A man takes a photograph inside a damaged house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the north side of the kitchen. (My brother Ross from Invercargill was visiting, he's in several of these)".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracked plaster".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Plaster walls pulled apart".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the hall plaster walls and the decorative arch".
Interior damage in a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Revisiting our abandoned house. Cracks in the hall plaster walls and the decorative arch".
Damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The towers on the corners have partially collapsed, and shipping containers support one side of the building.
A large sign outside QEII stadium advertising a IPC Athletics World Championships event 21-30 January 2011. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. QE2 sign. This must have still been in place on Feb 22, 2011. It advertises an athletics meet three weeks earlier".
Tree stumps and wood chips from trees that were removed from the South Brighton pine forest. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. South Brighton pine forest - gone! The pines had become poisoned by the rising saline water table, so they've all had to come out".
A sewage pumping station on Avonside Drive has been lifted out of the ground by liquefaction. In the background, the damaged Snell Place footbridge over the Avon River is closed off with cordon fencing. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. Dallington footbridge. The two pieces of this foot bridge have moved towards each other, so the bridge has developed quite a peak. The sewage pumping station has been heaved out of the ground by hydraulic pressure during quakes".
Liquefaction around QEII stadium. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. QE2 stadium. From Frosts Rd, looking along Robin Tait Drive - the stadium looks OK from this distance, though the land has sunk and become waterlogged".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of the Crowne Plaza Hotel south-east corner Durham and Kilmore Streets".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A villa on the corner of Madras Street and Chester Street East".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Majestic Theatre on the north-east corner of Manchester and Lichfield Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking east along Worcester Street past the demolition site of the Press Building".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of the north-east corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of the south-east corner of Gloucester and Manchester Streets".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The central city looking east, with Latimer Square at the top".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking east down Gloucester Street from the Manchester Street intersection".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remains of the Crowne Plaza Hotel, south-east corner Durham and Kilmore Streets".
A photograph looking east down Worcester Boulevard towards the cathedral. Both sides of the road are lined with fencing.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking north-east from Alice in Videoland. IRD Building in the centre distance".
A photograph of the site of a demolished building on the north-east corner of Durham and Armagh Street.
The corner of High Street and Cashel Street.
The corner of Hereford Street and Manchester Street, which was formerly the site of the Manchester Courts building.
A view of High Street from the corner of Hereford Street.
The eastern face of Christ Church Cathedral. The damaged windows have been boarded up. A shipping container sits in the overgrown garden.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Colombo and Armagh".
The corner of Manchester Street and Hereford Street. On the right is a sprinkler system used to spray rubble carried by trucks out of the CBD, in order to keep dust levels down.