A suburban "red zone" house from Velsheda Street (#11), Pacific Park, is finally cut in half and loaded ready for transport out and a future life somewhere else in the South Island, whether it be close by or way down south in Gore or Clinton (where a few have gone already). The house has been stripped of it's bricks and jacked up for over four m...
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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!
rubble from earthquake at Papanui Corner
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Verandah roof of former Central Library on left. Rubble is from the former Farmers building and carpark.
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Closed due to earthquake damage. But it looks in better condition than the building I work in!
Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.
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
All this is "red zone" after the earthquakes and has to be demolished. The roof of my "old" house (now owned by the government) can be seen between the third and fourth river-side houses.
Due to earthquake damage.
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.
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Former Salvation Army Citadel on Durham Street.
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Corner of Durham and Kilmore.
Water from the river at high tide crosses Evans Avenue and enters a now abandoned "red zone" house via the garage. Next door (to the left) is the garage containing a car that was destroyed by fire last week (see earlier photos).
Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.
Transcript of John Le Riche's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Page 7 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 1 January 2013.