Abandoned furniture on the sidewalk in a residential area.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 72 Arncliff Street in Bexley. Wooden bracing is supporting the garage and a broken office chair is lying in the driveway.
A photograph of an abandoned section at the end of Mitcham Place in Bexley, next to Sopley Lane. A pile of household rubbish and broken furniture has been left on the footpath in front of the property.
Dead potplants abandoned on the balconies of a building in Victoria Square.
A photograph of an empty section on Velsheda Street in Bexley.
An empty ice-cream sundae cup sits on an abandoned table at McDonalds.
A soft drink cup and napkins lie on the floor of an abandoned McDonalds.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The contents of an abandoned shop on Poplar Street".
A photograph showing an abandoned building, formerly home to a Thai restaurant and an Indian restaurant.
Glass panels with brass surrounds, stacked inside a building. The photographer comments, "These were brass dividers that were brought inside the building two years ago after the Christchurch earthquake. They have been sitting there abandoned in a restaurant that will be either repaired and reopened at a later date or demolished like the many others of its kind".
A photograph of an abandoned house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A photograph of an abandoned house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "16 Askeaton Drive, Kaiapoi".
A photograph of an overgrown section at the end of Mitcham Place, Bexley.
A photograph of an empty, overgrown section on Waitaki Street in Bexley, next to Waikare Lane.
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Abandoned building, CBD. 26 Feb 2012.".
A photograph of abandoned furniture surrounded by liquefaction. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "8A Waygreen Avenue".
A photograph of the interior of an abandoned house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A property that appears to be abandoned. Detail of overgrown weeds and bricks behind the fence and the red rubbish bin.
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Abandoned house, Avonside Dr, Avonside. 25 Feb 2012.".
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Abandoned houses, Avonside Dr, Avonside. 25 Feb 2012.".
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Abandoned house, River Rd, Avonside. 25 Feb 2012.".
A photograph submitted by Andy Palmer to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Abandoned house, Dallington Tce, Avonside. 25 Feb 2012.".
A photograph of an empty section on Orari Street in Bexley.
Boarded up windows on the former Christchurch City Council building in Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "This guy always meets his sales target".
The former post office building in Cathedral Square. In the background is the Ibis Hotel. Chairs and tables have been left abandoned outside Starbucks.
A digitally manipulated image of two chairs sitting among rubble. The photographer comments, "There is a strip of land that has been declared as the red zone. This means that the houses facing towards the tidal estuary must be abandoned as they are on land that has been declared uneconomic to repair after the Christchurch earthquakes. These chairs are at the front of one of these properties that will be bulldozed. These seem to be saying come hell or high water we will not be moved".
A photograph of a fenced-off property at the end of Mitcham Place, Bexley. The house has been covered in temporary cladding and there are signs on the fence outlining hazards and dangers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "14 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. This home was abandoned after the September 2010 earthquake and is now red zoned land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "14 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. This home was abandoned after the September 2010 earthquake and is now red zoned land".
A residential street in New Brighton. Liquefaction still lines the street, and lampposts are leaning in different directions. The photographer comments, "This is the New Brighton red zone, which is parallel to the Avon River. The area suffered serious liquefaction during the numerous earthquakes/aftershocks and the land is being bought by the government. Although the houses do not look too bad in the background they have suffered badly. On the day I took this picture the council had just hours before cut the grass, which made the area look less abandoned".