A map showing the zoning status of Port Hills properties.
A map showing the status of properties in the Port Hills.
A map showing newly Green-Zoned properties in the Port Hills.
The sea wall at Beachville Road, Redcliffs, after the earthquake. It used to be straight and level - not now! As a teenager I went fishing off this wall.
20160703_144759_GT-S7275T-04 New sea wall at Redcliffs (185/366) I went for a drive in my second car mainly to charge the battery up and forgot to take my camera gear so only had my phone. This is the new rock wall to replace the severely damaged previous one (in the February 2011 earthquake). Work is still underway on the car parking and p...
An infographic showing the location of red zones in the Port Hills.
A graphic giving statistics on the zoning of properties in the Port Hills.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A Clifton Hill house shunted to the cliff edge".
Former Radio New Zealander..John McDonald is at home in Cashmere and has lost his chimney.
A graphic showing the location of red and white zones in the Port Hills.
Scientists have been scouring the outskirts of Christchurch in search of geological evidence of the February earthquake.
This report was the first report in the district series, and has a different format to later reports. It includes all natural hazards, not only earthquake hazards. It describes earthquake, flooding, meteorological, landslide and coastal hazards within Hurunui district and gives details of historic events. It includes district-scale (1:250,000) active fault and flood hazard maps. The report describes an earthquake scenario for a magnitude 6.9 earthquake near Cheviot, as well as flooding, meteorological, landslide, coastal erosion, storm surge, and tsunami scenarios. See Object Overview for background and usage information.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Fallen rocks in the Port Hills after a 6.3 earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Fallen rocks in the Port Hills after a 6.3 earthquake".
Continuing coverage of the Canterbury earthquake.
An infographic made up of maps showing changes in zoning in the Port Hills and Southshore.
Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake. 10-15 minutes after main quake (went up the hill incase).
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Castle Rock in Heathcote Valley lost its point and slid down the hill".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Quigley with an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Quigley with an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Workmen repairing to remove dangerous rocks/boulders on Castle Hill above the Lyttelton tunnel road".
The front page layout for the Summer Press section of the Press, featuring an essay about a love affair with the Canterbury landscape.
A view of Scarborough Hill from Sumner Beach. Freshly exposed cliff-face can be seen where part of the cliff collapsed.
Interviews with various people including radio reporters, the Christchurch mayor, police, and civil defence, on Saturday 4 Sept. 2010 after the Canterbury earthquake. Use Internet Explorer to listen to the archived MP3s. The streaming video (Ogg Vorbis) has not been archived.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch City Council pumping station on Hills Road has the wells checked by Grant Freeman from Clemence Drilling".
A video of a press conference with Gerry Brownlee announcing a CERA review which will change the zoning of 270 Port Hills properties. Brownlee announces that 247 properties will change from green zoned to red zoned and 33 properties will change from red zoned to green zoned. The properties that have been rezoned red have an unacceptable level of life risk from cliff collapse and the potential of debris inundation.
Best View - Press "L". After 36 million liters of water mysteriously disappeared from this reservoir on Huntsbury Hill following the February 22nd 6.3 earthquake in Christchurch work has started on repairing it. This image shows just how large the tank is with a work-truck parked inside it. See Video of TV3 News item:
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on a Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".