20130312_4425_1D3-150 South New Brighton boardwalk track [Explored]

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Damaged in the earthquakes, now with more bends and not level as it was before. Selected for Explore. #306 12/05/13

20130416_1284_EOS M-33 200 metres

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A bit of the now demolished QEII (Queen Elizabeth II) Park running track in the "Gap Filler" on the old Deka site in New Brighton (last occupied by a charity barn before a major fire and subsequent demolition).

20130112_2581_G12-14 How the levels have changed

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Post the earthquakes land has sunk and in this case the track is below high tide level. It would have been at least 500mm above the highest tide level prior to the recent earthquakes that started on 04/09/10.

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

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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...

20130524_7214_1D3-40 Hidden park bench

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Prior to the earthquakes (mainly the February 22 2011 event) this park bench was at track level. Shortly after the February quake someone in the council did the sums and realised that the area near the Avon River had dropped between a metre and 1.4m (about 4 foot), so a rush job by contractors shifted in many tonnes of rock and gravel to raise a...