Christchurch Earthquake 23 December 2011 - Magnitude 5.8 then a 6.0.
Fitzgerald Ave
Many chimneys fell from homes during Christchurch's 7.1 and 6.3 magnitude quakes.
Another empty Red Zone section. Avonside Drive, Dallington.
A view after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.
Avon River
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Fitzgerald Ave
Barbadoes St
Fitzgerald Ave
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPXqb7k4azU Details inside a half demolished theatre in central Christchurch. November, 2012. Christchurch, NZ. (c)Mike Brebner. All rights reserved.
Fitzgerald Ave
Fitzgerald Ave
Photo taken Jan 2011 as the church is demolished. The next day the stain glass window at the far end was removed and saved.
Rolleston/Burnham, South Island, NZ This used to be a perfectly straight and flat road!
After the demolition - ex-Thom Autoglass building south-east corner St Asaph St and Barbadoes Street
Christchurch's Graffiti House... This Cranford Street house was damaged in the earthquakes and is due for demolished this week but has been given a Graffiti Makeover by local Street Artists.
Demolition underway on the old Government Life building on a walk around the city September 7, 2014 Christchurch New Zealand.
What was one of the busier intersection pre earthquakes!
Where once were buildings! From the corner of Armagh Street and Oxford Terrace.
The same view as the previous photo. Building demolished after the earthquake of 2011!
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Still awaiting a repair, but with so many bridges closed or partially closed we are lucky this one had what maybe minor damage.
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.
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8 Velsheda Street, Bexley, Christchurch, across the road from my house was demolished a week or so ago, just one of many demolitions of Red Zone properties at the moment. This house was about ten years old and suffered land damage during the 4th September 2010 and 22nd February 2011 earthquakes. The same fate awaits my house later in the year o...
Eighty years and then the damage was done. Result of the earthquake on 22/02/11.
Two relatively new town houses in the Bexley "Red Zone". Awaiting demolition due to severe land problems. Have been vandalised.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...