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20130304_2842_G12-10 Christchurch Gondola test running (Day 63/365)
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Hopefully will be open again later this month - 25 months afer the February earthquake.
20130211_2703_1D3-96 Parenga Place house move
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Moving from the Bexley "Red Zone" to?
20130206_0215_EOS M-47 Ferrier Fountain at the Town Hall
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Full of weeds after nearly two years of neglect. First time I have been in Victoria Square in over two years.
20130130_1832_1D3-67 Clarendon Towers
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Haha! This is the day before Mainzeal (see sign on fence at left) announced they had gone into receivership owing millions to the banks and sub-contractors like Smiths whose equipment is here.
20130130_1825_1D3-40 Football in the red zone
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Football turf has now gone and the area fenced off again.
20130130_1875_1D3-35 Gap Filler on Park Royal (Crowne Plaza) site
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20130130_1881_1D3-28 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site
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20130130_1879_1D3-32 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site
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20130130_1954_1D3-95 Cunningham Tropical House
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Closed due to earthquake damage.
20130106_1236_1D3-60 Cathedral (006/365)
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Deconstruction has been halted, but this was the front of Christchurch's most famous landmark. The tower/spire was above the nearest bit of remains.
20130805_2212_1D3-120 Broken and closed
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The South New Brighton Domain jetty into the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. A new jetty replaced an older one about 6-8 years ago, then the earthquakes happened! Before the earthquakes it was straight and level and open!
20130207_2231_1D3-165 Sumner and "container alley"
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Nearly 80 40 foot containers (most two high) protect Wakefield Avenue in Sumner from further rock falls. Behind these (to the left) are houses, church, bowling club, RSA (Returned Servicemens Association) and other community buildings that have been isolated now for nearly two years now. On the right upper third boundary (just behind two stand a...
20130130_1826_1D3-40 Colombo and Hereford
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20130130_1861_1D3-47 St Lukes in the City - labyrinth
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According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (near the small statue) to the centre and out again. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel. See next photo for more detail.
20130130_1857_1D3-85 New building - Kilmore Street
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20130130_1860_1D3-24 St Lukes in the City - stone memorial
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185 pieces of Rock from Halswell Quarry to represent the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake.
20130130_1883_1D3-50 at the Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site
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Is it to "ward" off evil spirits?.
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...
20130618_7676_1D3-105 Brick Substation
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20130621_7828_1D3-130 Temporary Snow! (Day 172/365)
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20130328_1148_EOS M-49 T-Rex may have visited
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The seismic survey truck T-Rex (from University of Texas) was in Bexley and Pacific Park a few days ago and may have left this calling card on the front lawn of my old "red zone" house. Obviously the geotechs will know what it means.
20130524_7197_1D3-24 Seaview Road drainage repairs
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20130524_7225_1D3-24 Bexley shops 1
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South New Brighton bridge damage (under repair)
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20130211_2645_1D3-840 South New Brighton bridge damage (under repair) Earthquake damage (that right hand abutment should be vertical with the bridge and the hand rail level). Bridge is closed to eastbound traffic (to left) and has a 3500kg weight limit as well. The eastern approach is the same. Damage caused mainly in the 04/09/10 and 22/02/11...
20130312_0935_EOS M-18 T-Rex (Day 71/365)
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Went for a drive down to South New Brighton/Southshore after work today to see what interesting birds I could find on the Estuary (godwits, skuas, terns etc), but passing Jellico Street, I saw this. T-Rex the seismic survey truck from the University of Texas that is visiting the city (first time out of USA). Weighs 30 tonne and from the marks o...
20130320_1044_EOS M-29 lifted house (Day 79/365)
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A red-zone house just a few down the road from where we used to live in Velsheda Street, with bricks (brick veneer?) off and lifted prior to transporting away.
20130618_7684_1D3-200 Sumner Road Closed
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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...
20130627_8864_1D3-32 Pay Here
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Maybe it should be titled "Pray Here"! The old church buildings next to the Christchurch Basilica (Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament) have been demolished and replaced with ANOTHER Wilson's Car Park. Hundreds of sites in the city where buildings have been demolished after the earthquakes have been replaced in the short term by car parks!
20130524_7201_1D3-32 Demolition of houses in Bexley is ongoing
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