Thousands flock to final gala for red zoned Brooklands

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Several thousand people attended the Christchurch red-zoned suburb of Brooklands' swan song gala. About five hundred homes have had to be abandoned because of earthquake damage, meaning Brooklands as it has been known will soon no longer exist.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "11 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "3 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "4 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "6 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "5 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "10 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands".

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A sign in a shop on the corner of Anfield Street and Lower Styx Road in Brooklands. The sign reads, "Save Brooklands. We want to stay!".

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Liz Kivi stting beside the UC QuakeBox container in Brooklands. The container was parked in the car park of the Brooklands Community Centre on Anfield Street.

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Liv Kivi recording a story inside the UC QuakeBox container in Brooklands. The container was parked in the car park of the Brooklands Community Centre on Anfield Street.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "87 Harbour Road in Brooklands, now an empty site. The land has now been red zoned".

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Derek Bent and Geoff Clements standing outside the UC QuakeBox container in Brooklands. The container was parked in the car park of the Brooklands Community Centre on Anfield Street.

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Derek Bent and Geoff Clements standing outside the UC QuakeBox container in Brooklands. The container was parked in the car park of the Brooklands Community Centre on Anfield Street.

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A sign on a lamppost in Brooklands, reading, "The government is stealing our land".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "96 Harbour Road, a red zoned property in Brooklands. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "92 Harbour Road, a red zoned property in Brooklands. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "16 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "8 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".

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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".

UC QuakeBox photograph by Sally Roome (4)

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The Brooklands Community Hall with the UC QuakeBox parked in the car park. A sign with the opening time has been placed on the other side of the road.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A sign on the fence of a red zoned property in Lower Styx Road. The sign reads, 'Browlee an (sic) Sutton R Clowns. Haven't got it right! $75 He rip off'. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".