Empty sections at 9 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The grass on the property and the footpath is overgrown.
Still awaiting a repair, but with so many bridges closed or partially closed we are lucky this one had what maybe minor damage.
Prior to the earthquakes the stone wall at right was near road level. Now it is about 1.5m (4-5ft) lower.
Eighty years and then the damage was done. Result of the earthquake on 22/02/11.
Artificial flowers decorate a road cone on Estuary Road, New Brighton, on the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An empty section at 11 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The grass on the property and the footpath is overgrown.
A video about the South Brighton Motor Camp which has been given a month by the Christchurch City Council to close down. The video includes an interview with campsite leaseholder Dominic Brownin, and residents Malcolm Farrell, Ngaire Fyffe, and Deidre McGowan. The residents talk about the lifestyles and community that will be lost if the camp is closed.
The area beside the lower Avon River in New Brighton of Evans Avenue and Admirals Way has been cleared of houses and boundary fences (there were between 15 and 20 houses on this block) , fully fenced with post and wire and "spray on" grass applied. These were all red zone properties acquired by the crown after the land was deemed too damaged t...
The old Esplanade Tavern is being demolished due to damage suffered in the earthquakes of 2011. Another one of New Brighton's iconic buildings to go.
Road cones outside South New Brighton School have been decorated with flowers for the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An abandoned residential property at 15 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The grass on the property and the footpath is overgrown.
An abandoned residential property at 36 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Road cones outside South New Brighton School have been decorated with flowers for the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
Flowers and feathers decorate a road cone on Estuary Road, New Brighton, on the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
An empty section where a house once stood at 22 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds.
An abandoned residential property on Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is overgrown with weeds and the gutter has flooded.
An abandoned residential property at 23 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Empty sections where houses once stood at 24B Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The sections are muddy and overgrown with weeds.
The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now.
The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now. The shags like it though!
The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now.
Empty sections where houses once stood at 24A and 24B Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The sections are overgrown with weeds.
Empty sections where houses once stood at 26 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The sections are overgrown with weeds and have partly flooded.
Damaged in the earthquakes, now with more bends and not level as it was before. Selected for Explore. #306 12/05/13
An abandoned residential property at 8 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property at 5A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section and footpath is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
A flooded footpath and a damaged pipe outside 38 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An aerial photograph of Burwood School in Burwood.
The South New Brighton Domain jetty into the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. A new jetty replaced an older one about 6-8 years ago, then the earthquakes happened! Before the earthquakes it was straight and level and open!
A muddy section at 27 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section has partly flooded and a road cone has been placed on the section.