Author Archives: Kris

Healthy Eating Plan

Posted on 15 January, 2012 by Kris

Since it’s the start of a New Year, Faith has been working on a healthy eating plan:

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Looking Back – 2001

Posted on 14 August, 2011 by Kris

What were we doing 10 years ago? This time 10 years ago Cora was 3 3/4 and Amy was four months old. We lived in Wellington. Aunty Katrina came back from Brazil to meet her namesake (Amy Katrina). I was … Continue reading →

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Recovery of Files from Forsyth Barr House

Posted on 29 April, 2011 by Kris

TVNZ’s Close Up filmed the recovery of files from our Forsyth Barr House offices. The link to the show is: http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/s2011-04-21-video-4129173

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Reality and Earthquakes – Walking out of the Christchurch CBD

Posted on 5 April, 2011 by Kris

It took a while for the crane operators to free everyone from the 9th floor and make their way up to the 17th floor where we were waiting. When the basket arrived at our floor, I was standing on the … Continue reading →

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Reality and Earthquakes – Rescue from Forsyth Barr House

Posted on 2 April, 2011 by Kris

Once we had shifted to the 17th floor, people broke up into a few different groups in different places. Some people preferred to sit in one of the rooms in the centre of the floor. Some people focussed on cleaning … Continue reading →

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Reality and Earthquakes – Waiting for Rescue

Posted on 14 March, 2011 by Kris

Writing my last post, I had forgotten about the building sirens that had helpfully been blaring in our own building since the earthquake struck.  At the time, they were loud and annoying. We already knew we needed to evacuate, so … Continue reading →

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Reality and Earthquakes – Trapped in the Forsyth Barr building

Posted on 10 March, 2011 by Kris

In my last post, I described how we discovered we could not evacuate the Forsyth Barr building. When we realised we were trapped, we went back out into one of the larger rooms.  By this time, people from the 16th … Continue reading →

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Reality and Earthquakes

Posted on 9 March, 2011 by Kris

Tuesday, 22 February 2011 was a stressful day. I woke up feeling stressed about the work I needed to get done that day. Two weeks later, most of that work still hasn’t been touched. Louise has already written of her … Continue reading →

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Gisborne Holiday 2010 – 2011 – Part Five

Posted on 21 January, 2011 by Kris

Plum Time

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Gisborne Holiday 2010 – 2011 Part Four

Posted on 21 January, 2011 by Kris

Happiness is a soft-structured carrier

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