A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".
A photograph of 386 and 378 Oxford Terrace, taken from across the road. The former site of Doug Sexton's house is on the right, behind the wire fence. Sexton's house was demolished after his land was Red zoned.
A photograph of the former site of the Locke family's house at 392 Oxford Terrace. The Locke's house was deconstructed after their land was zoned Red. The photographer comments, "The house was deconstructed and rebuilt on another site".
20100905_3336_1D3-24 Ground movement Pacific Park - Christchurch earthquake A house in Pacific Park (Bexley) that borders the Bexley Wetlands. Land moved towards the wetlands and the closer to wetlands the more severe the damage.
A crack between the river bank and the footpath near the Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This crack has now largely been filled in. The visible gap shows how much the land slipped towards the river during the earthquake.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Most houses should be able to be rebuilt on the land they are on. The Crean family at their red-stickered house. From left: Nadia, Rose (10), Stephen and Nathan Crean (5)".
A photograph looking east along Oxford Terrace from outside the former site of Donna Allfrey's house. Allfrey's house was demolished after her land was zoned Red. The sites of many other demolished houses can be seen to the left.
The homes in the cul-de-sac Seabreeze Close are no more than just three or four years old but the land they were built on liquified during the earthquake and sent masses of mud and silt through the houses.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "23 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. Through the window pane beside the door you can see silt piled about 30 cm high inside the house".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "23 Seabreeze Close, Bexley. The view through the window here shows the size of the silt piled against the front door".
An aerial photograph of Longhurst and Knight's Stream Park, new housing developments in Halswell.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The River Avon winding its way through densely populated housing. For now, much of the land alongside the River Avon is zoned red, and will not be built upon any time soon".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An area within the loop of the Avon River which is all red zoned now. There is some land near River Road on the other side of the river which is also red".
A photograph of the former site of the house at 432 Oxford Street. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow over the site. The houses in the neighbouring sites have also been demolished.
A photograph of a CERA billboard in a paddock in Dallington, near the Gayhurst Road bridge. The billboard heading reads, "Crown-owned land clearance in the residential red zone". Graffiti has been spray-painted over the rest of the sign.
A photograph of a CERA billboard in a paddock in Dallington, near the Gayhurst Road bridge. The billboard heading reads, "Crown-owned land clearance in the residential red zone". Graffiti has been spray-painted over the rest of the sign.
A photograph of the former site of a house at 57 Bangor Street. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. The houses in the background have also been demolished, so that Oxford Terrace is visible in the distance.
A photograph of the former site of the house at 466 Oxford Terrace, taken from the site next door. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. Wire fencing has been placed around the site as a cordon.
Post the earthquakes land has sunk and in this case the track is below high tide level. It would have been at least 500mm above the highest tide level prior to the recent earthquakes that started on 04/09/10.
A copy of a letter from Hugo Kristinsson which was sent to Roger Sutton on 19 September 2013. The letter was sent on behalf of Empowered Christchurch. In the letter, Kristinsson expresses his concern about changes to the Building Act which he states, 'waive liability for the Building Consent Authority when repairs are carried out on homes with land damage'. He also discusses the CERA community forums, which he feel are not fufilling their purpose of supporting and informing the Canterbury community. Lastly, Kristinsson lodges an Official Information Act request, asking for all forum notices and minutes to be released to the public and for access to land information to be provided.
After the Christchurch earthquakes, the government declared about 8000 houses as Red Zoned, prohibiting further developments in these properties, and offering the owners to buy them out. The government provided two options for owners: the first was full payment for both land and dwelling at the 2007 property evaluation, the second was payment for land, and the rest to be paid by the owner’s insurance. Most people chose the second option. Using data from LINZ combined with data from StatNZ, this project empirically investigates what led people to choose this second option, and what were the implications of these choices for the owners’ wealth and income.
The cartoon shows a scene of rubble in central Christchurch, a workman appears to have fallen down a deep hole whilst another workman says to a man in a suit 'Your land's safe to re-build on...Geo-Tech are just finishing their in-depth report!'. Context: Refers to sceptism about rebuilding central Christchurch after earthquake damage in 2011. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shows Bishop Victoria Matthews reading a brochure offering cheap deals for cathedrals and their various accoutrements. Context: refers to the debate about the fate of the Christchurch Cathedral. Bishop Victoria Matthews is in favour of demolishing the cathedral to a certain safe level. The lobby for saving the cathedral, wrecked by the earthquakes of 2010 and 2011, is very strong. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shows a shamrock superimposed on the city of Christchurch. It represents the green zone. Context: Probably refers to the zoning review process for those insured residential property owners who wish to query their land zoning. Zoning of flat land in greater Christchurch began in June last year and was completed last month. Over that period 7253 properties were zoned red as unsuitable for residential occupation due to significant earthquake damage; while a further 180,000 properties were zoned green as suitable for residential occupation, some with conditions. (rebuildchristchurch, 15 June 2012) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
A poster in Kaiapoi showing the estimated timeframe for, and location of, likely residential land developments in Kaiapoi, the wider Waimakariri District and in the rural residential areas, based on major planning and subdivision applications with the Waimakariri Council as at February 2012.
A footpath on Sumner Road in Lyttelton. A low wall made from local volcanic stone has been demolished to the right. The land beyond the footpath has been cordoned off. Below Lyttelton Harbour can be seen, with Mount Evans in the background.
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".
A video about the Student Volunteer Army delivering chemical toilets and building sandbag walls in Avondale after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The sandbag walls are being built along the banks of the Avon River to prevent flooding caused by land subsidence.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "248 Queensbury Street, Horseshoe Lake. In many properties it is hard to know what is vertical because the land has shifted so much that pergolas, fences, and the walls of the house are all at different angles".
A photograph of the former site of a house at 466 Oxford Terrace. The house was demolished after the land was zoned Red. Grass has begun to grow on the site. The house number has been spray-painted on the footpath in front.