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Digital Photograph: Lyttelton Main School from the Gaol Steps, Lyttelton
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 13 May 2011 showing Lyttelton Main School viewed from above near the top of the Gaol Steps between Oxford and St Davids Streets. The photograph is taken at an angle. Several subsequently demolished buildings are visible beyond the school including (from left to right) Lyttelton Police Station, th...
Digital Photograph: Gaol Steps and Lyttelton Main School, Oxford Street, L…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 13 May 2011 showing the damage to the Gaol Steps between Oxford and St Davids Streets and the upper playground of Lyttelton Main School. The Gaol Steps are a pedestrian link between Oxford and St Davids Streets. In October 2013 these steps were closed and barricaded with temporary fencing because...
Digital Photograph: The site of the Harbourlight Theatre, London Street, L…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 8 June 2011 showing the site of the Harbourlight Theatre on London Street. The site is fenced off, on the fence is the same heart shape which appears tied to a fence in a different part of London Street in 2013.17.39 A white painted wooden cross has been placed in the ground with 24 [street numbe...
Digital Photograph: Demolition of Former Canterbury Hotel, corner of Norwi…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 July 2011 showing the demolition of the former Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street. At the time of demolition the ground floor was occupied by the Magma Gallery. Also visible in the photograph are the Old Post Office, Lyttelton Takeaways (corrugated iron walls) and ...
Digital Photograph: Partial demolition of the Old Lyttelton Harbour Board …
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 19 May 2011 showing the partial demolition of the old Lyttelton Harbour Board Offices on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. The photograph shows the upper floor of the original part of the building being removed and a temporary roof being constructed over the ground floor. At the time o...
Digital Photograph: Demolition of the former Library, Council Chambers and…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 11 June 2011 showing the demolition of the old Lyttelton Library, Council Chambers and Magistrates' Court on the corner of Oxford Street and Sumner Road. The photograph shows the upper floor of the building being demolished with a high reach digger and a jet of water being played on the building ...
Digital Photograph: Demolition of Former Canterbury Hotel, corner of Norwi…
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 14 July 2011 showing the demolition of the former Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Norwich Quay and Oxford Street. At the time of demolition the ground floor was occupied by the Magma Gallery. Also visible in the photograph are 'Tin Palace' and a former office building which shows repairs made by...
Digital Photograph: Temporary Theatre, London Street, Lyttelton
Images, Canterbury Museum
One landscape colour digital photograph taken on 6 September 2011 showing the temporary theatre erected on the site of the Volcano Café on London Street for a production of Macbeth by The Loons Circus Theatre Company. The green canopy supported on shipping containers was used to shelter the audience. The stage area was the demolition site partia...
St Pauls Church - other end of building subsided by about 50 cm
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
Sydenham Churchills Tavern - the black canopy under all those bricks is wh…
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.
St Pauls school playground adjacent to church - that is not a wall at the …
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The line that runs across this picture is the subsidence line - everything this side of the line has sunk by about 50 cm.
St Pauls Church - tower has subsided about 25cm
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
St Pauls church tower subsidence - first course of bricks no longer visible
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction.
View from the back of the room
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
If you look very closely, running from the nearest right desk to the second desk on the left hand side, you can see my 'fault-line', - the crack that runs the length of the classroom under the lino.
St Pauls Church on Gayhurst Road Dallington
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
The end wall of this building collapsed onto the roof of the Monumental Ma…
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Looked like a nice stereo they had.
Sunset over a damaged city
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Overlooking McCormacks bay out across the city with the Southern Alps as a backdrop. There is still a strong effect from the July 11, 2011 Volcanic erruption (Puyehue) in Chile. Ash made it over to New Zealand causing very strong colours at sunset. The colours have not been artificially changed and its not a mash up. The parts of the city (and...
SPCA Canterbury Photograph 25
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of members of Massey University's Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) working in the central city red zone after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. VERT travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to assist with caring for animals. Each member is wearing a hard hat, face masks, and a head lamp.
20130403_2911_G12-10 IRD building and 185 white chairs
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Corner of Cashel and Madras streets, with the relatively new (built 2007) Inland Revenue Building and the white chair memorial to the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake. The chairs sit on the site of the now demolished St Pauls Pacific Chuch and is diagonally across the intersection from the CTV (Canterbury TV) building where ...
20160307_6607_7D2-110 Interior removal
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
The Forsyth Barr building has stood silent and empty (except the occasional intruder and pigeons) since the February 2011 earthquake. It was sold "as is" and I understand that it is now going to be fitted out as a hotel. This is the building that had severe stairwell damage during the quake necessitating people being lowered via ropes etc on t...
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 235
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by the New Zealand Defence Force, "Chief of Defence Force, Major General Rhys Jones boarding a Iroquois helicopter as part of his operational tour of earthquake affected areas of Christchurch".
The Southland Times Image: Robyn Edie 2011:02:25 13:05:37
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Arnold and Joy Pohio of Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, speak of their son Joseph Pohio 40 yrs, who was killed during the earthquake while in the central city."
New Zealand Defence Force photograph 118
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force discuss matters outside a Boeing 757 at the Christchurch Airport. The Boeing is carrying rest home residents affected by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Manawatu Standard Image: Stacy Squires 2010:12:13 10:10:00
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch CBD was 'yarn-bombed' during the weekend using yarn and fabric pieces to brighten public areas and earthquake-affected spaces. Hope sign at Hereford and Manchester Streets".
The Southland Times Image: Stacy Squires 2010:12:13 10:03:28
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch CBD was 'yarn-bombed' during the weekend using yarn and fabric pieces to brighten public areas and earthquake-affected spaces. Hope sign at Hereford and Manchester Streets".
Jim Baltaxe WEMO Photograph 048
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of mattresses and blankets in a school hall in Christchurch. The hall was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for citizens displaced by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:17 14:08:32
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Pupils at St Josephs school dressed up as a book character to help raise money for Christchurch earthquake victims. Pictured from left are Luca Davis and Ben Cockcroft".
Jim Baltaxe WEMO Photograph 018
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a bed inside a campervan parked in Hagley Park. The campervan served as temporary accommodation for emergency management personnel who travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The Unlucky
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".
WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 02
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of volunteers from the Wellington Emergency Management Office preparing for their journey to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background is the Wellington Emergency Management Office building.