Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside, making it susceptible to flooding.
A photograph of road cones on Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The road cones have been decorated as reindeer, towing Father Christmas in a wheelbarrow sleigh.
Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside , making it susceptible to flooding.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Liggins Street and Jean Batten Place in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "It is hard to tell what is vertical at this house in Tasman Place. Many of the houses in the area have slumped".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This house is clearly unoccupied. 8 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
A photograph of a house on Kingsford Street in Horseshoe Lake with ribbon tied across its window. In the foreground is a decorated road cone.
A photograph of a road cone on Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The road cone has been decorated with tinsel and a miniature Christmas tree.
A photograph of a water tanker. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Filling up his truck with water prior to spraying the street. Liggins Street, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on the corner of Jean Batten Place and Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake district".
A photograph of a road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake. The cone has been decorated to look like Father Christmas.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A mound of liquefaction next to an angled street light on Liggins Street in the Horseshoe Lake area".
A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red.
An aerial photograph of a cul de sac at the end of Goodman Street in the Horseshoe Lake residential area.
A photograph of a road cone decorated with Christmas tinsel. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Rubbish bins lined at the end of the cul-de-sac in front of 19 Jean Batten Place, Horseshoe Lake, Burwood".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive outside the Council water pumping station. This area was rebuilt after the September earthquake but is now badly damaged again".
A photograph of Doug Sexton's garden at 378 Oxford Terrace, now overgrown. The photographer comments, "Sexton's garden was once published in Small Gardens".
A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red.
A photograph of the former site of Doug Sexton's house at 378 Oxford Terrace. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was zoned Red.
Cracks along the road in Avonside Drive. The riverbank has slumped towards the river, separating the land from the road and creating these cracks. Road cones warn drivers of the uneven surface. In the distance, a pile of liquefaction can be seen in front of a house.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Kokopu Lane in Bexley". A sign on the side of the road reads, "If you don't live down drive, do not drive down it you are trespassing!! Private Lane".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. A note reads, 'Don't bother digging! Thanks anyway'. This family moved out after the February earthquakes, due to damage from liquefaction. The stone made the house heavy so it sank and suffered from silt and water creating mould and other problems inside the house".
The driveway of a house on Avonside Drive. One of the concrete slabs has lifted and the owner has tried to fill the gap with blocks of wood. Unfortunately, these have come loose and are sticking out of the hole.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Liquefaction bubbled up into the shower and the bath after 22nd February and several other aftershocks. This shower has been cleaned several times, but the liquefaction keeps coming back".
A tribute taped to a window of a house on Tasman Place. The tribute reads, "Our red zoned house. When we bought you years ago, you looked a bit tired and sad, but overall you weren't too bad. We spruced you up with paint and love and asked for a blessing from above. The years went by, family and friends celebrations under your roof, your 'veggie' garden gave us kai. We felt safe within your wall, then one dreadful September night, the shaking earth made you fall. You tried with all your groaning might to keep us from harm. Because you were strongly built we held onto the door, while a wave of terror buckled the floor and outside the garden flooded with silt. Now you are near the end, sunken walls and windows bend. We say goodbye today and let you go, Our spirit and heart feels low. You are more than just mortar and brick. For us you were a gift, a safe haven where we once lived".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Lois Wright on the porch of her home of 45 years, built by her husband, Peter. 88 Kingsford Street, Horseshoe Lake. The land is red zoned here, so all the homes will be demolished and Lois must find another home. At this stage, she doesn't know where".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Hague family in the family room area of their home at 7 Ching Gardens in Horseshoe Lake. They lived here after clearing away the liquefaction from September 2010, but the extent of liquefaction from the February 2011 earthquake was too great and they left their home on 22 February".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. This residential street was badly impacted by liquefaction and is now red zoned. Stagnant water still rests in several places in the street".
