Contact Robina
Robina Dobbie – please Contact Robina at:
Email: RD@RobinaDobbie.com
Address: PO Box 21-413, Edgeware, Christchurch, 8143, New Zealand
Or leave a Comment and I Will Get Back to You:
If for any reason you cannot contact me, please be patient as things do happen in life! This is a glimpse of my life that proves that point.
Canterbury Earthquakes
On 4th September 2010 we were rocked by a 7.1 earthquake that struck early in the morning, thankfully no one was killed although there was damage in sectors of our city.
Our local shops
Then at lunchtime on the 22nd February 2011 a 6.3 earthquake struck the city. It was a violent vertical earthquake causing extensive damage and the soft land in the city became like a trampoline bouncing up and down, with incredible force.
On 13th June 2011 there were two more violent earthquakes over 6 magnitude, once again with massive vertical force. There were 17510 earthquakes that struck the city since the first of those. 597 over magnitude 4!
I remember thinking…
Had anyone suggested closing down and vacating our central business district (CBD) for a day, there would have been thousands of reasons why it couldn’t be done. Yet for about two years our CBD was completely closed down!
- We had days without water – some people had months without water
- Portable toilets dotted the streets for years
- Roads were disrupted
- Traffic was slow and a headache
- Peoples homes were destroyed
- 185 people died
- Many others were injured to varying degrees
- People still suffer from the trauma of those earthquakes
- Many, many services were impacted
- Lives were changed forever and the future of some people is still left hanging…
It is now nearly six years later and thousands of houses have still not been repaired. We are one of many having to take our insurance company to court to get our home repaired or rebuilt.
Things Do Happen!
You’re welcome to contact me (Robina Dobbie) direct. Email is the best form of contact or if it is urgent you can ring, although please consider the time zone and the fact that we do travel regularly. If I am busy or asleep, please leave a message and, please just remember things do happen, you can be sure I will get back to you as soon as I can.
I want to get to know you and for us to all make our lives better and better!
