Living on the Edge

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A damaged house perched on the edge of the cliffs above Sumner. The photographer comments, "This house has slowly gone over the edge since the big earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011. Subsequent earthquakes has caused the rock face to crumble more and more".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2670

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A photograph of a damaged cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cliff Street and Emily Heights".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2669

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A photograph of a damaged cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cliff Street and Emily Heights".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2668

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A photograph of a damaged cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cliff Street and Emily Heights".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2671

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A photograph of rocks fallen from a damaged cliff face. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Cliff Street and Emily Heights".

I've Lit the Fuse, What Next?

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Two workers inspect fuses placed in an embankment during reinforcement work. The photographer comments, "This is the reinforcing of an embankment in the port of Lyttelton, which partly collapsed in the Christchurch earthquakes. They are using the same equipment as used for blowing up rock faces to mend them".