Caption reads: "We made lifelong friends in Bexley. We never had a thought of living anywhere else until now."
Caption reads: "When we came to Bexley we were ready for a new life. We slowed down and started to enjoy ourselves. Before we moved to the area we never realised such a perfect place existed."
Caption reads: "A community is defined by people. After the 4th of September Bexley became a community."
Caption reads: "We have always been a hidden treasure in this city and it’s sad to say goodbye."
Caption reads: "No one is doing anything with their gardens now. There’s no point."
Caption reads: "I lived in London all through the Blitz, you get used to these things. Living here after the earthquakes didn’t bother me. I had a small battery operated radio and the neighbour lent me her generator. Initially I used it to run the fridge but after a while I couldn’t get it started. I don’t want to move, to be quite honest. There’s nothing that will be able to replace the life I built here."
Caption reads: "We all wish we could stay here. We want them to repair our homes, but they say they won't and you know nothing will change their minds."
Caption reads: "Bexley was a hidden gem. A diamond in the rough. It was a paradise, a place where you could hear the sea and smell the salt."
Caption reads: "We were meant to live here all our lives, our working life, our retirement. That’s no longer possible."
Caption reads: "We wanted a home where we could retire and live the rest of our lives."
Waitaki Street
Corner Orari and Wairoa Streets
This road was recently resurfaced.
Mud fills the wetland.
Footpath at the end of Seabreeze Close. Houses in this area have been evacuated.
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A photograph of an abandoned property at 82 Arncliff Street in Bexley.
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Morganwood Street
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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The foot entrance to the Bexley Wetlands in Bexley".
Abandoned property in Bexley, Christchurch.
Abandoned property in Bexley, Christchurch.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bexley Road and Waitaki Street".
A helicopter flies over Bexley Park.
Riverside reserve near Parenga Place.
A photograph of liquefaction in front of a house in Bexley. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".
Damage inside a house in Bexley.
Damage to a house in Bexley.