The South Brighton bridge abutment (city side). Bridge looks fine, just both approaches have moved A LOT!
20100904_3308_1D3-24 Road crack - Christchurch earthquake
Outside our house after the 7.1 Richter Canterbury earthquake on September 4 2010
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20100904_3313_1D3-24 Anzac Drive, Christchurch earthquake
Kenta with crack in ANZAC Drive
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CD racks and bookshelf in lounge. Amazing that the glass vase on the glass topped coffee table didn't move!
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20100908_3393_1D3-28 Removing liquefaction silt - Christchurch earthquake
The cleanup continues.
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The site of the Robert Falcon Scott statue. Here is what it looked like before (lining up ICE from POLICE on the Police building)
www.flickr.com/photos/johnstewartnz/5921425414/in/set-721...
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
20120805_7441_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 06
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Closed due to earthquake damage. But it looks in better condition than the building I work in!
20100918_3507_1D3-47 Pumping Station - Christchurch earthquake
The pumping station at the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road. New Brighon Road is still closed (2 weeks after quake) at this point.
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A historic plate smashed in the February Christchurch earthquake. Ashley Gorge Scenic Reserve was established by my Great-Grandmother (maternal) many years ago.
These have been thrown in the Avon River
All red zoned and it looked like no one is living anywhere in Culver Place. All awaiting demolition.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrameny aka Christchurch Basilica
20130808_2293_1D3-40 New Brighton bridge
Still awaiting a repair, but with so many bridges closed or partially closed we are lucky this one had what maybe minor damage.
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Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
20130808_2296_1D3-40 New Brighton bridge
Prior to the earthquakes the stone wall at right was near road level. Now it is about 1.5m (4-5ft) lower.
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20130808_2288_1D3-40 Awaiting demoloition
Two relatively new town houses in the Bexley "Red Zone". Awaiting demolition due to severe land problems. Have been vandalised.
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Went into this cafe a few times in years gone by (all on camera club field trips or photowalks). It was a nice two-storey building then. Not now after the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.
A couple of city blocks away from the now damaged Cathedral a temporary $4million cathedral has been built using large cardboard tubes and sheeting.
Haha! This is the day before Mainzeal (see sign on fence at left) announced they had gone into receivership owing millions to the banks and sub-contractors like Smiths whose equipment is here.
185 pieces of Rock from Halswell Quarry to represent the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake.
Following the 5.8 and 6.0 quakes of 23/12/11 there is further damage to the track separating the Bexley Wetlands from the Pacific Park housing area.
20120805_7586_1D3-600 30 seconds later the dust drifts across the city.
Following the demolition of the earthquake damaged Newstalk ZB building.
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Following the 5.8 and 6.0 quakes of 23/12/11 there is further damage to the track separating the Bexley Wetlands from the Pacific Park housing area.
The South New Brighton jetty has been closed for 3 or 4 years (fenced off) then the fence was removed and it was "open", but nothing has happened to it since the earthquakes, but it is closed again now, although it looks like a home made sign!
Awaiting the demolition ball! See the hole punched in by the neighbouring building (now demolished) during the February 22 2011 earthquake. This building is leaning to the north (left) while it's now demolished neighbour was leaning to the south (right).
All because the crap land gave way underneath!
Deconstruction has been halted, but this was the front of Christchurch's most famous landmark. The tower/spire was above the nearest bit of remains.
Exactly 2½ years (27/02/11 - 27/08/13) since the Queensland (Australia) SAR team TF1 spray painted this on a concrete fence in Armagh Street. Not many of these signs left now as many buildings have been demolished.
