A photograph of liquefaction silt piled at the side of a road.
Rubble piled in front of the Inland Revenue building on Cashel Street.
A photograph of a pile of rubble and scaffolding on Manchester Street.
A pile of rubble next to the damaged McKenzie & Willis building.
A photograph of a pile of rubble and scaffolding on Manchester Street.
Bricks are piled onto wooden pallets along Montreal Street outside Cranmer Court.
A photograph of a pile of bricks from the partially-demolished Cranmer Centre.
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction next to a motorway in Christchurch.
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction next to a motorway in Christchurch.
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction with animal prints running through it.
A photograph of a pile of liquefaction next to a motorway in Christchurch.
A photograph of a pile of bricks from the partially-demolished Cranmer Centre.
A tombstone submerged in a pile of liquefaction in a cemetery in Christchurch.
A digger works on top of a pile of soil and building rubble.
A photograph of a pile of bricks from St Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Church.
A pile of trees that have been cut down beside the Avon River.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Odeon Theatre behind a pile of rubble.
A photograph of a pile of bricks from the partially-demolished Cranmer Centre.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Shag Pile, formerly known as Shag Rock".
The last pile of liquefied silt to be cleaned up, from our lawn.
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.
A large pile of liquefaction silt in Parklands has been topped with a Christmas star. The photographer comments, "Not exactly the kind of sand castle you want to build on your Summer holidays. This is the biggest of several piles of liquefaction in just one street in Parklands/Queenspark".
Trucks and diggers build large piles of liquefaction silt. One pile has been covered with plastic sheeting, weighted down with tyres. In the foreground can be seen the Bromley sewage treatment ponds. The photographer comments, "Looking NW from the causeway through the sewage wetlands. Mountains of liquefaction silt are being piled up near the corner of Breezes Rd and SH74-Anzac Drive".
Trucks and diggers build large piles of liquefaction silt. One pile has been covered with plastic sheeting, weighted down with tyres. In the foreground can be seen the Bromley sewage treatment ponds. The photographer comments, "Looking NW from the causeway through the sewage wetlands. Mountains of liquefaction silt are being piled up near the corner of Breezes Rd and SH74-Anzac Drive".
Liquefaction erupted throughout the city during each of the major earthquakes. It had to be cleared and everyone piled it onto the roadside, where it was eventually picked up by City Council trucks. The fine dust permeated the air for weeks, driving many to wear dust masks while outside.
A photograph of a pile of rubble and wires seen through a cordon fence.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a pile of munched concrete rubble".
A construction area on Kilmore Street with a pile of rubble behind cordon fencing.
A photograph of a pile of silt from liquefaction in a garden and driveway.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, " Rapanui, Sumner. Was Shag Rock, now Shag Pile".
