Search

Earthquake!

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Photos from around chch on the day of the earthquake

20170918_6084_7D2-41 Demolition still happening (260/365)

20170918_6084_7D2-41 Demolition still happening (260/365) Six ½ years after the earthquakes there are still a few demolitions taking place. This one is a block of council owned flats. Whether the whole complex is being demolished or not I don't know., but here the centre block of three is being demolished. The green grass is what was sections...

20130123_1662_1D3-35 Canterbury substation (Day 23/365)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The electrical supply substation built into the Lion Breweries Canterbury Draught brewery in St Asaph Street, Christchurch. Now the whole complex is being demolished due to earthquake damage.

20161018_9063_7D2-70 Restricted Area (292/366)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

20161018_9063_7D2-70 Restricted Area (292/366) In the suburban red zone on Avonside Drive. #7826

Rose Historic Chapel 2007 (see text + link below)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Sadly the Chapel has been badly damaged in the magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Christchurch 22 February 2011 - see photo at www.flickr.com/photos/geofftrotter/5570195671/in/photostr... The Rose Historic Chapel formerly St Mary’s Convent Chapel is the sole su...

20130622_7842_1D3-24 Disabled in more ways than one (Day 173/365)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

One of many disabled carparks outside what used to be one of the great sporting complexes in New Zealand. The Queen Elizabeth II Park complex in north-east Christchurch was built initially for the 1974 Commonwealth Games and was used for track and field and the adjoining pool complex had swimming and diving. It was built on an area that was used...

20131212_6234_1D3-24 Another New Brighton building comes down (Day 346/365)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

20131212_6234_1D3-24 Another New Brighton building comes down (Day 346/365) The old Esplanade Tavern is being demolished due to damage suffered in the earthquakes of 2011. Another one of New Brighton's iconic buildings to go. #4457

20130826_2587_1D3-28 Here we go again! (Day 238/365)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Only it is worse this time! As from Wednesday I won't have car access to the property, nor the street, nor one of the neighbouring streets - for a month at least! A second attempt to do a sewer repair after the earthquakes - yes I know they were 3 to 2½ years ago!

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

PGC - Pyne Gould Corporation building; photo taken from the roof of the Warners Novotel, Cathedral Square.

20130901_2869_1D3-150 Wilson City!

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

As buildings are demolished as a result of the earthquake in 2011, Wilson Carparking are waiting to pounce on each bit of vacant land. Someone suggested about a year ago that the city be renamed "Wilson" as that name appears more in the central city than Christchurch does! In the background the CERES NZ nibbler attacks the support structure fo...

Colombo Street - Rob Roys

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Photo taken Jan 2011 - the cracks in the front of the building get a little bigger with each aftershock.

20130915_3522_1D3-55 Shock of the Millenium

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The damaged (and once iconic Christchurch Cathedral) waits it's fate (repaired or demolish/rebuild) with the Millenium hotel in background.

Sand Volcano

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Photo of the damage caused by the 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchuch on the 4th of September 2010.

20130901_2890_1D3-70 10:26am Gone!

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

See previous photo (exactly 3 hours earlier). Demolition of the support structure for NZ Breweries smokestack in Christchurch. CERES NZ's nibbler is at work, the pipe stack having been removed yesterday (Saturday). This is three hours after the previous photo, and just a pile of rubble sits beside the tree (largely undamaged despite being next...

20130814_2441_1D3-58 Cranes (Day 226/365)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Work is continuing on the earthquake damaged South New Brighton bridge. Avon River to the left, Avon-Heathcote Estuary the other side of the bridge.

Christchurch earthquake

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The September Canterbury earthquake. These buildings have since been demolished. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.

Christchurch earthquake

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The September Canterbury earthquake. These buildings have since been demolished. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.

Christchurch earthquake

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The September Canterbury earthquake. These buildings have since been demolished. Note: these photos were taken on a cellphone; mind the quality.

Earthquake shopping

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

sorry not a good photo but this is a quick trip to the supermarket 3 days after the earthquake in Christchurch