Phil Goff leading the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) as they are welcomed by a powhiri. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Ngai Tahu elders performing a powhiri to welcome workers of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Wheelbarrows being returned to Burwood Park by students from the University of Canterbury. The students have been using them to clear liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
A Ngai Tahu elder speaking to politicians and the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT) at the official opening. The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Mayor Bob Parker speaking at the opening of the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (SCIRT). The ceremony was held in Burwood Park.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "23 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. Through the window pane beside the door you can see silt piled about 30 cm high inside the house".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "23 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. The view through the window here shows the size of the silt piled against the front door".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking south along Kerrs Road which is zoned red in the foreground where it has slumped. Further along it's zoned green".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Orari Street, Bexley. Look at the angles of the lamp-posts in this street and the size of that pot hole!".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The estuary situated behind Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The estuary shows signs of liquefaction with a large number of sand volcanoes appearing".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cardrona Street and Avondale Road. The land between Avondale Road and the river is red zoned".
Liquefaction silt in Bexley. The photographer comments, "This is not really a worm but a sliver of liquefaction that has fallen out of a tyre tread".
A portaloo on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake District. Signs with "Merry Christmas" and "Santa's Grotto" have been taped to the side.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south along Wattle Drive, New Brighton towards the Port Hills. This part of the street is red zoned".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wattle Drive in New Brighton. This part of the street is red zoned. This red zoned house is on the boundary between the zones".
Contractors conferring on the Anzac Drive Bridge in New Brighton. In the background, an excavator is lifting a piece of metal to place on one of the bridge's lamp posts.
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 captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district". A sign on a power pole reads, "Viewing. Kiwi - $2, tourist - $5".
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 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 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".
An aerial photograph of a cul de sac at the end of Goodman Street in the Horseshoe Lake residential area.
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".