful Christchurch several time over the past years. It is sad to see the devestation and the lives of so many people being effected. One thing for sure is that the hardy New Zealanders will rebuild Christchurch and the effected communites to an even better community than it was before the quake. Great City, Great People. Our prayers are with all of you for a full and rapid recovery.

By Whakatane Home Page

Christchurch will need help to rebuild I will be heading down to help mum and dad when things clam down. And for the nugget who said "Yeah thats a really dumb idea. Why??" We should send all the unemployed people to help around WHEN things start to get back to normal i did'nt mean NOW think about it.