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A photograph showing the air bridge above Colombo Street at The Crossing.

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The bridge that used to run from the Town Hall to the Convention Centre, now detached from the buildings and placed on Kilmore Street.

Too Big For Its Bridges

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An earthquake-damaged bridge, the approach to which has slumped. The photographer comments, "Due to lateral spread and the land slumping the road leading to this bridge has moved down greatly. Just imagine making the street lamps upright and how much that section of road would rise up at the end. When you go over bridges in the east side of Christchurch it is quite a climb up and a big drop down on the other side. The bridges in most cases coped very well, but not so the land leading to them".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Big nibbler begins to work at the rear of Gough House, Hereford Street".

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The laying of new sewers in Bridge Street, South Brighton. Road cones have been placed along the road works. Temporary road signs indicate that the current speed limit is 30 km/h. Diggers, four-wheel drive vehicles and a truck are parked beside piles of gravel and a yellow sewer pump.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "River Avon looking west from the Manchester Street bridge".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street leading onto Gayhurst Road. Demolished part of St Paul's School at the lower centre".

Earthquake Contortions

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The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".

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A piper stands beside the twisted Medway Street Bridge during the River of Flowers memorial event. A concrete barrier blocking off the bridge is adorned with flowers. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

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Flowers float under the twisted Medway Street Bridge during the River of Flowers memorial event. A colourful cross has been attached to the centre of the bridge. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Tower with its family of cranes, viewed from across the river on Cambridge Terrace".

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Flowers float under the twisted Medway Street Bridge during the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

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Cordon fences on the Colombo Street bridge are the only signs of earthquake damage in this view of the recently re-opened Victoria Square.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "River Avon looking west from the Manchester Street bridge. The damaged wall by the Edmonds band rotunda can be seen".

Photographs of central Christchurch after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes

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Photographs of central Christchurch after the 2010-2012 earthquakes taken 25 February 2012 by Sean McMahon. Locations are chiefly Manchester, Saint Asaph, Cashel, Columbo and Lichfield Streets, and the Bridge of Remembrance. Images show fencing around areas closed to the public, damaged and collapsed commercial buildings, cleared sites, re-opened Cashel Street area with shops and a cafe. Source of title - Title supplied by Library Quantity: 34 digital photograph(s).

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The small wharf area of the now gone Pleasant Point Yacht Club has already been taken over by the Pied Shags (cormorants). It is under water now except for low tide. Note the dead pine tree in background. Many have died because of the salt water their roots are in.