1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:04,920 Speaker 1: Good time to be a demo expert in Ashburton at 2 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: the moment. Plenty of work taking down the old Polytech building. 3 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:11,880 Speaker 1: Also what was PGG and then Evolution Vets on Tankred 4 00:00:11,880 --> 00:00:15,560 Speaker 1: Street that around by the sports hall, the Sparrow's building 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:18,600 Speaker 1: that's pretty much gone on East Street, and I've also 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:23,160 Speaker 1: spotted the two story block and Ashburton Intermediate has been toppled. 7 00:00:23,200 --> 00:00:24,599 Speaker 1: The principal there has Brent Gray. 8 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:25,919 Speaker 2: Morning, good morning work. 9 00:00:25,960 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 1: How are you quite the site driving down Gray Street yesterday? 10 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 1: How old do you reckon that building is? 11 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was built in the early to mid nineteen 12 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:38,559 Speaker 2: fifties Ashburton High School site, so yeah, it's been there 13 00:00:38,560 --> 00:00:40,640 Speaker 2: for a while, seventy five years. So yeah. 14 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: For some reason, being an ex student of yours back 15 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: in the early two thousands, for some reason I thought 16 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: it was a lot more modern than that. 17 00:00:47,760 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's called a Nelson Block and it was a 18 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:52,800 Speaker 2: common two story block, a bit like the one that 19 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 2: you've talked about down behind the police station. So the 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:57,720 Speaker 2: Nelson Block, and then you'll be familiar with what they 21 00:00:57,800 --> 00:01:00,240 Speaker 2: call Canterbury blocks, which you'll see it never be all 22 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 2: the red brick blocks and Allenton School. So Yeah, it 23 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 2: was a bit of a theme throughout the time, but 24 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:06,600 Speaker 2: that Nelson block is no more. 25 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:10,720 Speaker 1: It was always a thrill having thedvantage. I only ever 26 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: had one of my classes up on the top floor. 27 00:01:13,400 --> 00:01:14,880 Speaker 1: My mates seem to have a lot more. But being 28 00:01:14,920 --> 00:01:16,800 Speaker 1: able to sort of look out over the Kingdom, you're 29 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: almost like you're on Pride rocket in the Lion king. 30 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 2: Yeah, you did right, and it's a bit of a landmark. 31 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 2: Another lanemark at the town. 32 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: That's disappeared, So I guess, why what are you replacing 33 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: it with? 34 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, good question. So when we started doing our development 35 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:33,759 Speaker 2: at the school, the two story block was looked at 36 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 2: and would need a serious amount of upgrading to get 37 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 2: it up to standards. So the first thing that needed 38 00:01:38,000 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 2: to be done was steer wells and needs to be 39 00:01:40,400 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 2: brought up to earthquake standard, which was going to be 40 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 2: carendously costly. None of the glass in the place was 41 00:01:45,800 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 2: safety glass, and the list went on and on, and 42 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 2: the delay in getting the building down this time, of 43 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 2: course is best Boss related issues. But it's been in 44 00:01:57,000 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 2: the waiting. It was meant to be down before the 45 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 2: National government came into power too, nearly three years ago, 46 00:02:03,400 --> 00:02:06,920 Speaker 2: but they holded all those works at that time obviously. Yeah, 47 00:02:06,920 --> 00:02:09,240 Speaker 2: and this plan for a teen classroom, we're due to 48 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 2: role growth classrooms and so we're placing the eighth and 49 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:15,919 Speaker 2: the two story block with tin. But again we've got 50 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:19,080 Speaker 2: no idea what those classrooms will look like. They seem 51 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:21,240 Speaker 2: to be going away from the architects plans and talking 52 00:02:21,280 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 2: about offsite modular builds that we're still not being told 53 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: when those buildings were right. 54 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,360 Speaker 1: Okay, so safe to say it's not all going to 55 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 1: be up and running by the time Term one starts 56 00:02:32,000 --> 00:02:34,040 Speaker 1: this year. So so correct, what do you do? Where 57 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: are all those students going to go? We're going to 58 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: be learning backs and teams. 59 00:02:37,440 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, look at it seems to be that the 60 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: government now just want warm, safe and dry, So maybe 61 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:47,359 Speaker 2: some shipping containers or something. But in all seriousness, we've 62 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,720 Speaker 2: still got the old well, one of the blocks that 63 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:52,800 Speaker 2: was originally meant to go, the old prefed block, is 64 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 2: still there and we're utilizing that and also some of 65 00:02:56,040 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 2: our new buildings where we're not using them for what 66 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 2: they should be. We're using classrooms instead. So you know, 67 00:03:01,600 --> 00:03:03,800 Speaker 2: a purpose built science room has got a class in it. 68 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 2: And last year we were out of our soft materials. 69 00:03:08,000 --> 00:03:10,399 Speaker 2: We're running a class and we've put a class into 70 00:03:10,400 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: the library and things like that. 71 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:15,360 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's messy but workable, real estated a premium 72 00:03:15,440 --> 00:03:18,119 Speaker 1: and intermediate for this foreseeable future. Well, I certainly hope 73 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:20,919 Speaker 1: that we can get things moving on on what will 74 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 1: be an exciting addition when it's done. Those those ten 75 00:03:23,440 --> 00:03:25,959 Speaker 1: new classrooms, have they let you on the end of 76 00:03:25,960 --> 00:03:28,480 Speaker 1: a sledge hammer bring that would be therapeutic. That'd be 77 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,240 Speaker 1: like one of those when those smashrooms you get up 78 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:31,799 Speaker 1: in christ Church. 79 00:03:31,960 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 2: It'd be great, wouldn't that. We did let the local 80 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 2: paintball club through the old buildings before they were taken down. 81 00:03:37,600 --> 00:03:41,000 Speaker 2: But the two story block, of course with s bestof yeah, 82 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,680 Speaker 2: removing on things is a little bit tricky to get into. 83 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,040 Speaker 1: Leave it to the experts. Have they found any interesting 84 00:03:46,120 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: artifacts like maybe an old pair of my gym shorts? 85 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 2: No, they haven't been goodness, Yeah, but look, who knows. 86 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:54,760 Speaker 2: When they start digging out that floor, what they'll find 87 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:59,600 Speaker 2: is years of old school stuff. That's just things run 88 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:00,960 Speaker 2: into a whole when they've built new things. 89 00:04:00,960 --> 00:04:03,360 Speaker 1: The wheally Luke was here etched into something. Oh I 90 00:04:03,360 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: was super quiet. Are you keeping any of the old 91 00:04:05,760 --> 00:04:08,520 Speaker 1: building as you know, like in addition into the new 92 00:04:08,560 --> 00:04:09,680 Speaker 1: one or yeah. 93 00:04:09,520 --> 00:04:12,320 Speaker 2: We did take a bit of a wood, you know, 94 00:04:12,720 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: there's a fear bit of good old wood and some 95 00:04:14,440 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 2: of the bursters and things like that that was repurposed 96 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:19,320 Speaker 2: into a bit of furniture here and there, just to 97 00:04:19,400 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 2: keep some stuff that reminds us of what was there before. 98 00:04:22,560 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 2: So yeah, a few little things that we've been able 99 00:04:24,600 --> 00:04:26,279 Speaker 2: to I can choose and get out of there before 100 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:27,479 Speaker 2: they went to town. 101 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,000 Speaker 1: How many more days left of freedom for you? When's 102 00:04:30,040 --> 00:04:30,960 Speaker 1: the new term start. 103 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,960 Speaker 2: We've got teacher only days and meet the Teacher days 104 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 2: coming up next week and then full school back on 105 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:40,320 Speaker 2: the second of February.