20100918_3500_1D3-60 Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake

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The bridge at the north end of Porritt Park, Avondale.

20100918_3497_1D3-24 Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake

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The Avon River loop around Porritt Park has risen with the quake. Huge cracks are all through Porritt Park (rowing, hockey and cricket venue). The main section of the river is in a man made cut behind the buildings in the background of this pic.

20160104_1602_7D2-20 Porritt Park

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Porritt Park was, before the earthquakes, the headquarters of hockey in this region. Two astro-turf fields (the main one was to the left of the building), and corporate offices etc. The earthquakes buckled all the playing surfaces and damaged the buildings; a couple of smaller ones have been removed. Hockey shifted the other side of the cit...

20160104_1608_7D2-20 Porritt Park (004/366)

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Porritt Park was, before the earthquakes, the headquarters of hockey in this region. Two astro-turf fields (the main one was other side of the building), and corporate offices etc. The earthquakes buckled all the playing surfaces and damaged the buildings; a couple of smaller ones have been removed. Hockey shifted the other side of the city t...