Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Cracks along the edge of Raven Quay in Kaiapoi, where the land has slumped towards the river.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Blue Lagoon Drive in Brooklands. The whole of this street is red zoned land. Some of the homeowners are unhappy with the land zoning as they believe that their area has much less impact from liquefaction than other red zoned areas. Some of the street lights are leaning, but the road seems in very good condition for a red zoned street and there is little evidence of liquefaction. Most red zoned streets have none of their original surface left, and the liquefaction is evident on all the verges and gardens".
An earthquake-damaged bridge, the approach to which has slumped. The photographer comments, "Due to lateral spread and the land slumping the road leading to this bridge has moved down greatly. Just imagine making the street lamps upright and how much that section of road would rise up at the end. When you go over bridges in the east side of Christchurch it is quite a climb up and a big drop down on the other side. The bridges in most cases coped very well, but not so the land leading to them".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "392 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land. The owners of this house have suggested the land should be purple zoned, (where homeowners can choose whether to stay or leave) as their house is new and undamaged".
A graphic giving information about a dispute between Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee and Independent Fisheries, over land zoning.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gerry Brownlee explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
Puari is a longstanding fishing area for Ngāi Tūāhuriri. It was claimed by chief Pita Te Hori for the hapū in 1868 but denied by the Crown, because the land had been allocated to settlers. This site is now owned by Ngāi Tahu and a building named after Te Hori stands here.
The Prime Minister, has promised people in Canterbury they will know next Wednesday whether they can rebuild on ground badly damaged by this month's earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Foster Terrace in Lyttelton. White zoned land on this side of the street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "32 Foster Terrace, Lyttelton. White zoned land on this side of the street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "370 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "368 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This area has just been rezoned as red zone land. 366 Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "386 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "394 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "398 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "376 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "392 Oxford Terrace. This area has just been rezoned as red zone land".
A copy of a letter from Empowered Christchurch which was sent to Gerry Brownlee, Minsiter for the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery, on 15 April 2014. The letter lodges an Official Information Act request about the remediation of land that is subject to liquefaction and flooding.
The National Party wants to force councils to free up land for development in a bid to get more houses built. The party's proposal would give the government emergency powers modelled on those used to speed up house building in Canterbury following the earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. Party leader Judith Collins spoke to Corin Dann.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "21 Kinsey Terrace, the home that Mary grew up in, now white zoned land".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Nick Rogers, geotechnical specialist, explains the EQC plan to remediate land damaged in the Canterbury earthquake".