LYTTELTON’S COMMUNITY RESPONSE TO THE

EARTHQUAKES : Margaret Jefferies ( Chair PL) and Liz Briggs ( Planning consultant)

THE SIX VALUES OF PROJECT LYTTELTON

LYTTELTON INFORMATION CENTRE

WENDY EVERINGHAM AND VOLUNTEER

THE INFORMATION CENTRE POST SEPT QUAKE

THE LYTTELTON TIMEBANK

• Time Banking is a way of trading skills in a community. The Lyttelton Timebank was established in 2005.• It uses time rather than money as the

measurement tool.• Everyone’s time is equal.• Members share their skills and are given time

credits for the work they do.• They can use these credits to obtain the service

they need.• At present the Lyttelton Timebank has 540

members.

TIME BANK

4TH SEPTEMBER 2010 QUAKE:

ARMS OF STEEL TO TRY TO HOLD IT ALL TOGETHER

THE HARBOUR LIGHT THEATRE

DE-BRIEF- TIME BANK, FIRE BRIGADE AND OTHERS

LESSONS FROM SEPTEMBER 2010

• Don’t assume some one else is going to step in.• You need multiple community emergency

hubs.• All communities have Civil Defence needs.• Our community needed more

comprehensive information networks.• Our community groups needed to be even

more connected.

A TANK COMING UP TO CANTERBURY ST

AFTER THE FEB 22ND QUAKE

HELP IS AT HAND

ARMY TRUCK ARRIVES OUTSIDE NO 3 WINCHESTER ST

BORROWED TOOLS, LADDERS AND MALLETS

ARMY DISMANTLING CHIMNEY AT 3 WINCHESTER ST

AFTER FEB 22 – EVERYONE INVOLVED

HEARTS &PARTIES

SOME ADVANTAGES OF A TIMEBANK DURING NATURAL DISASTERS

• There is an extensive database of individual and diverse skills offered.• The key people in the community are already

identified.• Information can be sent quickly to large groups of

people.• Individuals are used to using the system so it

kicks in and responds very quickly.• Members are “screened” before joining.• It puts a local face on the emergency effort.

SOME LESSONS FROM THE FEB QUAKE

• Damage to the town centre and to houses was severe. People were in shock and distress.

• Lyttelton was isolated for days with no road access, power or water. Civil defence efforts were focussed primarily on the CBD.

• The presence of the Army and Navy was invaluable and worked well with other agencies eg Police,Fire Brigade,St Johns Ambulance, Community House and the Timebank co-ordinator.

• The Timebank often “filled the gaps” such as providing accommodation for stranded tourists and displaced elderly residents. Learnt from Sept quake.

SOME SIGNS OF RECOVERY BY OCT 2013

The Volcano Restaurant post Feb 22 The new Porthole Bar

THE ANGLICAN CHURCH

Final collapse 20.06.2011 St Saviours Church returns

CLEARANCE OF CORNER SITE PROVIDES OPPORTUNITY FOR TOWN SQUARE

“Ground” coming down post Feb quake.

The new “Albion” town square “in transition”.

LOCAL BUSINESSES RELOCATING WITHIN LYTTELTON

Collapse of facades on Oxford St by July 2011

“God Save The Queen” relocated in London St by July 2013

WHY HAS LYTTELTON SHOWN SUCCESS IN RECOVERY?

• Prior to the quakes the township had a strong and responsive network of community and volunteer organisations that worked well together.

• There is a pride and love of the town and its setting and individuals are quick to respond to crises or to suggest innovative solutions.

• The CCC was quick to initiate a MasterPlan with community participation to aid the recovery of the town centre and to purchase the new town square.

• Repair and enhancement of remaining timber buildings was preferred to clearance and rebuild.

SUCCESS THROUGH TEAM WORK, ORGANISATION, FLEXIBILITY IN RESPONSE TO A CRISIS AND PRIOR PREPAREDNESS.

THE ARMY AND NAVY DEPART ON 8.3.2011

THE LYTTELTON TIMEBANK

www.lyttelton.net.nz