Damage to Dallington Discount Market on the corner of Gloucester Street and Woodham Road, the facade of which has collapsed during the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The building has been cordoned off with a safety fence.
A photograph of a protest sign reading, "Pillage People" and showing the faces of key figures in the Christchurch rebuild superimposed on the bodies of the Village People. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Woodham Road, Linwood".
A photograph of foot and vehicle traffic at the intersection of High Street and Manchester Streets taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The road has become congested by people trying to leave the city.
The "Nucleus" sculpture by Phil Price on the corner of High, Manchester and Lichfield Streets. It has been cordoned off with fencing and road cones, and on the right is a rubbish skip. In the background is the Westpac Building.
Damage to the Victoria Street clock tower which stopped at the time of the 22 February earthquake. Sections of the base have been covered by black plastic sheeting and shipping containers protecting the road from the danger of it falling.
Flooding along Avonside Drive. The power poles along the road are on an outward lean due to liquefaction at the base. Concrete blocks have been pushed up against them to keep them upright.
Damaged house on the cliff on the road to Sumner, Christchurch.
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From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Ground heaving on the faultline from which the Saturday 4 September 2010 earthquake originated.
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Members of the Shirley community relaxing around a table set up by the World Mission Society Church of God on North Parade in Shirley. A member of the church can be seen holding a sign advertising free sausages.
A man sits at a table reading a C.C.C. (Christchurch City Council) report with the title 'Where your rates go!' He says 'Rubbish collection sewer roads squanderings bail outs' Context - After the Christchurch earthquake of 4 September 2010 rates have been of particular concern to residents which means people are sensitive to any possibility of squandering.
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A red-zone house just a few down the road from where we used to live in Velsheda Street, with bricks (brick veneer?) off and lifted prior to transporting away.
20130325_1112_EOS M-25 Water water everywhere! (Day 84/365)
While the whole of the North Island is under drought conditions and parts of the South Island likely to follow suit, I doubt it will happen in Christchurch. With hundreds of earthquake road, water and sewer repairs underway many are spilling hundreds of litres of water per minute, like...
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office standing outside St Paul's School on Gayhurst Road. There are cracks in the asphalt in front, and liquefaction on the ground.
A photograph of a road cone on Kingsford Street that has been wrapped in tinsel and decorated for Christmas. A Santa hat and glasses have also been used to decorate it.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south down Colombo Street from the bridge over the River Avon. The road damage in the foreground is where the bridge begins".
A photograph of an All Right? advertisement in an Adshel at a bus stop on Opawa Road. A woman with a baby in a pram is sitting at the bus stop.
What more can one say except that Shag Rock is now about one third it's original height. Whitewash Head in the background with the road that now drops over a cliff.
The cartoon shows the name in large capital letters 'Christchurch' with the 't' drawn as the Christian cross symbol. Below is text reading '"These deaths are our greatest loss. They remind us that buildings are just buildings, roads just roads, but people are irreplaceable" John Key' Context - The very severe Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 in which probably more than 200 people died.
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A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings down Manchester Street. Crowds have gathered at the intersection with High Street in the distance, after evacuating their buildings during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Rubble from the building to the left covers the road.
A photograph looking north up Liverpool Street from the intersection with Cashel Street. On the right, a pile of collapsed scaffolding can be seen on the road and two excavators are demolishing a building in the distance.
A photograph of 68 Gloucester Street with the COCA Gallery to the right. The building has been partially-deconstructed with a pile of rubble out front and wire fencing to keep it from scattering over the road.
A photograph looking south-east across Gloucester Street, taken from the Cambridge Terrace intersection. The road has been cordoned off ahead, and many excavators and cranes can be seen in the distance. A soldier is guarding the cordon.
A residential property at 4 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The number four and 'Still here' have been spray-painted onto the front of the house. A portable toilet, road cones, and old tyres have been left on the section.
A photograph of contractor Tony Fisher of Fisher Agricultural Ltd. inspecting a dug-out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln. There is a thick layer of saturated sand between the topsoil and the subsoil where the grass roots end.
A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of Lichfield Street, looking east from the intersection of Colombo Street. The road has been fenced off and there are damaged buildings in the background.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".
A photograph of two men taking photographs on St Asaph Street shortly after the 22 February 2011 street. The road has become congested by people trying to leave the city, and flooding from burst sewer mains can be seen along the street.
A photograph looking north down Manchester Street, taken from the intersection of Gloucester Street. In the distance, the road has been cordoned off. The Christchurch City Council car parking building can be seen on the right.
