A video of water erupting out of a burst water main in the Christchurch central city.
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 consent granted by Environment Canterbury, providing consent to discharge water and contaminants to water.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 December 2012 entitled, "Ward's Water".
A photograph of a damaged footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph of a damaged footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 2 June 2012 entitled, "Waste Water Waiting".
An example of a paper which explains the role of an Asset Owner's Representative - Water Supply at SCIRT.
A presentation by Dr Matthew Hughes (Department of Civil and Natural Resource Engineering) on "Liquefaction Impacts on Christchurch's Water and Wastewater Networks".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Stagnant water in Waygreen Avenue leads to green algae in all the puddles".
A technical paper prepared for the Water NZ conference and expo 2012, which details how GIS and InfoNet were used to complement SCIRT's asset assessment process.
A photograph of a damaged footpath. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A laminated sign for the 2011 Festival of Flowers attached to a wooden planter. The plants in the planter are dry and dead. The photographer comments, "The theme for the 2011 Festival of Flowers was 'burst! of water'. The Christchurch February earthquake came and water and sand called liquefaction burst out of the ground all around the area. Ironically the plants for the festival were left unattended in the cordoned off red zone and they would have loved a little burst of water".
Liquefaction in a residential property in North New Brighton. The fence has subsided into the silt, and a temporary water line runs along the street in front. The photographer comments, "Because this is in the Christchurch red zone the people living here, if they have lost one of the normal essentials such as sewage they will not get it repaired. It is get out or live in third world conditions. The blue line is the temporary water pipe, which will be removed when the area is depopulated".
A photograph of a damaged wall. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
The top of the water slides in the QEII swimming pool, exposed by its demolition. The slides themselves have been broken off, leaving only the entry points. The photographer comments, "After assessment of the damage caused by the numerous earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand they decided to demolish the QEII stadium and it's swimming pool".
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Waitaki Street in Bexley. The driveway is flooded with stagnant water.
Interview with Surface Water Planner, Graham Harrington. This interview was conducted by Emma Kelland as part of Deirdre Hart's Coastal and River Earthquake Research project.
The Ferrier Fountain in front of the Town Hall. The fountain is no longer running and there are weeds in the water bed.
A water jet sprays over the rubble of the Crowne Plaza Hotel to prevent dust. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "One of the residents looks at the permanent water in Waygreen Avenue which has led to green algae in all the puddles".
A rubbish truck collects rubbish from the red bins along Rocking Horse Road in Southshore. The uneven surface of the road can be seen, with water pooling in the foreground.
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 5 June 2012, looking over Victoria Square with the Forsyth Barr Building, the Victoria Apartments and the PriceWaterHouseCoopers Building visible.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "14 Waygreen Avenue. This house was abandoned back in September 2010 and is one of the saddest we have seen. Note the algae in the water by the kerbside".
A snapshot from GPS Boomerang's SmartBird flight over the Christchurch red zone on 23 December 2012, looking over Victoria Square with the Forsyth Barr Building and the Victoria Apartments visible. The PriceWaterHouseCoopers Building has been demolished.