A photograph of damage to Highfield Road in Darfield
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of a damaged driveway. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of a damaged house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph of a damaged building in Lyttelton.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake damage to Lois Place, photographed from River Road".
A photograph taken from Kanniga's Thai Food on Papanui Road showing the damage to the Carlton Hotel on the other side of the road.
A photograph taken from Kanniga's Thai Food on Papanui Road showing the damage to the Carlton Hotel on the other side of the road.
On 14 November 2016 a magnitude Mw 7.8 earthquake struck the upper South Island of New Zealand with effects also being observed in the capital city, Wellington. The affected area has low population density but is the largest wine production region in New Zealand and also hosts the main national highway and railway routes connecting the country’s three largest cities of Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, with Marlborough Port in Picton providing connection between the South and North Islands. These transport facilities sustained substantial earthquake related damage, causing major disruptions. Thousands of landslides and multiple new faults were counted in the area. The winery facilities and a large number of commercial buildings and building components (including brick masonry veneers, historic masonry construction, and chimneys), sustained damage due to the strong vertical and horizontal acceleration. Presented herein are field observations undertaken the day immediately after the earthquake, with the aim to document earthquake damage and assess access to the affected area.
A photograph of damaged houses, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Earthquake-damage to 99A and 97A Bexley Road".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to Woodham Road near the intersection with Carnarvon Street. The white line in the centre of the road now wavers due to the tar seal buckling. Road cones have been placed over cracks in the road to warn road users.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the House of Travel building on the corner of Papanui and Leinster Roads, taken from inside a car.
A digger scraping damaged tarseal from River Road in Richmond. A portaloo sits on the side of the road. The photographer comments, "Road repairs. River Rd, Richmond, looking west".
A photograph of an earthquake damaged road in Christchurch. Road cones, cracks, and the remants of liquefaction can be seen on the road. There is a queue of traffic along the street.
An aerial photograph of New Brighton Road, where the traffic has been diverted across the front yards of several red-zoned houses.
Damage to a footpath on Bracken Street in Avonside.
Damage to a footpath on Bracken Street in Avonside.
Damage to a footpath on Bracken Street in Avonside.
A photograph of damage to the road and footpath on Peterborough Street. There is a crack between the road and gutter.
A photograph of damage to the road and footpath on Peterborough Street. There is a crack between the road and gutter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Major Hornbrook Road, Mt Pleasant".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "St Andrews Hill Road".
A large crack separating a footpath and lawn in Burwood.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office, taking photographs of damage along Gayhurst Road.
A photograph of damage to a road at Bexley Park.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street.
A photograph of damage to the road on Bridge Street.
A photograph of damage to a road at Bexley Park.