20130325_1112_EOS M-25 Water water everywhere! (Day 84/365)
While the whole of the North Island is under drought conditions and parts of the South Island likely to follow suit, I doubt it will happen in Christchurch. With hundreds of earthquake road, water and sewer repairs underway many are spilling hundreds of litres of water per minute, like...
The ground at this residential property on New Brighton Road is completely water-logged.
The ground at this residential property on New Brighton Road is completely water-logged.
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A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Plastic sheeting has been placed over sections of the house to keep it water tight.
A photograph of Robin Duff's house at 386 Oxford Terrace. Plastic sheeting has been placed over sections of the house to keep it water tight. One of the windows has also been boarded up with plywood.
Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
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Seen through the cordon fence, water fills the former basement of the ANZ building on Hereford Street.
The PricewaterhouseCoopers demolition site on Armagh Street viewed through a barbed wire fence. Water has filled the basement area.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 261. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
A photograph of Whole House Reuse item 262. This item was salvaged from 19 Admiral Way in New Brighton as part of the Whole House Reuse project.
Seen through the cordon fence, a digger sits on a mound of dirt, and water fills the former basement of the ANZ building on Hereford Street.
There are occasional sewerage spills into the Avon River while all the sewer and road repairs are carried out. This rock wall was level and well above high tide level prior to the eathquakes. All the houses that can been seen here (except for those on the distant Port Hills) are in the suburban "red zone" and are still to be demolished.
The demolition site of the ANZ Building. A digger sits behind a pile of rubble, and water fills the former basement. The former post office can be seen in the background.
A view over the top of a cordon fence. A digger sits on a mound of dirt, and water fills the former basement of the ANZ building on Hereford Street. The partially-demolished BNZ building can be seen in the background.
Water from the river at high tide crosses Evans Avenue and enters a now abandoned "red zone" house via the garage. Next door (to the left) is the garage containing a car that was destroyed by fire last week (see earlier photos).
20130817_2457_1D3-400 The story of Christchurch (Day 229/365)
Many roads are closed all over eastern Christchurch as infra-structure repairs are carried out, whether it be water supplies, sewer repairs (as is the case here) or general road repairs, In just over two weeks it will be three years since the first earthquake happened (4th September...
The New Zealand public contemplate a dead drought stricken landscape. As well as lack of water, there is a lack of moderate pay scales for CEOs, satisfaction with EQC, quality TV, generous insurance companies, brilliant Solid Energy management, the integrity of John Banks (and by implication that of other MPs), quality education ministers, worthwhile overseas trips by the Prime Minister, 'clever' NZ First MPs and a boost for the West Coast among others.
Considered from a Canterbury perspective, the drought of early 2013 becomes a symbol for many of the recent political and social ailments afflicting the land.
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