An entry from Deborah Fitchett's blog for 1 March 2011, posted to Dreamwidth. The entry is titled, "In which she gets out and about".The entry was downloaded on 17 April 2015.
Heavy traffic at the corner of Moorhouse Avenue and Manchester Street as people attempt to leave the city centre shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones ... As we got to Moorhouse Avenue, we found we had to quickly drive underneath [the Colombo Street overbridge]and carry on down to Brougham Street as the bridge was being closed at that moment. From Brougham, we headed back up towards Madras. The traffic lights were out and the intersection was chaos. Over the next couple of hours, we continued crawling through heavy traffic. Impressively, everyone was very orderly despite the feeling of panic and the continuing aftershocks. We chatted to others in other vehicles to exchange news and stopped to speak to a lady that had broken down following water in the engine after having driven hrough floods".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "University of Canterbury researchers in the Estuary. From Humphreys Drive".
Damage to residential property in Bexley, Christchurch.
The Terrace on the Park apartment complex has been cordoned off. Fencing and road cones have been used to close the road around the complex.
The public at the Memorial Service in Hagley Park to commemorate the one year anniversary of the 22nd February earthquake.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts. A section of the wall has crumbled, exposing the wooden framing and the interior of the building.
Part of the Harvey Norman Centre, the one storey extension previously housing Vast Furniture and Freedom Interiors, has been demolished. Various excavators can be seen on site.
A row of damaged shops on Victoria Street at the intersection with Bealey Avenue. The street has been cordoned off with road cones and a sign that says 'road closed'.
The entrance to TimeZone on Colombo Street with the door on the left boarded up, and damage to buildings across the street reflected in the window.
Damaged building with sections of its brick wall boarded up.
The Beat Street cafe on Barbadoes Street. Some damage to the footpath can be seen.
The vacant site left by the demolition of the Strategy Building.
An issue of New Zealand Freemason magazine, published in the fourth quarter of 2011 by Freemasons New Zealand.
A resident filling plastic containers with water as many people have been left without water since the February earthquake.
For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to buildings can be seen out the window.
Damage down a residential street.
A worker supervises the demoliton work on the Amuri Courts. Other workers and a digger can be seen in the background.
Elephant sculpture made out of grass in Re:Start mall. This was one of the sculptures presented by the Christchurch Garden City Trust.
A house near the Avon river which has suffered damage. The door and one window have been boarded up.
Street art seen across a vacant and overgrown demolition site. On the wall are the words 'LOVE' and a girl holding a small plant.
A photograph of a sign attached to a wire fence. The heading reads, "Support our MPs supporting our heritage".
Damage to a residential property in Bexley, Christchurch.
Street art on the Knox Church at the corner of Bealey Ave. It depicts a plaster with the words "I'll kiss it better" next to it in a speech bubble.
A man stands outside the damaged Newstalk ZB building on Worcester Street. Security fencing has been place around the building to restrict access.
A photograph of Sumner beach and the Avon-Heathcote estuary taken prior to the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Shag Rock is visible to the left of the photograph.
A fallen chimney on Derby Street has left a pile of bricks on the roof of the house and damaged the fence.
The road, driveway and footpath are covered in silt from liquefaction in a residential area.
Portaloos on the Pine Mound, part of Festival of Flowers. Each portaloo was decorated with various floral features.
Looking into Christchurch Central over cordon fencing and road cones. A crane can be seen in the background and on the right is the empty site where the CTV building once was.