Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace Baptist Church".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Struthers Lane - Sol Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Struthers Lane - Sol Square".
A Greening the Rubble sign.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A decorated road sign on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. This entire area is red-zoned and will be demolished in February, so this decorated sign is an acknowledgement of the last Christmas that families will spend in their homes here in Horseshoe Lake".
TVs, shopping trolleys, beds, mattresses, even a gun. That is just some of the rubbish found by residents surrounding Christchurch's residential red zone. The area used to be filled with houses, but damage after the Canterbury earthquakes forced thousands of homes to be demolished. While many of the old suburban roads remain, the area now resembles a park. But it is now attracting those wanting to dump their rubbish for free - and Land Information NZ, which controls the land, has removed 25 tonnes of trash since January. Residents have had enough as well - with some taking matters into their own hands. Checkpoint reporter Logan Church has the story.
A photograph submitted by Ross Williamson to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Halberg Street house in flood photo, designated rebuild, under demolition, in green zone, other side of the street is red zone, go figure !".
A video of an interview with Warwick and Margo Schulz, residents of the red-zoned Arnst Place in Dallington. The Schulzes talk about how their life has changed since the 4 September 2010 earthquake. This video is part of The Press's 'One Year On: September 4, 2010' series.
People peer through the cordon fence outside Ballantynes. The photographer comments, "Whilst on the CERA red zone coach tour we passed Ballantynes and felt like caged animals. There was crowds watching us and we were caged inside the CERA coach with our keepers to make sure we were not allowed to escape our confines".
A video taken from a vehicle driving through the CBD Red Zone inside the cordon. The video shows damage to roads and buildings, and workers clearing rubble and demolishing buildings. Mark says, "I took this video when a few of us from our office were escorted into the red zone to collect gear from our office (which is still inside a cordoned-off area today)".
A video taken from a vehicle driving through the CBD Red Zone inside the cordon. The video shows damage to roads and buildings, and workers clearing rubble and demolishing buildings. Mark says, "I took this video when a few of us from our office were escorted into the red zone to collect gear from our office (which is still inside a cordoned-off area today)".
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artworks in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Flora and Otto in their lovely garden, made up of plants and materials salvaged from the Christchurch Red Zone."
A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and ottoman artworks in the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Flora and Otto in their lovely garden, made up of plants and materials salvaged from the Christchurch Red Zone."
A photograph of the back page of a Christchurch City Council form. The form allowed contractors to apply for the authorisation to enter the Christchurch Red Zone after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Information on the back reads, "What does this authorisation mean for me? I am wearing appropriate personal protection clothing and equipment. At all times DO NOT enter any red placarded building. You may enter a yellow placarded building for a period of time (no longer than 30 minutes) and follow the instruction of the escorts. A green placarded building may be accessed for longer periods. Please note: do not enter any buildings which are not for the purpose of your authorisation".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Real Estate House, 232 Armagh Street".
Cracks along the driveway and lawn of a property on Avonside Drive.
An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 January 2013 entitled, "Squeaky Squatter?".
A badly-damaged bridge between Avonside Drive and River Road in Avonside.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "North-east corner Madras and Lichfield Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ANZ Bank, Colombo Street and Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Corner of Colombo and Armagh Streets".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "ANZ Bank, Colombo Street and Cathedral Square".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "628 Colombo Street and 157 Tuam Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road, Anzac Drive Bridge".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Site of the demolished Holy Trinity Avonside".
An aerial photograph of Tasman and Moncrieff Place in Horseshoe Lake, Dallington.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Side view of 80 Lichfield Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Beside Anzac Drive near Avon River".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "143 Manchester Street to 116 Lichfield Street".