Date:
Monday, October 12, 2015
You can contact LEARNZ, part of CORE Education, at:
Postal Address:
PO Box 13 678,
Christchurch 8141,
New Zealand
Diary 1
Field Trip Name:
ShakeoutField Trip Place:
ChristchurchWeather:
FineWhere You Are:
ChristchurchKia Ora everyone, Andrew here,
It was lovely, warm spring weather in Kerikeri today. A good day for flying!
Bay of Islands Airport
After saying goodbye to my family, Egbert and I left for the Bay of Islands Airport in Kerikeri. We checked our bags in and waited for the plane to arrive. As I mentioned, it was a warm afternoon so we sat outside.
Soon enough the plane landed and the passengers stepped off. I then saw the plane being refuelled as well as our bags being loaded on. Once everything was ready and the pilots had had a short rest, it was time for us passengers to hop on board.
Quick stop
It is only a short flight from Kerikeri to Auckland so before you could drop cover hold we had landed. Then it was through airport security and into the departure lounge to wait for our next flight.
A little while later the call came for the flight to Christchurch and it was onto the Airbus A320. These are much larger aeroplanes than the one we flew in from Kerikeri to Auckland so it was good to be able to stretch my legs out a bit!
Great views on the way south…of my eye lids!
I have a habit of sleeping on planes. I don’t know what it is about them but they simply put me to sleep. And today was no exception! There is a photo at the beginning of the flight and a couple at the end, but everything else in between is a bit of a blur I’m afraid.
Anyway, from what I can recall it was a good flight. There were no complaints from the ambassador at least, although there was an unusually large amount of lolly wrappers lying around at the end of the flight which got me wondering…!
Christchurch City
From Christchurch airport it was only a short drive to the central city. This is where you will be staying during the field trip. There is a lot of work being done in Christchurch with many new buildings going up but also many areas still empty where earthquake affected buildings had to be demolished.
Before checking into the hotel we had a quick catch-up at Waitākiri School with some of the people you will be meeting this week. Driving through the eastern suburbs you could feel parts of the road that are still uneven from the earthquakes, and there are still many roadworks and other repairs taking place. It sure is a long journey to recovery…
Talk to you all again tomorrow,
Andrew the LEARNZ Field Trip Teacher
Heading to the Bombardier Q300 aircraft at Kerikeri airport. Image: LEARNZ.
A view from your seat on board the Q300. Image: LEARNZ.
Looking down at the Hauraki Gulf in Auckland - do you see what I see? What kind of geohazard is this? Image: LEARNZ.
A much larger aeroplane took you to Christchurch. Image: LEARNZ.
Walking through the air bridge to the Airbus A320. Image: LEARNZ.
You had to wait for some traffic to pass before take-off! Image: LEARNZ.
A view of the Christchurch coastline. What geohazard might you face here? Image: LEARNZ.
Flying over part of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch. Can you see where houses used to be before the earthquake? Image: LEARNZ.
Before landing you flew right over the central city. You can see there are still many vacant spaces where buildings stood before being demolished due to earthquake damage. Image: LEARNZ.
At Waitākiri School, where you will be based for most of the field trip. Image: LEARNZ.