The fence of this house in Kaiapoi has sunk into the liquefaction silt.
The fence of this house in Kaiapoi has sunk into the liquefaction silt.
The fence of this house in Kaiapoi has sunk into the liquefaction silt.
Detail of a damaged house that has sunk to one side, showing damage to the roof tiles.
A house which has sunk on one side. Damage to the roof can be seen. The property has been taped off.
A view into a residential property, looking over the fence. The house has sunk to one side, and the roof has collapsed.
A house which has sunk on one side. Damage to the roof and garage can be seen. The property has been taped off.
A photograph of a garage which has sunk into liquefaction on one side. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of a garage which has sunk into liquefaction on one side. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At high tide the Avon River is flowing onto the road because the land has sunk below sea level".
A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".
A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road. The blinds here hang vertically and show how far the house has sunk on the right".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Moira Fraser shows how this house on Moncrieff Place has sunk by the ease at which she can touch the downpipes".
A view into a residential property, looking through the gate. The house has sunk to one side, the roof has collapsed and cracks can be clearly seen in the wall.
A view into a residential property, looking through the gate. The house has sunk to one side, the roof has collapsed and cracks can be clearly seen in the wall.
A two-storey house in Avonside Drive with a warped upper balcony. The photographer comments, "This house is on Avonside Drive opposite the Avon River. The land in this area spread laterally and had bad liquefaction of the soil. This caused some houses to sink into the ground, but as the balcony supports did not sink as much the balcony came to rest at a crazy angle".
A wooden house in Wainoni has visibly bowed inwards towards its centre. The photographer comments, "During the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch the land which ran alongside the Avon river on Avonside Drive slumped towards the waterway. In a line parallel to the road the road, but around 20m away a ground movement occurred which caused some houses to rise up or sink down".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Press. Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. This power pole in Kingsford Street sunk a good metre or so into the ground".
A sign attached to a power pole on Avonside Drive reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A view down Bracken Street in Avonside. A power pole has been propped up by a concrete block because the asphalt around it has sunk as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A sign attached to a power pole on Bracken Street in Avonside reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Two damaged driveways on Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried liquefaction can be seen in the gap between the two driveways, and behind them the ground has sunk. Weeds have grown through cracks in the concrete.
Two damaged driveways on Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried liquefaction can be seen in the gap between the two driveways, and behind them the ground has sunk. Weeds have grown through cracks in the concrete.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Keith Hague shows how the house has sunk by the ease at which he can touch the downpipes. Note the heap of liquefaction to the right of the picture".
A damaged house in Avonside. The front of the house has sunk due to subsidence in the ground caused by liquefaction. Codes have been spray painted on the front window by the North Shore City Council rescue team.
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".
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".
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".
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".