Portacom Press
I paid a call to Avenues Editor Yvonne Martin recently at the portacom village out near Christchurch Airport - home to The Press & local Fairfax staff since the February earthquake. It’s humbling to see how little space they have out there & a credit to all that the magazine has continued to roll out, month after month. The setting is about as inspiring as a shoebox! The canteen’s pretty good though and I suspect everyone is feeling alot safer where they are than they were at the start of the year in their old building in the Square, (now gone, of course).
They’re all relocating back into the CBD shortly, though to even call it ‘the CBD’ seems wide of the mark. More like CDZ - Central Disaster Zone!
It seems a few other businesses are now starting to head back into the centre too so here’s hoping it marks the start of something constructive. What a weird environment it’s going to be though, with so few familiar landmarks remaining.
I just wish everyone at The Press and Avenues a safe and productive return to the heart of Christchurch and hope the new building works out very well for them.
