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LAST UPDATED: SEPTEMBER 6, 11.45am

Power:

95% of Canterbury
has power. Power to
parts of the CBD
cannot be restored
until the point of
supply to badly
damaged buildings is
isolated, to avoid fire
risk. Access to some of
these damaged
buildings has been
hampered by rubble,
which is slowing the
progress.

It may be two to
three days before
power can be restored
to some houses. In

extreme cases,
where a single home or
business is still
without power in an
area where power has
otherwise been
restored, it may take
four to five days.

Water:

North Canterbury:

Water will be
temporarily shut off in
places to fix breaks.
Areas that still have
major water issues are
Feldwick Dr, Cass,
Sewell and Charles Sts,
Grey Cres, Palmer Pl,
Raven Qu, Fuller and
Hilton Sts.

Williams St
between Charles and
Ohoka Rd will be
closed until at least
today.

Work is under way
to have water on at
Kairaki Beach tomorrow.

Water is avilable at
 Kaiapoi North School
and Pines Beach Hall
_ bring water
containers to fill.

Conserve water
and boil it before
drinking.

 

Up to 85% of water
has been restored in
Kaiapoi. If you do not
have water, a portable
tanker is at North
Kaiapoi School if your
have your own
container _ there is a
limited number of
water bottles available.

Pines Beach water
has been restored, but
further breaks make
the supply unreliable.

Selwyn:

Supplies of bottled
water are available
from West Melton BP
and Rolleston
Community Centre.
The district sewer
systems are
overloaded due to
utilities being
damaged so limit
showers, doing
washing and flushing
of toilets. This is
especially important
in the Rolleston and
Tai Tapu areas.

Everybody in
Canterbury is advised
to boil water prior to
use and to avoid
recreational use of
water. The rivers have
been affected with
sewage.

Phones:

Christchurch
payphones are now
free for local, national
and mobile calls.

Landlines are
working well.

Vodafone and
Telecom have sourced
back-up generators
and diesel in order to
restore services as
soon as possible. 111
services are fully
available. Telecom is
still urging its
customers to reserve
power on its network
for emergency calls
only.

Sewer:

North Canterbury:

Kaiapoi:

Due to pump
station damage,
sewage is being spilled
to Kaiapoi River.

Treat all water
including Kaiapoi
River, streams and
water ponding on
streets and properties
as contaminated.

There are more
than 30 portaloos on
street corners for use.

About 50% of
sewerage operating -
North Kaiapoi feeding
to Beach Rd pump
station is operational.
Charles Street pump
station has major
damage and sewage is
being spilled to
Kaiapoi River. Raven
Quay pump station
damaged but is being
manually pumped by
sucker trucks. Treat
all surface water
including Kaiapoi
River, streams and
water ponding on
streets and properties
as contaminated. Ok
to flush toilets and
have a short shower
but make limited use.

Pines and Kairaki:

No sewer pump
stations are working
and will take some
time to return.
Temporary pumps and
Sucker Trucks will
pump from sewer
mains where possible.
Treat all surface water
including Kaiapoi
River, streams and
water ponding on
streets and properties
as contaminated. Ok
to flush toilets and
have a short shower
but make limited use
please

 

Hospitals:

Lincoln Maternity
Hospital and Burwood
Birthing Unit are
closed. Women are
advised to go to
Christchurch
Women's Hospital
instead.