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20130112_2576_G12-18 Avon River. Herring Bay, Kibblewhite Street, South Ne…
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When I was a kid this bit of land in the foreground was level and extended at least three times further out, but after the earthquakes you can see the angle that land near the river slumped. We used to catch a lot of herrings (yellow -eyed mullet) here when I was a kid, hence the local name of Herring Bay. Across the river is the Bexley Wetlands.
20130106_1240_1D3-60 Medway Street footbridge-2
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Earthquake damage. As a result of the September 2010 earthquake, with further damage from the February 2011 event.
Sunrise over Manchester Street
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Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_3973 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Tree - corner of Manchester Street and Cambridge Terrace
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Peter Majende, artist. Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_3997 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
20131231_8503_EOS M-22 From Cashel Street
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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.
20131231_8504_EOS M-22 Looking up Cashel Street
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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. For 36 years I worked in a now gone building where that red car is parked (on the left). and would have walked this route thousands of times, yet now it is...
20131231_8513_EOS M-22 The chocolate double decker
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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. This bus is used as a chocolate restaurant, and is parked next to the Pallet Pavilion on the site of the old Park Royal Hotel.
20130915_3540_1D3-92 Cardboard Cathedral
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20130911_8095_EOS M-33 Another one ready to leave
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Another salvaged house from the Bexley (Pacific Park) red zone is on the truck and may start it's journey to a new location overnight.
20130827_2683_1D3-28 Thanks 4 the Memories exhibit
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Worcester Blvd. Lawrence Roberts works for Photo & Video in Christchurch, suppliers of much of my photo gear in exchange for cash!
20130827_2674_1D3-35 Where Scott was
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The site of the Robert Falcon Scott statue. Here is what it looked like before (lining up ICE from POLICE on the Police building) www.flickr.com/photos/johnstewartnz/5921425414/in/set-721...
20130827_2619_1D3-105 Queensland Search and Rescue sign
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Exactly 2½ years (27/02/11 - 27/08/13) since the Queensland (Australia) SAR team TF1 spray painted this on a concrete fence in Armagh Street. Not many of these signs left now as many buildings have been demolished.
20130827_2649_1D3-65 What was once the most iconic building in Christchurch
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The Cathedral
20130524_7208_1D3-50 Earthquake damage to a Hulverstone Drive "red zone" h…
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Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
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...
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).
20130403_2908_G12-25 Cardboard Cathedral
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The temporary (10 years?) and cheap ($4-6 million) Anglican Cathedral being built a few hundred meters away from the old stone structure that was the centre of Christchurch. Both buildings (the original and this) have caused a lot of controversy, many wanting the old stone one to be repaired (the church want to demolish it), and this as a waste ...
20130403_2911_G12-10 IRD building and 185 white chairs
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Corner of Cashel and Madras streets, with the relatively new (built 2007) Inland Revenue Building and the white chair memorial to the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake. The chairs sit on the site of the now demolished St Pauls Pacific Chuch and is diagonally across the intersection from the CTV (Canterbury TV) building where ...
20130304_2860_G12-21 Rocks on Summit Road below Mt Cavendish
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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
20130312_0937_EOS M-55 T-Rex
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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...
20130206_0195_EOS M-21 Salvation Army Citadel
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A week ago this building was intact, now partially demolished. Will be an empty site in a week or two.
20130130_1811_1D3-17 ANZ Port-A-Com
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When this building was first brought on site I spent a few hours removing the tape/paper that had been covering every window.
Worcester Street
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Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_4019 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Manchester Street
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Friday 22 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-22-IMG_3982 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Medway Street bridge removal
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Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled2.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
Medway Street bridge removal
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Removal of the earthquake damaged footbridge over the Avon at Medway Street. Tuesday 12 February 2013. File reference: CCL-2013 -02-12-untitled5.bmp From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.
20131110_8305_EOS M-27 Empty and overgrown (Day 314/365)
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A house, one of the few still remaining in the Dallington Red Zone (Avonside Drive, Dallington). The area is "red zoned" due to land damage from earthquakes (mainly the February 22nd 2011 6.4 magnitude quake).
20131212_6234_1D3-24 Another New Brighton building comes down (Day 346/365)
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The old Esplanade Tavern is being demolished due to damage suffered in the earthquakes of 2011. Another one of New Brighton's iconic buildings to go.
20130827_2673_1D3-24 Clarendon Tower site
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