20130424_6254_1D3-400 South New Brighton Jetty - 2

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The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now.

20130424_6256_1D3-400 South New Brighton Jetty - 1

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The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now.

20130424_6246_1D3-400 South New Brighton Jetty - 3

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The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now. The shags like it though!

20130125_1749_1D3-400 Road Closed 1

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20130125_1749_1D3-400 Road Closed 1 The Lyttelton side of Evans Pass is closed (since the earthquake 23 months ago - 22/02/11). Prior to the road tunnel (through the Port Hills) opening in the early 1960s this was the main access road to the port of Lyttelton. #3072

New Brighton bridge

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20130808_2296_1D3-40 New Brighton bridge Prior to the earthquakes the stone wall at right was near road level. Now it is about 1.5m (4-5ft) lower. #4075

Catholic Cathedral - 2 Years On from the 2011 Earthquakes

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Twelve Days of Christmas (part 2)

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20131228_6787_1D3-82 Twelve Days of Christmas (part 2) The NG building on Madras Street was given the go ahead to repair earthquake damage, which the owners did at some expense, Now, the government want this land to build a central city stadium, so there is a protest on the windows set to the Christmas song the Twelve Days of Christmas. 12 mi...

20130627_8878_1D3-28 We need the Pot of Gold!!

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On the day the the government and council jointly announced who will fund what, for the Christchurch rebuild, a rainbow appears over the rebuild of the Latimer Hotel. For the central city the figures are: NZ$4.9 billion with $2.9 billion coming from central government and $1.9 billion coming from the local city council (us ratepayers in Christc...

20130630_9138_1D3-58 IRD Building (Day 181/365)

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The old (or is that the new) Inland Revenue Department (IRD) building on the corner of Madras and Cashel Streets in central Christchurch. Built in 2006/07 on the site of the former Farmers department store (itself badly damaged by fire), it was just a few years old when the earthquake of February 2011 struck, and subsequent quakes (all through 2...