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Photograph by Neil Macbeth 056

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People walking amongst silt in Hagley Park shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. These silt deposits were caused by the soil liquefying during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The water flowed out, bringing sand with it.

It is the Way You Look at It

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A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction silt. The photograph has been rotated 180 degrees. The photographer comments, "This could be just a horrible hole caused by liquefaction pouring out of a hole after the Christchurch earthquake in January, but turn it upside down and it becomes an outcrop on the floor of an unseen tidal estuary".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0480

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A photograph of liquefaction silt piled at the side of a road. In the distance, clouds of dust obscure the road.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0060

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0061

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0059

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0058

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0089

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a house. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".

Thought I Would Drop In

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Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This is the the top layer of liquefaction that has dried up in the hot sun. A broken eggshell is around 5 times stronger than these, but a fallen leaf is just not enough to break one. You can see underneath that the heavier sandy layer of liquefaction has dried and has cracked as well".

NicksPlace Photograph 054

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Liquefaction silt being cleared from Hilton Street, near the Kaiapoi Fire Station.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 1784

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A photograph of liquefaction silt beside a road. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "The block of Bexley and Pages Roads".

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 89

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A push lawnmower sits in liquefaction silt beside the porch of a house. The photographer comments, "A friend's house, liquefaction covers the front lawn".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0094

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A photograph of liquefaction silt in a garden. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "201 New Brighton Road".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2012 photograph 0080

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A photograph of liquefaction silt surrounding a pile of rubbish. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Seabreeze Close, Bexley".

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 080

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining the Southern Finance Ltd building. Silt from liquefaction covers part of the footpath and road.

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 02

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The sewage treatment ponds in Bromley. In the distance trucks and diggers can be seen piling up liquefaction silt. The photographer comments, "Looking NW from the causeway through the sewage wetlands. Mountains of liquefaction silt are being piled up near the corner of Breezes Rd and SH74-Anzac Drive".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 04

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Trucks and diggers build large piles of liquefaction silt. In the foreground can be seen the Bromley sewage treatment ponds. The photographer comments, "Looking NW from the causeway through the sewage wetlands. Mountains of liquefaction silt are being piled up near the corner of Breezes Rd and SH74-Anzac Drive".

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 55

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A digger scrapes up liquefaction silt from Warden Street in Shirley, while workers with shovels look on. The photographer comments, "Clearing silt in Warden St".