A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road. The tiles towards the back of the building have lifted.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
Severe damage on a New Brighton Road. It had to be reformed and raised up 40 cm. A pile of dried liquefaction has been shovelled onto the footpath. Road cones mark out the uneven surfaces on the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "207-211 Cashel Street. All buildings demolished including the CTV building (behind the digger). Latimer Square in the background".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace in the Avon Loop area showing the lateral spread on the river banks".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking across the Avon River from Avonside Drive to Dallington Terrace".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking north west from the intersection of Manchester Street and Worcester Street".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking west from the intersection of Manchester Street and Worcester Street, towards Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Diggers move with precision and skill while demolishing the former Druids Building, 239 Manchester Street".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Paul's Church on Gayhurst Road. The tiles towards the back of the building have lifted.
Sandbags placed along the river bank to prevent flooding onto the road. The earthquake caused the ground in this area to subside , making it susceptible to flooding.
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Burwood with the demolished site of the QE II stadium in the background.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Extensive cracking to the Wainoni Road bridge. There has been a vehicle weight limit of 3500kg placed on the bridge. A person was placed on duty at all times to police this".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Large scale roadworks at the intersection of Avonside Drive, Woodham Road, and Linwood Avenue".
A view down the High Street Mall from Cashel Street, looking towards the Port Hills. Rubble from a collapsed building is visible on the right.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Kensington House, 179-187 Manchester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of Real Groovy from the top of Alice in Videoland".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The view from the top of Alice in Videoland".
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to buildings can be seen out the window.
A story submitted by Jo Wicken to the QuakeStories website.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View towards Provincial Council Chamber roof in Durham Street taken from Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "View towards Provincial Council Chamber roof in Durham Street taken from Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Working on cleaning up food places, a malodourous occupation. Corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Octagon Live restaurant, old Trinity Congregational Church, corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Octagon Live restaurant, (formerly Trinity Congregational Church), corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Octagon Live restaurant, old Trinity Congregational Church, corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets".
Damage to the Cathedral. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
Damage to the Cathedral. A public walkway through to a small viewing area in the Square was opened up for a few weekends to allow the public to see inside the Red Zone.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to buildings can be seen out the window.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to buildings can be seen out the window.