An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 3 March 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which her memory remains sievelike".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
Members of the University of Canterbury's Digital Media Group in their temporary office in KB02 in Kirkwood Village, the complex of prefabs set up after the earthquakes to provide temporary office and classroom space for the university. The photographer comments, "The e-learning group and the video conferencing team are now located in the Kirkwood Village at the University of Canterbury. It's a very impressive project, about 60 buildings arranged in various configurations with some used for teaching or computer labs, and others as staff offices. We will probably stay here for several years now. Looking up the centre of the room towards the front doors. The video conferencing team and Nikki Saunders, the course reader publisher, sit here. (The pizzas are for a moving-in celebration held just after I took these photos.)
A crack in a wall of the University of Canterbury Electronic Learning Media team's offices. The photographer comments, "Cracks in the Project Office walls".
A power pole on a lean on the corner of Dallington Terrace and Gayhurst Road.
An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 15 March 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she assumes a fake name".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
Damage to a house in Richmond. Stucco underneath a window has cracked, and the foundation appears to be on a lean. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. The bay window of our bedroom has jumped off the foundations, cracking the stucco".
Damage to a house in Richmond. The brick wall is badly cracked and twisted, and some bricks have fallen, exposing the lining paper and framing below. The driveway is cracked and covered in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. More shaking damage on the east wall of the living room at our house".
A group of men stand with beer bottles. In the background, people are filling containers with water from a bore. The photographer comments, "My friend and crewmate Darren Armstrong was providing water from an artesian bore at his house on Marshland Rd. His roofing company employees stood around helping - and drinking beer".
Liquefaction silt covers the ground in front of the Shirley Medical Centre, and more silt is piled beside the entrance. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. The local medical centre is seriously silted up".
A man inspects damage to his garden. Liquefaction and cracking can be seen on the path and lawn. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading and liquefaction".
Bricks from a demolished chimney lie on top of thick liquefaction silt in front of a house in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Our friend Chris Hutching's house. The front lawn and carport have 30cm or more of silt piled on top. He also had to remove a shaky chimney".
The driveway has collapsed into a large sink hole in front of the Shirley Burger King. Warning tape cordons off the area. The photographer comments, "These photos show our old house in River Rd and recovery work around Richmond and St Albans. Shirley Burger King has driveway issues".
Bricks from a demolished chimney lie on top of thick liquefaction silt in front of a house in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Our friend Chris Hutching's house. The front lawn and carport have 30cm or more of silt piled on top. He also had to remove a shaky chimney".
Part of the forecourt at the Shell Shirley petrol station has lifted above the rest, after the underground petrol tanks were pushed upwards by liquefaction. Liquefaction silt covers the lower part of the forecourt.
Part of the forecourt at the Shell Shirley petrol station has lifted above the rest, after the underground petrol tanks were pushed upwards by liquefaction. Liquefaction silt covers the lower part of the forecourt. The photographer comments, "Tanks at Shell Shirley floated out of the ground".
Flooding and liquefaction on Edward Avenue in St Albans.
Flooding and liquefaction outside a house on Edward Avenue in St Albans.
A long line of cars on Shirley Road. While the centre of the road is clear, there is flooding and liquefaction along the edges.
Flooding and liquefaction on Geraldine Street in St Albans. The photographer comments, "Geraldine St and Edward Ave corner".
A police car drives down a liquefaction-covered Geraldine Street in St Albans, past residents with shovels and wheelbarrows clearing silt.
A digger sits beside rubble from a demolished building on the corner of Bealey Avenue and Springfield Road. The photographer comments, "Demolition debris".
A news crew have set up a satellite dish on the side of the road in Stoneyhurst Street. In the background a digger sits beside the rubble of a demolished wooden building. The photographer comments, "TV crews set up near Bealey-Papanui corner - these were in Stoneyhurst St".
Damage to a wooden building on Bealey Avenue. Windows on the lower storey are covered in tarpaulins. The photographer comments, "One large timber building stands, the dust from a demolition can be seen at right".
Reporters sit outside a campervan at the temporary studio being used by the One News team. In the foreground are a generator and satellite dish.
A man walks past a bus shelter beside the Carlton Hotel. In the background a news crew has set up a temporary studio in a tent.
A member of the University of Canterbury's Digital Media Group in their temporary office in the NZi3 Building.
Part of the parapet of the damaged Carlton Hotel is leaning forward and in danger of falling onto the street below.
The damaged Carlton Hotel. The parapet and part of the upper storey has collapsed.
The damaged Carlton Hotel. The parapet and part of the upper storey has collapsed, and scaffolding and bracing support the building.
A portacabin and tent being used as a temporary studio by the One News team.