Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bexley Road, Bexley".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bexley Road, Bexley. More trouble with bricks".
A photograph of an abandoned property at 101 Bexley Road, Bexley.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 113 Bexley Road, Bexley.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 99 Bexley Road, Bexley.
A photograph of the driveway of the property at 99A Bexley Road, Bexley.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 109 Bexley Road, Bexley. The garage is on a lean.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 105 Bexley Road, Bexley. There is liquefaction on the lawn and driveway.
A photograph of an abandoned property at 105 Bexley Road, Bexley. There is liquefaction on the lawn and driveway.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
Condemned Coastal Spirit Soccer Club in Bexley, Christchurch, near Bexley Park.
Caption reads: "We have to find a new home. We have to move on but we don't know what to look for."
Caption reads: "People brought food to the area and we were grateful. It was a disaster but we were coping. Our house was broken but that didn’t mean we had to be."
Caption reads: "No, I don’t think they deliver the mail everyday. Not anymore."
Caption reads: "Yeah yeah, I know, but you’ve got to look. It’s incredible what’s happened to these places. It’s not something you see everyday and once it’s gone, it’s gone forever."
Caption reads: "You can’t do a thing about it but I can’t be bothered going house hunting. I’ll just live each day as best I can. I keep thinking it could change again. The dust here doesn’t bother me, the noise doesn’t bother me. When they start pulling down houses the vibrations don’t bother me. Nothing bothers me. We’re all like that. That’s how you have to be when you can’t do a thing about it."
Caption reads: "At the moment we’re trying to carry on like everything is normal. It’s not easy. It’s hard sometimes to remember what things were like before the earthquake."
Caption reads: "It used to be lovely. We would go out walking all the time and we always went through the wetlands. There was all the beautiful flax and bushes that were around the track, and now it’s gone. All gone."
Caption reads: "There’s nothing we can do about what we’ve lost. We just keep hoping for the best."
Caption reads: "At night we light up the house like a Christmas tree so that people know we’re here."
Caption reads: "We were the only people around here for a long time. All of our neighbours moved out. It wont be long until Bexley is empty, and after that it will be gone."
Caption reads: "We made lifelong friends in Bexley. We never had a thought of living anywhere else until now."
Caption reads: "When we came to Bexley we were ready for a new life. We slowed down and started to enjoy ourselves. Before we moved to the area we never realised such a perfect place existed."
Caption reads: "A community is defined by people. After the 4th of September Bexley became a community."
Caption reads: "We have always been a hidden treasure in this city and it’s sad to say goodbye."