‘In disasters, the great majority of people behave well. In some ways, they behave better than in ordinary life and in some disasters people find [out about] the meaningful role of deep social connections and see their absence in everyday life.’
This is a very difficult question to answer, not only for me but for most New Zealanders. Everybody knows that the way it is now, it’s unsecure and something has to be done to make the old building safe and usable again. But what?
Only a few weeks ago, on the 11th May, the area near Christchurch was hit by a magnitude 4.7 quake earthquake, which was felt by thousands of people; yet, it did not cause any severe damage. Unlike the massive quake in February 2011 (6.3), which had an enormous…