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20120718_1499_G12-9 New Brighton icon is demolished
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The old New Brighton Power Boat Club building was badly damaged in the February 2011 earthquake, and is only now (July 2012) being demolished. The building is just down the road from where I grew up and is a New Brighton iconic building.
wairoa street red zone
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one of Christchurch's abandoned suburbs. The land moved - bricks and block walls everywhere collapsed - two multi story buildings folded - 184 people died. Wooden framed houses largely stayed up, many concrete slabs cracked, power poles leaned in liquid ground, surface bubbled, services ruptured .... damage to the cbd still gets the most cover...
Chch council workers on standby incase of more flooding
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Christchurch city council says today's flooding would have been much worse had it not been for post-earthquake upgrades to the storm water system.
Economics ensures a high level of Chch rubble recycling
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A year and a half after the February Earthquake, economics has ensured much of the waste material coming out of Christchurch's central city has been recycled.
Social impact of Chch quakes similar to Hurricane Katrina
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Canterbury's health officials say an increase in binge drinking, not taking medicines, and domestic violence are signs of the ongoing effect of the region's earthquakes.
Chch maying be missing out on millions in insurance
Audio, Radio New Zealand
A central-Christchurch property owner says attempts by insurance companies to limit the amount of money they end up paying out for earthquake damage, is just part of doing business.
Last unidentified victims of Chch quake laid to rest
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The last unidentified victims of the Christchurch earthquake have been laid to rest in a ceremony in Christchurch.
Risk of another large earthquake hitting Chch has declined
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The risk of another large earthquake hitting Christchurch has declined and is getting smaller.
20120827_2023_G12-08 Container about to be unloaded
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RWTU3388135 (ex Triton TTNU3388135) about to be placed on the ground outside my "Red Zone" house. This is the second container, the first is away in storage with 95% of the house hold stuff. This one is for the hobby (no, not photography gear) and garage stuff.
Christchurch Cathedral Square Cathedral
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The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. The February 22 quake cracked pillars, twisted walls, shattered stained glass, collapsed buttresses, fractured masonry and toppled the tower. The rose window in the west wall collapsed in the June aftershocks. Demolition of the Chr...
20121117_0338_1D3-150 The old Police Station
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Cordoned off after damage from the earthquakes.
Christchurch Earthquake Civic Memorial
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North Hagley Park, Christchurch, New Zealand. Tens of thousands turned out today to mark the one year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that struck the city at 12.51pm on 22 February, 2011. 185 people lost their lives. file.stuff.co.nz/stuff/12-51/ Took 4 pa...
Social issues need to be kept in mind during chch rebuild
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Aid agencies in Canterbury say the earthquake recovery is putting buildings before people.
Chch clean up underway, as calls made for more shelter
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Some people in Christchurch who spent last night in freezing earthquake damaged homes with no power, are backing a call from the community group Cancern for emergency shelters to be set up when the next winter storm hits.
Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing
Audio, Radio New Zealand
The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.
The implications of the discord at the Chch City Council
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Leanne Curtis is a Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network board member and Peter Townsend is the chief executive of the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce.
20121117_2387_G12-06 New Brighton Road flooded again
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With the land dropping about 1metre to 1.4metres after the earthquakes, a few roads besides the Avon and Heathcote Rivers are flooded with very high tides. Extra stop banks (on right) erected after the quakes have helped, but the road is now well below high water level. New Brighton Road, just short of New Brighton. The Pages Road bridge may b...
20120321_2397_1D3-47 Beachcomber Dairy
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20120321_2397_1D3-47 Beachcomber Dairy Corner of New Brighton Road and Rawson Street, New Brighton. This diary is inside the suburban red zone and will probably be demolished some time in the future. See how the earthquakes have moved the footpath - the post and phone box used to stand straight! This is one of the Teleccom Wi-Fi hotspot boo...
20121117_0314_1D3-200 Summit Road - Closed
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Obvious seeing why the Summit Road has been closed below Mt Cavendish since the February 22 2011 earthquake. There are some large rocks there!
20120805_7446_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 11
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20120131_8167_1D3-400 Shag Pile
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What more can one say except that Shag Rock is now about one third it's original height. Whitewash Head in the background with the road that now drops over a cliff.
20120131_8129_1D3-400 Eathquake damage
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Houses teeter over the edge above Redcliffs School.
Eathquake damage
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20120131_8174_1D3-400 Eathquake damage Houses above Main Road, Sumner. #2153
20120129_8116_1D3-200 Pleasant Point Yacht Club
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The small wharf area of the now gone Pleasant Point Yacht Club has already been taken over by the Pied Shags (cormorants). It is under water now except for low tide. Note the dead pine tree in background. Many have died because of the salt water their roots are in.
20120131_8198_1D3-400 Eathquake damage
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Damaged houses above Shag Rock.
20120805_7566_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 131
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20120131_8169_1D3-400 Conatiner wall
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Part of a house that fell can be seen on the rocks above right hand containers.
20120805_7456_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 21
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20120805_7451_1D3-600 Newstalk ZB building starting to go down 16
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20121124_0566_1D3-67 Cunningham House
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Cunningham House at the Christchurch Botanic Gardens is still closed due to earthquake damage. I wonder if it will ever re-open or suffer the demolition fate many other iconic structures in Christchurch have.