A photograph of liquefaction surrounding the base of a power pole. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of liquefaction surrounding the base of a power pole. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A view down Parish Street in Horseshoe Lake area. The power pole on the left-hand side of the street is on a significant lean.
A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team in the hanger of a Royal New Zealand Air Force Hercules. The ERT members are travelling to Christchurch to help out in the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Blankets, tent poles, and other supplies have been stacked in the centre of the hanger.
A view down New Regent Street. Several of the buildings have had their verandahs propped with steel poles, and scaffolding has been constructed on their facades.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
Liquefaction silt surrounding a power pole in Ferry Road, next to a cut-out of a smiling and waving David Carter, National MP for the Port Hills electorate.
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
A view down Avonside Drive showing cracks in the road from the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Concrete blocks have been placed next to power poles to provide support.
A power pole has a hand-written sign taped to it, reading "Free. Plz feel free to take what you like." Behind is a pile of broken bricks and bent metal sheeting.
A crushed road cone placed on top of a pole on Tuam Street. In the background, the flag on the McKenzie and Willis building flies at half mast.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district". A sign on a power pole reads, "Viewing. Kiwi - $2, tourist - $5".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At the entrance to Struthers Lane between 139 and 141 Manchester Street".
A view down New Regent Street. Several of the buildings have had their verandahs propped with steel poles, and scaffolding has been constructed on the facade of one of the buildings.
A portaloo sits outside a house on River Road. There is a large crack in the road where it has slumped towards the river, and a power pole is on a lean.
A sign attached to a power pole on Avonside Drive reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Winnie Bagoes building on Colombo Street. The left side of the building has collapsed and a metal pole anchored to a concrete block is holding up the remains.
A sign attached to a power pole on Bracken Street in Avonside reading, "Low power lines". The footpath around it has cracked and sunk in places as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Winnie Bagoes building on Colombo Street. The left side of the building has collapsed and a metal pole anchored to a concrete block is holding up the remains.
A view down Bracken Street in Avonside. A power pole has been propped up by a concrete block because the asphalt around it has sunk as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A photograph of the badly-damaged Winnie Bagoes building on Colombo Street. The left side of the building has collapsed and a metal pole anchored to a concrete block is holding up the remains.
The sunken footpath around the base of a power pole on Bracken Street in Avonside. Dry silt from liquefaction can be seen mixed in with the gravel around it as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A power pole on the corner of Medway Street and Woodchester Avenue is on a lean, standing in a puddle of water and liquefaction silt. In the foreground road cones surround a pile of silt. The photographer comments, "Intersection of Medway St with Woodchester Ave and Flesher Ave, 10 days after the February quake".
A photograph of workers preparing breakfast for the emergency management personnel in Latimer Square. The workers are wearing high-visibility vests and hair nets. A sign on one of the tent poles reads, "Please wash hand before approaching the food tables, thank you".
Damage to River Road in Richmond. The road is badly cracked and slumped, and is closed off with a row of road cones tied with warning tape. The word "closed" has been spray painted on the road surface. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. River Rd was again subject to severe lateral spreading. The river is still grey with silt, the road is ripped and sunken, and power poles lean at random angles. The red car belonged to a postie, who had to come back with a tow truck to extricate the car from the hole that had opened underneath it. Looking along River Road to the north-east. Taken outside 79 Medway St".