ONE NEWS CAPTIONS BY VIRGINIA PHILP AND JUNE YEOW. CAPTIONS WERE MADE POSSIBLE WITH FUNDING FROM NZ ON AIR. COPYRIGHT TVNZ ACCESS SERVICES 2013 DUE TO THE LIVE NATURE OF SEVEN SHARP, WE APOLOGISE FOR THE LACK OF CAPTIONS FOR SOME ITEMS. Welcome. We are all about the earthquake. We are all over it like a cheap suit. First we will look at the buildings in Wellington. There has been conjecture over which buildings are safe. For the latest, we will cross now to Jehan Casinader. There are some serious heavy lifting going on here. Concrete slabs are being removed from these buildings. We're not sure if we will be allowed back into our building. But a lot of people will be returning to work tomorrow. The government has been looking into whether buildings are safe in earthquakes. There is a list of around 350 buildings at risk of being like the CTV in Christchurch. It is amazing that more hasn't been made of this. We have tried to find out which buildings these are. But the authorities will not reveal them to us. The Minister told us last year the list of the available by Christmas. That hasn't happened. The audits and those buildings have not yet beEn completed. Surely, as you find out one building is a bit dodgy, you would tell the people affected, instead of waiting until you have a complete list. Absolutely. You want that this to be public, so the owners of the buildings can be accountable. The problem was with with the columns. They can be brittle. THEY ARE NOT VERY WELL TIED TOGETHER, AND WHEN THEY'RE OVERLOADED, THEY ACT IN A VERY BRITTLE FASHION. < SO THEY COULD COLLAPSE? THEY COULD COLLAPSE, YES, UNDER SEVER LOADING. < AND THAT WOULD BE IF THERE'S A LARGE QUAKE? IF THERE WAS A VERY LARGE QUAKE, YES. So some of those buildings will be found to be safe, and others will need structural work. We wish we could say which buildings they were. Wellington has got quite lightly in the last 48 hours. Here's Heather. SO, THIS MORNING ON THE RADIO, THE CIVIL DEFENCE GUY SAID, 'WELLINGTON, THIS IS NOT A CHRISTCHURCH EVENT. 'YOU NEED HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOUR.' AND I THINK WE DO. WE'RE NOT FAR FROM THE CORNER OF FEATHERSTON ST AND BALLANCE ST. THIS IS THE KIND OF DESTRUCTION THAT WE'RE SEEING AROUND WELLINGTON. SEE ALL THE GLASS ON THE FOOTPATH. IF YOU LOOK UP, YOU'LL SEE THAT A WHOLE BUNCH OF A PANES OF GLASS THERE IN THOSE WINDOWS IN THAT BUILDING HAVE BEEN SMASHED. AND OBVIOUSLY IT'S A VERY OLD BUILDING, SO IT'S STEEL FRAME WINDOWS, AND IT'S REASONABLY INFLEXIBLE. THAT'S PROBABLY WHY THOSE PANES OF GLASS HAVE SMASHED OUT. AND THIS IS A LOT OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS WELL: AREAS LIKE THIS CORDONED OFF, JUST TO KEEP PEOPLE OUT OF AN AREA THAT I SUPPOSE COULD POTENTIALLY BE UNSAFE, SHOULD ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE OCCUR. AT TIMES LIKE THESE, EVERYONE COMES OUT TO TAKE A LOOK. AND THEN THEY BREAK THINGS. BIT OF HASSLE THERE? OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT, YOU KNOW. YOU GET A LOT OF THAT. AND WHEN IT RAINS, IT POURS. OH NO ` THE WIND. IF IT'S NOT AN EARTHQUAKE, IT'S A WIND. THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE SAYING. THAT'S WHY THEY KEPT THE CORDON SO WIDE ` BECAUSE THEY'RE EXPECTING THE WIND TO BLOW OUT MORE GLASS. OH, RIGHT. WELL, THAT'S WHAT THEY EXPLAINED TO ME. YEAH. HOW DID YOU GET THE CORDON TO GO JUST SO CONVENIENTLY? WELL I PERSUADED THE NICE GENTLEMAN TO ALLOW THAT, AND THEY DID. BANG! BANG! BUT NOW THEY'VE GOT A BROKEN CORDON. OH NO. IS IT JUST ME, OR IS THERE A BIT OF DISREGARD FOR THE CORDON IN THE CAPITAL? I MEAN, I'M NOT CONCERNED. HAVE YOU HAD YOUR BUILDING CHECKED? NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, BUT, I MEAN, I'VE BEEN IN. I'VE DONE A VISUAL INSPECTION. YOU'VE DONE A VISUAL INSPECTION? YEAH. DOES THAT COUNT? WELL, IT'S TECHNICALLY OUTSIDE THE CORDON, SO... WE'RE JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER DOWN FEATHERSTON ST NOW, AND THIS IS A BUILDING JUST ON THE CORNER OF JOHNSTON AND FEATHERSTON. YOU CAN SEE THAT, JUST RUNNING UP THE MIDDLE BETWEEN THESE TWO BUILDINGS, THERE'S, UH, SOME CONCRETE ` SOME MASONRY THAT'S COME DOWN. I SPOKE TO THE OWNER OF THIS CLOTHING STORE LAST NIGHT, AND HE SAID ONE OF THE POSSIBILITIES WAS THAT THE TWO BUILDINGS WERE ACTUALLY MOVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND WERE BANGING AGAINST EACH OTHER, LIKE THAT. WELL, THERE'S DEFINITELY SOME PROBLEMS WITH THAT BUILDING. LOOKS LIKE THE TWO BUILDINGS HAVE HIT EACH OTHER, AND THERE'S A BIT OF MASONRY OFF AND DEFINITELY SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. OK, SO WE'RE DOWN AT THE WATERFRONT NOW. IF YOU KNOW WELLINGTON AT ALL, THE WESTPAC STADIUM'S A COUPLE OF HUNDRED METRES THAT WAY. THAT SHOULD TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE. THIS IS THE BNZ BUILDING. IT'S NEW. IT'S ONLY BEEN AROUND FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, AND YOU WOULDN'T KNOW FROM THE OUTSIDE THAT ALL THAT MUCH IS WRONG WITH IT. BUT A PHOTO HAS BEEN CIRCULATING TODAY SHOWING YOU JUST WHAT'S HAPPENED ON THE INSIDE. JUST HAVE A LOOK AT THAT. UH, BNZ HAVE TOLD US THAT THAT IS ONE OF THEIR FLOORS. THEY DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE RIGHT NOW, BUT APPARENTLY THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WAS SET OFF, SO THEIR STAFF WILL NOT BE GOING TO WORK TODAY. FURTHER ALONG THE WATERFRONT,... YOU'VE GOT AN EXHIBITION WITH A LOT OF FANCY PAINTINGS AT THE MOMENT. ARE THEY SAFE? THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY SAFE. WE'VE DONE A THOROUGH CHECK. WELL, WE'VE GOT TWO EXHIBITIONS ` THE WARHOL AND THE IMPRESSIONISTS ` AND THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY FINE. PHAR LAP, THOUGH, NEEDED A LITTLE CHIROPRACTIC WORK. I THINK PHAR LAP HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A SURPRISE, OR A BIT OF A BONE RATTLE. HE'S OK. HE JUST HAD A LITTLE BIT OF HIS LEG MOVE. PERHAPS HE WANTED TO GET TO SAFETY, BUT HE'S FIRMLY SECURED IN HIS SAFETY GLASS CASE. YOU KNOW WHAT? TE PAPA HAS BEEN OPEN FOR 15 AND A HALF YEARS. TODAY IS THE FIRST DAY IT'S BEEN SHUT. More damage than I realised. Fascinating those buildings bumping together. The first footage most of us saw was the TV NZ newsroom. One woman in particular didn't have the most solid escape plan. IF YOU SAW THIS FOOTAGE OF OUR NEWSROOM DURING THE QUAKE, YOU MIGHT'VE SPOTTED THIS WOMAN RUNNING TO THE DOOR. SHE'S DRAWING A FEW LAUGHS ON YOUTUBE. ONLINE, THE CLIP'S TITLE IS 'LADY TAKES A JOG, RUNNING AROUND THE OFFICE LIKE A HEADLESS CHICKEN'. IT'S HYSTERICAL, UNTIL I REMEMBER WHAT WAS GOING ON. WHAT WAS GOING ON WAS THAT LIZE THOUGHT THIS WAS IT ` THIS WAS THE BIG ONE. I'M LOOKING AT SARAH, GOING, 'AM I GONNA GO UNDER THE DESK OR AM I GONNA... 'HOW AM I GONNA` HOW AM I GONNA DIE?' LIZE IMMELMAN IS MY FRIEND AND COLLEAGUE. WE'RE PRETENDING THE MESS IN HER TODDLER'S ROOM WAS CAUSED BY THE EARTHQUAKE. UNDER ONE ONLINE VIDEO OF HER, VIEWED NEARLY 16,000 TIMES, SOMEONE'S WRITTEN, 'IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, RUN LIKE HELL.' BUT SHE WASN'T RUNNING IN A PANIC ` IT'S ALWAYS BEEN HER PLAN TO RUN OUT OF OUR NEWSROOM. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO GO UNDER THE DESK. BUT IT'S` BUT WHY?! AFTER SEEING ESPECIALLY THE CC` CTV. ...CTV BUILDING, IT'S ALL I KEPT ON THINKING WAS ` 'THAT'S GOING TO BE OUR BUILDING.' AND THAT'S THE WORRY ` THAT SINCE THE CTV BUILDING CAME DOWN IN CHRISTCHURCH, SOME PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TAKE OFFICIAL ADVICE TO GET UNDER A DESK IMMEDIATELY. THESE ARE THE BIG NO-NOS: DON'T RUN THROUGH A BUILDING ` IT PUTS YOU IN DANGER. DON'T HIDE UNDER STAIRWELLS ` THEY CAN PANCAKE IF NOT ANCHORED WELL. DON'T RUN OUTSIDE ` FALLING OR FLYING OBJECTS ARE A REAL DANGER. IF YOU KNOW THE TRIANGLE OF LIFE THEORY, FORGET IT ` IT'S BEEN DISPROVEN. WHAT TO DO ` GET UNDER A DESK AND HOLD ON. THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE THAT'S GIVEN THE BEST THING TO DO IS TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE THAT'S GIVEN TO GET IMMEDIATELY UNDERNEATH THE DESKS, AND CERTAINLY NOT RUN OUTSIDE. THE GOOD NEWS IS WHEN LIZE GOT TO THE DOOR, SHE COULDN'T STEP THROUGH IT. I COULDN'T, IN THAT MOMENT, AFTER YEARS OF PLANNING TO GET TO THE DOOR, DECIDE IF I SHOULD GO THROUGH THE DOOR. THERE SHE IS, DUCKING UNDER A DESK IN THE END. What would you do? Well, there is no room under this desk. Run, to be honest. I would run to that doorway. Obviously the focus has been on Wellington today. It is a big city, and a lot of people live there. But let's not forget the town that was the unwilling host of this major quake. HERE'S GREG STUBBINGS IN SEDDON, WEST OF THE QUAKES' EPICENTRE. Nobody wants to be an earthquake like the one that Christchurch. But if you have too, would you rather be in Auckland, Wellington or Seddon? Christchurch's CBD, full of high-rise buildings, was closed for business by our quake. This little CBD was mostly trading as usual. Seddon could host the World Cup tomorrow. It's fine. We're pretty fortunate. There are many two-storey buildings here. Where are the Army, who brought in to stop looters in Christchurch? Are you guys the army? No. All right. After the crisis quake, the property boom means only Donald Trump could buy a house. In Seddon? Is not exactly the place you deliberately go to. A lot of people pass through. You could buy this off me. How much? 389. Good to know. This isn't liquefaction. While finding a pub in post quake Christchurch was near impossible... You still can get a beer in Seddno? You sure can. You can get something from the top shelf. It's just on the floor at the moment. Expecting a few locals to come in and celebrate? Let's hope so. Business as usual here. But they may not get to watch seven sharp, because the TV fell off the wall. AFTER THE BREAK, WE'RE LIVE TO LONDON TO MEET A LUCKY SOUTHLANDER (20) DOING THE WORLD'S GREATEST OE. ALSO ` DO YOU HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY KIT? NO. I THINK IT'S COS I'M LAZY. ARE AUCKLANDERS READY FOR THE BIG ONE? NO. APPARENTLY, THEY THINK IT'S SOMEONE ELSE'S JOB. AND ONE OF OUR OWN RETURNS TO HIS OLD STOMPING GROUND TO SEE THINGS ARE GETTING STEAMY AFTER DARK. Welcome back. We should know by now what to do in an earthquake and after one. We should be experts. But events in Wellington have shown up some cracks in our knowledge and preparedness. CHRISTCHURCH, WELLINGTON ` WHO'S NEXT? DUNEDIN? AUCKLAND. HEY, AUCKLAND, HOW PREPARED ARE YOU? DO YOU HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE EMERGENCY KIT? UH, NO, BUT WE'VE JUST DISCUSSED PUTTING ONE TOGETHER. I GUESS HADN'T THOUGHT OF IT; GOT AROUND TO IT. NO. I THINK IT'S COS I'M LAZY. I SHOULD HAVE ONE, AND I DON'T. AND I FEEL REALLY TERRIBLE, BECAUSE I AM A WELLINGTONIAN. AND MY FATHER IS A CIVIL DEFENCE OFFICER, WHICH IS EVEN WORSE. BOTH: OH NO! OH! YOU'RE AN EMBARRASSMENT TO YOUR FAMILY. I AM. I KNOW. 'STOP, DROP AND ROLL', ISN'T IT? THAT'S MEANT TO BE` OH, NO, THAT'S... THAT'S THE DECEPTIKONZ. IS IT? OH! DECEPTIKONZ 'STOP, DROP AND ROLL' IF I TOOK THAT NOW, I'VE JUST DONE IT. W-WAIT... (CHUCKLES) I'M GONNA TELL MY WIFE I'VE DONE IT. HEY, MATE, THOSE ARE JUST PROPS. AUCKLANDERS, I THINK, JUST... DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE. THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT. ONE SURVEY FOUND THAT WELLINGTON'S HOUSEHOLD DISASTER PREPARATION WAS DOUBLE THAT OF AUCKLAND'S, WHICH WAS A MEASLY 12%. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS IN BIG CITIES IS THAT PEOPLE CAN FEEL A DIFFUSION OF RESPONSIBILITY. POSSIBLY, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FEEL LESS PREPARED, OR LESS WILLING TO PREPARE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A SENSE THAT SOMEONE ELSE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. SO WE PUT TOGETHER AN AUCKLAND EMERGENCY KIT, BETTER KNOWN AS AN 'AEK'. THAT INCLUDES AN OVERPRICED RANGE ROVER; LOTS OF COFFEE, AND SOMEONE TO MAKE IT; GLUTEN-FREE, NON-ALLERGENIC, NON-JUDGEMENTAL, FREE-RANGE, ORGANIC BAKED BEANS; A CHEEKY, YET ROBUST SAUVIGNON BLANC; 8 LITRES OF FRENCH MINERAL WATER; BOTH: AND A SUPER-SIZED HELPING OF COMPLACENCY! NO ONE IN CHRISTCHURCH IS COMPLACENT ABOUT EARTHQUAKES, THOUGH. Agree with the wine. IT IS TRUE ABOUT BIG CITIES. WE ASSUME SOMEONE ELSE WILL TAKE CARE OF IT. NO ONE IN CHRISTCHURCH IS COMPLACENT ABOUT EARTHQUAKES, THOUGH. EXPERIENCE HAS THEM MORE PREPARED. MOATA TAMAIRA'S A BLOGGER. BRODIE KANE WENT TO HER PLACE TO GET HER 'EARTHQUAKE SURVIVAL TIPS FOR NEWBIES'. HOW MANY OF US HAVE SEEN THE GET-THROUGH ADS AND STILL DON'T HAVE AN EMERGENCY KIT? YOU CONSIDER THE CANTERBURY EARTHQUAKES TO BE YOUR WAKE-UP CALL. MAYBE YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON, BUT NOW WE'VE GOT WELLINGTON, SO WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE NOW. WE RELY SO MUCH ON TECHNOLOGY. GET BACK TO OLD SCHOOL. I BOUGHT THIS LITTLE BEAUTY OFF TRADE ME. IT WAS REALLY CHEAP. UM, IT WORKS, AND IT ALSO ACTUALLY LOOKS REALLY COOL. MOATA LOST HER HANDBAG AFTER THE FEBRUARY QUAKE, AND IT'S TAUGHT HER TO GET CRAFTY. HAVING A KEY EITHER WITH SOMEBODY YOU TRUST, LIKE A NEIGHBOUR, OR HIDDEN SOMEWHERE REALLY GOOD. NOT JUST UNDER THE MAT,... BOTH LAUGH ...UM, IS MAYBE QUITE A GOOD IDEA, UM, BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEPARATED FROM YOUR BELONGINGS. HAVE A CUNNING PLAN WITH THE PEOPLE YOU LIVE WITH. THE PLAN IS THAT WE WILL BOTH COME HOME. IF, FOR SOME REASON, WE HAVE TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AS WELL ` SOMEBODY ELSE NEEDS SOMETHING, WHATEVER ` THEN WE WILL LEAVE A NOTE FOR THE OTHER PERSON IN THE LETTERBOX. IT'S A GOOD IDEA. AND, FINALLY, PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW THAT IT'S OK TO BE SCARED, EH? IT'S A REALLY UNUSUAL SITUATION TO BE IN. THE EARTH IS MOVING. IT'S APPROPRIATE TO BE A BIT FREAKED OUT. Good tips. More on our website. Well done to the Dom Post. Sense of humouar about it this morning. We're with you. TIME TO LEAVE NZ NOW AND HEAD TO EUROPE. Invercargill's Amber Cole is on the greatest OE in the world. She won a competition run by recruitment agency. She has three weeks around the world trying out a whole bunch of jobs. She's in London now. Which job of you enjoyed the most so far? I'm really enjoying them all, the divide the bigger favourite, I would go with being a lifeguard in Athens. Where else have you been? Australia, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Greece, London You said a quote inspired you to enter the competition. What was that? 'Live the life you would be jealous of.' What are your plans when you have to come back and get back to real life? I now have a little bit more direction and what I want to do. I'm thinking tourism or travel. I will work towards that And get it all sorted and do what I voice wanted to do. So the idea is to get experience in a few different places. What else do you have to do until you get back? I don't know yet. I'm at the Toronto tomorrow, then Vancouver. I'm not sure what I'll be doing there. Sounds very exciting. We look forward to catching up with you when you get back. STAY WITH US. JUST AFTER THE BREAK ` I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN ABLE TO WORK OUT WHY IT IS I LIKE IT SO MUCH. IT'S A SORT OF DISEASE. IT'S ADDICTIVE. IT'S ADDICTIVE. HOW'S THIS FOR A HOBBY? WE'RE IN A TINY SOUTH ISLAND TOWN WHERE A COUPLE OF YOUNG FELLAS ARE INDULGING THEIR OBSESSION FOR STEAM ENGINES. Welcome back. Time for another in our occasional series called on the map. Tonight we're going down south. We've had a few stories recently about old people doing young things, but now we have the opposite. Michael Holland went to his home town in South Canterbury to meet some young fellas celebrating hundred and 50 years of rail in NZ. SLOW BLUES GUITAR MUSIC MORNING PEACE IN A PLACE NAMED PLEASANT ` A PLACE WHERE THEY COME TO INDULGE THEIR PLEASURE; WHERE TELL-TALE PUFFS POINT TO A BYGONE AWAKENING. TRAIN CHUGS IT'S LIKE YOU'VE DISTURBED A MONSTER ` DISTURBED HIM FROM HIS SLEEP, AND HE'S ANGRY; HE WANTS OUT; HE WANTS TO RUN... AND CHARGE AT YOU. WHISTLE BLOWS JAUNTY MUSIC IT DOES, SORT OF, TALK TO YOU. ALL THE KNOCKS AND BUMPS AND STUFF ` YOU GET TO KNOW WHAT EACH ONE IS. THIS IS ALL KIND OF CLOSE TO MY HEART. I GREW UP HERE IN PLEASANT POINT ` IN THIS HOUSE, ACTUALLY ` AND I CAN RECALL AS A YOUNG LAD STANDING AT THIS GATE HEARING THE WHISTLE OF THE TRAIN AND SEEING THE SMOKE RISING AS IT RATTLED ITS WAY BETWEEN TIMARU AND FAIRLIE. WHISTLE BLOWS WHAT'S A YOUNG MAN LIKE YOU DOING GETTING ALL SOPPY ABOUT AN OLD GIRL LIKE THIS? I'VE NEVER REALLY BEEN ABLE TO WORK OUT WHY IT IS I LIKE IT SO MUCH. BUT IT'S SORT OF A DISEASE. IT'S ADDICTIVE. IT'S ADDICTIVE. AND EVEN MORE SO AS THE SUN SLINKS AWAY, CALLS IT A DAY. SLOW, SPACIOUS GUITAR MUSIC NIGHT IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FEEL TO RUNNING IN THE DAYTIME. YOU HEAR THE ENGINE NOISES BOUNCING OFF THE HILLS, AND THE WHISTLE JUST, SORT OF, ECHOES AROUND THE PLACE. IT'S AWESOME. IT'S SMELLY, IT'S DIRTY, THERE'S EMBERS FLYING EVERYWHERE. IT'S QUITE FRIGHTENING, ACTUALLY, BUT IT'S BLOODY GOOD. AND IT'S ABOUT NOW IT HITS ME ` I'M THE ONE ACTING LIKE AN EXCITED KID, YET I'M THE OLDEST IN THE CAB... BY AEONS. I'M 27, AND THE TRAIN IS 90. AND JOSH, THE ENGINE FIREMAN, IS JUST 21. I LOVE IT. IF I COULD I WOULD TELEPORT MYSELF BACK IN TIME TO BE ABLE TO DO IT FOR REAL FOR, LIKE, 50 YEARS THEY DO SORT OF HAVE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS. LIKE, THEY CAN GET SULKY IF YOU GIVE THEM THE WRONG WOOD. IF YOU HAVE TO GET DIRTY TO GET THIS RUNNING, THEN SO BE IT. LIKE, OH WELL. YOU CAN CLEAN YOURSELF UP AFTERWARDS. IT DOESN'T MATTER. THEY ARE A MACHINE, BUT TO BE HONEST, I PREFER THEM TO SOME PEOPLE. GOTTA HAVE THE YOUNG ONES, OTHERWISE THIS PLACE WILL DIE. WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO DIE, SO THEY'VE GOTTA TAKE OVER. SO WE CAN KEEP HEARING THAT LOVELY SOUND ` THAT LOVELY SOUND OF POWER; THE OLD NOSTALGIC SOUND OF POWER. WELL DONE, PLEASANT POINT. FANTASTIC DAY. SLOW, SPACIOUS GUITAR MUSIC Well done. Nice pictures. Trying to imagine Michael Holland as a small boy. I imagine him as a small Michael Holland. We apologise using the pictures of the wrong building in Christchurch. PGG building. Good luck to Princess Catherine in hospital. It will be all worth it in the end.