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A house on Avonside Drive with cracks in its foundations and the interior wall of its porch as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Cracks can also be seen in the asphalt of its driveway.

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A Civil Defence staff member completing a Level 1 Rapid Assessment inspection form for a damaged house. Some of the brickwork has collapsed from the outer wall and the awnings over the windows have collapsed.

Long wait for quake repairs for some Canterbury homeowners

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Canterbury earthquake victims with the most damaged homes could have to wait more than two and half years for their houses to be fixed - but one owner says her problems are nothing compared to the misery of the Pike River mine disaster.

Rebuild vs Repair - Christchurch insurers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

New assessment guidelines are reclassifying houses which were previously written off as being repairable, leaving owners up to $180,000 worse off. Kathryn talks to Leanne Curtis, spokesperson for the Canterbury Community Earthquake Recovery Network, and Renee Walker, spokesperson for IAG New Zealand.

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Codes spray-painted by the North Shore City Council rescue team on the driveway of a house in Dallington. The cement blocks of the driveway have lifted in the background, creating a cracked and uneven surface.

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Damage to the building that housed the LSI English Language School on Peterborough Street. The side wall where bricks have fallen from has been covered up, and the area around the building has been cordoned off. Piles of bricks are still visible on the site.

In which bottles are used, beer is drunk, and graphic design atrocities ar…

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Over the past two blog posts we’ve been looking at a large assemblage of labelled bottles found under a house in Akaroa. Today on the blog we’re going to take a step back and look at how the bottles travelled … Continue reading →

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi Senior Constable Anna Stenhouse can still share a laugh with National list MP Kate Wilkinson and Minister of Police Judith Collins after losing her house in the 4 September quake".

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Large boulders which have fallen among houses at the base of the cliffs in Redcliffs. In the foreground a shipping container blocks access to the driveway. The photographer comments, "Now this is one very huge rock to have land in your front yard".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "1116 Avonside Drive. When I took this photo I made sure that the shadow of the fence was in the photo so you know it's the house that's dramatically skewed".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CBD. Looking north between Colombo and Manchester Streets".

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A precarious chimney on the roof of a house. Most of the bricks at the base of the chimney have broken away and fallen to the ground. The rest are still holding together. It will need to be deconstructed and removed.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 166

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A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in a room inside an earthquake-damaged house. The chimney and fireplace in the room have collapsed and the bricks have spilled across the floor.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Keith Hague shows how the house has sunk by the ease at which he can touch the downpipes. Note the heap of liquefaction to the right of the picture".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 03

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "Brick walls still clinging on".

Central City Tour, 4 April 2011 - Photograph 04

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Brick cladding is badly cracked and buckled, and some bricks have fallen. There is a large gap between the floor and the foundations. The photographer comments, "Brick walls still clinging on".

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An abandoned residential property at 31 Seabreeze Close in Bexley. The number 31 has been spray-painted onto the entrance of the house. The door appears to be open. Weeds are growing through the cracks in the driveway.

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A "drummer boy" dummy dressed in a hi-vis jacket sits on top of a building on High Street. Written on the back of the building is "Merry Christmas Christchurch Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum". Te Waiponamu House is visible in the background.

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Empty sections where houses once stood at 24A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The sections are overgrown with weeds. A single Victorian-style street lamp stands on the side of the footpath. The gutter has partly flooded.

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A sign attached to the front fence of the Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel reading, "Don't touch this lady without owner's permission". Yellow tape has been laid over the front reading, "Restricted area, please keep out".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 11

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Damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack runs through brickwork under a window, and one side of the wall has visibly slumped, leaving a gap between the bricks and the window frame. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".

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A photograph of a crushed car outside Bismarck House at 140 Lichfield Street taken from behind a wire fence. Bricks from the building have crumbled from the top storey, landing on the roof of the car and crushing it.

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 04

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Internal damage to a house in Richmond. The top of a window frame has separated from its side, and above a large crack in the wallboard has exposed the bricks behind. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".

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Internal damage to a house in Richmond. Wallboard has broken away in the upper corner of a room, exposing the brickwork. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom. A lot of the plaster has subsequently fallen off the bricks".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 09

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Internal damage to a house in Richmond. A large crack in the wallboard below a window has exposed the bricks, and the skirting board has moved away from the floor. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the wall of the sunroom".

Canterbury Earthquake September 2010 - Photograph 12

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Part of the brick wall has slumped to one side, leaving visible gaps between the wall and the roof, and between the wall and a windowframe. The photographer comments, "Cracking in the external brickwork".

In which the emanation of effluvia is offensive to one’s senses

Articles, Christchurch uncovered

Continuing on from last week’s blog, today’s post takes a look (or a sniff, if you will) at the aromas of everyday life inside a Victorian house. Smell is such an intrinsic part of human life, yet so fleeting that it … Continue reading →

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Suburbs

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Suburbs

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An aerial photograph of New Brighton. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive Bridge over the River Avon. The houses in the bottom half of this photograph are residential red zoned".