{"id":63,"date":"2018-06-17T01:50:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-17T01:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/?page_id=63"},"modified":"2018-06-29T12:24:02","modified_gmt":"2018-06-29T12:24:02","slug":"dudley-creek","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/dudley-creek\/","title":{"rendered":"Dudley Creek"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know why eel pipes (\u2018tuna townhouses\u2019) were installed along the rock <br \/>\nedging of the Dudley Creek?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Understanding is the key to true knowledge.&#8221; &#8211; Liam Williams<\/p>\n<p>Unless you were in Christchurch on the 4th September 2010 and the 22nd February 2011, you won&#8217;t understand what we went through.<br \/>\n<a title=\"https:\/\/my.christchurchcitylibraries.com\/christchurch-and-canterbury-earthquakes\/\" href=\"https:\/\/my.christchurchcitylibraries.com\/christchurch-and-canterbury-earthquakes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/my.christchurchcitylibraries.com\/christchurch-and-canterbury-earthquakes\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unless you lived in Flockton Basin after the earthquakes, you won&#8217;t understand what they went through.<br \/>\n<a title=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/christchurch-earthquake-2011\/9381274\/Rising-flood-risk-in-a-sunken-city\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/christchurch-earthquake-2011\/9381274\/Rising-flood-risk-in-a-sunken-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/christchurch-earthquake-2011\/9381274\/Rising-flood-risk-in-a-sunken-city<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And unless you live in Richmond, you won&#8217;t understand what we are going through.<br \/>\n<a title=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/103889907\/residents-in-christchurchs-unkempt-and-neglected-richmond-frustrated-after-years-of-road-closures-disruption\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/103889907\/residents-in-christchurchs-unkempt-and-neglected-richmond-frustrated-after-years-of-road-closures-disruption\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/103889907\/residents-in-christchurchs-unkempt-and-neglected-richmond-frustrated-after-years-of-road-closures-disruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p>So why are eel pipes important? I didn&#8217;t know about them until I read this report:<br \/>\n<a title=\"https:\/\/www.waternz.org.nz\/Attachment?Action=Download&amp;Attachment_id=1895\" href=\"https:\/\/www.waternz.org.nz\/Attachment?Action=Download&amp;Attachment_id=1895\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Getting All The Multidisciplinary Ducks In A Row &#8211; Stream Waterway Design<\/a><br \/>\nBy Murphy A (Beca), Smith I (Beca), McMurtrie S (EOS Ecology), Keesing V (Boffa <br \/>\nMiskell)<\/p>\n<p>This report gave me understanding, and with it hope&#8230;that a project which has caused problems for our community, will be a learning opportunity to share the story of the Dudley Creek Flood Remediation.<\/p>\n<p>Which is why I created the Dudley Creek Trail.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1isQOPw2cPvqHDwj4G0gLuAEnWdAxdruX&amp;ll=-43.51057279599319%2C172.6574581664206&amp;z=15\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Each pin is clickable and has more info\/links, + &amp; -, are in the bottom left hand corner, so you can zoom in\/out.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12px;\">Click on the square with arrow, in the top left hand corner, to show\/hide map legend\/layers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This is an educational opportunity to share the story through &#8216;wayfinding&#8217; signage, to teach:<br \/>\n&#8211; our local primary\/intermediate\/secondary school students<br \/>\n&#8211; the rest of Christchurch and New Zealand<br \/>\n&#8211; our overseas visitors<br \/>\nand share the technical behind-the-scenes information and lessons learnt, with the professional visitors to this site, whose jobs are to design\/implement flooding remediation projects for their communities.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone who has been involved in the design\/construction of this project, the Papanui-Innes Community Board and the Christchurch City Council.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you also to the families of Flockton Basin, whose notes where posted on the &#8220;R.A.D.S &#8211; Richmond Avonside Dallington Shirley Locals&#8221; Facebook page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Links<\/strong><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/ccc.govt.nz\/services\/water-and-drainage\/stormwater-and-drainage\/stormwater-projects\/flooding-newsletters-and-works-notices-2\/\" href=\"https:\/\/ccc.govt.nz\/services\/water-and-drainage\/stormwater-and-drainage\/stormwater-projects\/flooding-newsletters-and-works-notices-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dudley Creek Land Drainage News and Works Notices<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/my.christchurchcitylibraries.com\/dudley-creek\/\" href=\"https:\/\/my.christchurchcitylibraries.com\/dudley-creek\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christchurch City Libraries: Dudley Creek<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/www.healthychristchurch.org.nz\/news\/earthquake\/2018\/5\/action-plan-targets-richmond-shirley-road-repairs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychristchurch.org.nz\/news\/earthquake\/2018\/5\/action-plan-targets-richmond-shirley-road-repairs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Action plan targets Richmond-Shirley road repairs<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/business\/the-rebuild\/95572652\/horseshoe-lake-and-the-other-christchurch-unsung-heroes-of-draining-a-flat-city\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/business\/the-rebuild\/95572652\/horseshoe-lake-and-the-other-christchurch-unsung-heroes-of-draining-a-flat-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horseshoe Lake and the other Christchurch unsung heroes of draining a flat city<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/www.healthychristchurch.org.nz\/news\/signatory-notice-board\/2017\/6\/bypass-eases-flood-risk-for-hundreds-of-homes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthychristchurch.org.nz\/news\/signatory-notice-board\/2017\/6\/bypass-eases-flood-risk-for-hundreds-of-homes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bypass eases flood risk for hundreds of homes<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.govt.nz\/assets\/Uploads\/Dudley-Creek-maildrop-June-2017.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.govt.nz\/assets\/Uploads\/Dudley-Creek-maildrop-June-2017.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dudley Creek Mail Drop June 2017<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/cccgovtnz.cwp.govt.nz\/news-and-events\/newsline\/show\/1628\" href=\"https:\/\/cccgovtnz.cwp.govt.nz\/news-and-events\/newsline\/show\/1628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dudley Creek bypass nearing completion<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.govt.nz\/assets\/Uploads\/dudleycreekconsulationbooklet.pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ccc.govt.nz\/assets\/Uploads\/dudleycreekconsulationbooklet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dudley Creek Consultation Booklet 2015<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/69101436\/dudley-creek-bypass-proving-problematic-for-flockton-flooding-woes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/the-press\/news\/69101436\/dudley-creek-bypass-proving-problematic-for-flockton-flooding-woes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dudley Creek bypass proving problematic for Flockton flooding woes<\/a><br \/>\n&#8211; <a title=\"http:\/\/resources.ccc.govt.nz\/files\/CityLeisure\/projectstoimprovechristchurch\/landdrainage\/DudleyCkConsultation.pdf\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.ccc.govt.nz\/files\/CityLeisure\/projectstoimprovechristchurch\/landdrainage\/DudleyCkConsultation.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dudley Creek Consultation Booklet 2014<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know why eel pipes (\u2018tuna townhouses\u2019) were installed along the rock edging of the Dudley Creek? &#8220;Understanding is the key to true knowledge.&#8221; &#8211; Liam Williams Unless you were in Christchurch on the 4th September 2010 and the 22nd February 2011, you won&#8217;t understand what we went through. https:\/\/my.christchurchcitylibraries.com\/christchurch-and-canterbury-earthquakes\/ Unless you lived in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/dudley-creek\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dudley Creek<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":9,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-63","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":565,"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/63\/revisions\/565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifeisajourney.co.nz\/rur\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}