A photograph of liquefaction emerging from freshly-harrowed soil on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of damaged land near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of damaged land near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of damaged land near River Road in Lincoln.
A video of a dug-out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln. There is a thick layer of saturated sand between the topsoil and the subsoil where the grass roots end. The saturated soil is collapsing as a result of contractor Tony Fisher, of Fisher Agriculture Ltd, having jumped lightly up and down on the edge of the pit.
A video of a dug-out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln. There is a thick layer of saturated sand between the topsoil and the subsoil where the grass roots end. The saturated soil is collapsing as a result of contractor Tony Fisher, of Fisher Agriculture Ltd, jumping lightly up and down on the edge of the pit.
A video of a tractor on a farm near River Road in Lincoln. The tractor is pulling a power harrow over a liquefaction blister. This was one of several soil-remediation techniques tested on farms affected by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A video of contractor Tony Fisher, of Fisher Agricultural Ltd, jumping lightly up and down on the edge of a dug-out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln. There is a thick layer of saturated sand between the topsoil and the subsoil where the grass roots end. The saturated soil starts to collapse as a result of the movement.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield, where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road, showing the tar stretched across a crack.
A photograph of a large crack in Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield, where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of a power pole on Highfield Road that shifted during the earthquake.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of cracks in the ground beside Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road where the faultline crosses the road.
A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield
A photograph of liquefaction in the Avon River near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction in the Avon River near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction in the Avon Heathcote Estuary.
A photograph of UC Geology student Dan Hills inspecting liquefaction in a reserve between Harris Crescent and Greers Road.
A photograph of liquefaction in a reserve between Harris Crescent and Greers Road.
A photograph of flooding and liquefaction in a reserve between Greers Road and Harris Crescent.
A photograph of piles of shovelled liquefaction on Harris Crescent in Papanui.