Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall damaged this house".
The damaged Knox Church on Bealey Avenue. The brick walls have collapsed, exposing the wooden structure beneath. The photographer comments, "Bealey Avenue is open to traffic, as are many of the side streets, and the damage to buildings along this street is quite impressive and perhaps just a small taste of the damage that lies beyond the cordon ... At the Hagley Park end of Bealey Avenue lies the Knox Church. This church suffered in the first earthquake and featured in the news a fair bit at the time. It's crazy to think that all that appeared to be damaged then were some bricks that had fallen from near the roof. Now, Knox Church is all but a wooden frame holding up a roof. It's eerie to drive past this large church and be able to look straight through it to trees on the other side".
A demon mask hangs from a brick chimney in New Brighton. Some of the bricks at the base of the chimney appear to have moved. The photographer comments, "Since the September earthquake brick chimneys have been tumbling down. I do not know if this was put up to ward off shaking of the chimney during earthquakes, but it seems to be working. This chimney has now been taken down at the end of March 2012 and replaced with a simple metal flue".
Workers operate a drilling rig inside a Terra Probe truck, which has been raised on jacks to make it stable. The photographer comments, "Another completely different company testing what is below the surface to determine what type of foundations new houses will need. This is in one the blue/green area of earthquake shaken Christchurch. Strangely this is 3 metres away from where the other testing was done".
A digitally manipulated image of the sun shining through a stand of pine trees in New Brighton. Some of the trees are on a lean. The photographer comments, "Due to the Christchurch earthquakes and the land subsiding in this area the trees in this area will nearly all be cut down. So these may be the last tall trees to bathe in the sunshine for decades to come".
A information board on the fence around the Homestead at Mona Vale. It says 'This hertiage building is managed by the Christchurch City Council on behalf of the city's residents. Until recently it served as a restaurant and function centre. This building was damaged in the 2010/2011 Canterbury earthquakes and ongoing aftershocks. Propping walls and other support is designed to keep the building weather-proof until a decision about its future can be made'.
A photograph of a warning sign placed next to a river in Christchurch. The sign reads, "Warning contaminated water. Due to sewage overflows this water is unsafe to human contact and activity and a public health risk. Please keep all people and pets out of contact with the water and do not consume any seafood or shellfish collected from this area".
Furniture spray-painted with drawings and words by members of the public as part of the Words of Hope project. Messages can be seen, such as, "Hope", "Something for everyone", "Equality street", "Food garden", "Opportunity from disaster", "We can do this Chch", "Chch = home", "Love", "Share the land", "Always time for change", "Life is beautiful", and "Sorry folks, this one is too much high rise!".
The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church want to demolish it), and this as a waste ...
The line that runs across this picture is the subsidence line - everything this side of the line has sunk by about 50 cm.
Rocks from the fallen cliff have rolled inside the carport of this house in Redcliffs.
Real estate sign on a building with a missing wall in Manchester Street reads "Watch this Hotspot!
Rocks from the fallen cliff have rolled inside the carport of this house in Redcliffs.
Compare this Jan 2011 shot with one taken earlier.
The front page graphic for The Press. The main headline reads, 'Does this look like the road to recovery?'.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This masonry house has been hard hit".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sign reading, 'Police vehicles only past this point'".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A container creating a safer entrance to this building".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This bus shelter just survived the earthquakes. Norwich Quay, Lyttelton".
This artwork is a legal graffiti work, part of Project Legit which is run by the Christchurch City Council.
An exhibition of artworks on the cordon fence. This was a project by the Linwood Community Art Centre.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Significant lean on this wooden building".
The Provincial Chambers Building with a red sticker on the door. This means the building is unsafe to enter.
This corner building ( Askos)has been demolished and the ones attached soon to ne
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This man was often outside the Canterbury Museum playing the recorder".
The top section of the A and T Burt building's facade. Bricks from this section have crumbled away.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 54 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 44 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 44 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rock fall that destroyed this house, 54 Raekura Place, Redcliffs".
