Whenever there is a major tragedy in New Zealand, I become acutely aware of the axom of 2 degrees of separation. As Nelsonians, we feel strongly connected to Christchurch. We have family and friends who live there, we conduct business operations there and Christchurch is our major South Island and regional centre.
In the past, I've written blogs about our business growth course and its presenter, Craig Rust. Craig and his family live in Christchurch. Fortunately, they are safe, however, some of his cafes have sustained major damage. Reading his stories about the way he and his staff all managed to survive the quake are sobering. But so are the on going stories about the loss of all of their stock, the difficulty in obtaining fresh fruit and vegetables and working long hours in very trying conditions.
My thoughts are also with the staff of Relationship Services who were located on the top floor of the CTV building. I used to work at Relationship Services and was always impressed by the strong network that existed amongst the staff. I know that they will all be feeling the loss greatly.
However, I'm also reminded about personal resilience at times like this. Resources and help from individuals, organisations and businesses are pouring in to Christchurch.Websites have been set up to help coordinate efforts and two are listed here:
http://www.recovercanterbury.co.nz/
http://www.nzbizhelp.co.nz/
(Thanks to Tony Quickfall for this info)
The Department of Labour have also produced information on their website for employers.
http://dol.govt.nz/quake/
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