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The Star follow us on facebook.com/riseupchristchurch Thursday January 26 2017 13 News 25cc Petrol Line Trimmer $ 430mm cutting width. 137 00278675 UNDER WAY: A plan for improving the tsunami evacuation process in South New Brighton is under way, but residents in other areas along the New Brighton coast are still waiting. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Residents’ groups try to co-operate on evacuation plans • By Gabrielle Stuart TWO MONTHS after the failed tsunami evacuation, work is beginning on a plan for South New Brighton residents that could help them get out faster. Civil Defence, Te Waka Aroha South Brighton and the Southshore Residents Association are working together on a community evacuation plan, which would cover things like evacuation routes and organise help for vulnerable residents. They plan to hold a community meeting in several weeks to discuss the proposal. But other residents’ groups in New Brighton, North New Brighton and Waimairi have yet to be contacted by Civil Defence. And the The Star can reveal confusion between groups in the South New Brighton area has meant other work developing community plans has stalled. The South Brighton Residents’ Association has been working with the South Brighton Surf Life Saving Club to co-ordinate a network of volunteers to help in an emergency and has also been distributing information to residents in the area. Hugo Kristinsson Jane Harrison But that work has been put on hold because they did not have information from Civil Defence. Residents along the coast faced congested exits across Avon River bridges after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck just after midnight on November 14. Residents fearing a possible tsunami would not have escaped if a big wave struck. City council Civil Defence head Alicia Palmer said she had not received any messages directly from the residents’ association. “Our understanding is that Te Waka Aroha South Brighton and the Southshore Residents Association are working closely together,” she said. But South Brighton Residents’ Association chairman Hugo Kristinsson said that was not the case. Te Waka Aroha South Brighton founder Jane Harrison was a former member of the residents’ group, but Mr Kristinsson said there had been very little communication between the groups since she left three years ago. “I cannot understand why she is actually getting involved with this, because she specifically said she doesn’t want to get involved with any earthquake issues,” he said. He said tsunami response information should come from the association to avoid confusion and mixed messages. But Ms Harrison said she was happy to work with the residents’ association and share information she received from Civil Defence. She said Te Waka Aroha South Brighton planned to focus on different aspects of an evacuation plan, such as co-ordinating community meetings and working with individuals, while the residents’ association focused on distributing information. Mr Kristinsson said he believed that would still create confusion. In other areas around New Brighton, groups are also still waiting for information. New Brighton resident Susie Bragg said she planned to hold a residents’ meeting more than a month ago to discuss the failed evacuation and how to improve it. But that meeting had to be cancelled because she couldn’t get information from Civil Defence staff at the city council. “We couldn’t get answers from council and, if we didn’t have that information, there wasn’t any point,” she said. She plans to co-ordinate with Te Waka Aroha South Brighton to use the information they get from Civil Defence. 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