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20130130_1824_1D3-40 Shands Emporium

20131231_8503_EOS M-22 From Cashel Street

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.

20130911_8095_EOS M-33 Another one ready to leave

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Another salvaged house from the Bexley (Pacific Park) red zone is on the truck and may start it's journey to a new location overnight.

20130611_7558_EOS M-22 Cut in half and onto the truck (Day 162/365)

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19 Velsheda Street, Pacific Park, Bexley is about to be trucked out.

20130130_1820_1D3-22 Balyntynes wall

20130130_1856_1D3-45 Avon River (Edmonds Restaurant)

20130130_1849_1D3-28 New Regent Street

20130328_1143_EOS M-55 Red zone weeds (Day 87/365)

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Growing in a red zone vacant section in Wetlands Grove, Pacific Park.

20130130_1819_1D3-40 Innovative idea in the city

20130112_2568_G12-06 Why the land is zoned red! (012/365)

Water from the river at high tide crosses Evans Avenue and enters a now abandoned "red zone" house via the garage. Next door (to the left) is the garage containing a car that was destroyed by fire last week (see earlier photos).

20100904_3327_1D3-65 Community Energy Action - Christchurch earthquake

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Community Energy Action Trust on Moorhouse Ave.

20100918_3500_1D3-60 Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake

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The bridge at the north end of Porritt Park, Avondale.

Ascot TV in Sydenham - Christchurch earthquake

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20100904_3326_1D3-24 Ascot TV in Sydenham - Christchurch earthquake

20140526_8961_EOS M-22 It is happening now

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My house (bought in March 2004) till the government procured it in October 2012, is finally being demolished. It will be an empty section in a couple of days, once they rip up the concrete base. Note the rainbow on right.

20130827_2645_1D3-24 Colombo and Armagh corner

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What was one of the busier intersection pre earthquakes!

20130130_1881_1D3-28 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site

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20130130_1879_1D3-32 Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site

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20130130_1857_1D3-85 New building - Kilmore Street

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Six months on

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20110821_1708_1D3-280 Six months on A house in Bexley damaged in the February earthquake still looks like this six months later.

20130328_1148_EOS M-49 T-Rex may have visited

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The seismic survey truck T-Rex (from University of Texas) was in Bexley and Pacific Park a few days ago and may have left this calling card on the front lawn of my old "red zone" house. Obviously the geotechs will know what it means.

20130320_1044_EOS M-29 lifted house (Day 79/365)

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A red-zone house just a few down the road from where we used to live in Velsheda Street, with bricks (brick veneer?) off and lifted prior to transporting away.

20130130_1878_1D3-24 Pizza Oven on Park Royal site

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20130130_1876_1D3-24 Park Royal (Crowne Plaza) site

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20131110_8305_EOS M-27 Empty and overgrown (Day 314/365)

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A house, one of the few still remaining in the Dallington Red Zone (Avonside Drive, Dallington). The area is "red zoned" due to land damage from earthquakes (mainly the February 22nd 2011 6.4 magnitude quake).

20131231_8511_EOS M-22 Forsyth Barr building for sale, under the archway

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while.