When Christchurch couple Maree Mockford and Bruce Vincent's home was badly damaged by the February earthquake they shifted into a caravan on their property. Six months later they're still roughing it, using a chemical toilet and showering off site.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A big day of moving out of the caravan up the drive of their house to a rental home, for earthquake-stricken Kaiapoi mum and children. Tyler Entwistle (13) with boxes stacked in the caravan".
The Thai Container, a Thai food takeout operating from a caravan on Bealey Avenue.
Collapsed Caravan, Camping and Marine store, Westende Jewellers, and Alva Rados Restaurant in distance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark and Liz Prebble of Bexley moved into their new home on Friday 3rd and are now going to live in their caravan".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark and Liz Prebble of Bexley moved into their new home on Friday 3rd and are now going to live in their caravan".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark and Liz Prebble of Bexley moved into their new home on Friday 3rd and are now going to live in their caravan".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark and Liz Prebble of Bexley moved into their new home on Friday 3rd and are now going to live in their caravan".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard Loffhagen, owner of Simply Catering, outside his temporary caravan shop that stands on the old site on the corner of Madras Street and Salisbury Street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A big day of moving out of the caravan up the drive of their house to a rental home, for earthquake-stricken Kaiapoi mum and children".
A photograph of bus passengers waiting at the temporary bus exchange on Hagley Avenue. The temporary exchange used a bus as a passenger waiting room, and a caravan as an information centre.
A photograph of bus passengers waiting at the temporary bus exchange on Hagley Avenue. The temporary exchange used a bus as a passenger waiting room, and a caravan as an information centre.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Finance Minister Bill English (L) speaks to Caravan, Camping & Marine owners Julie Webb (C) and Nick Hopper. Their shop on Manchester Street was destroyed and then demolished after the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Eileen Woolf and her husband Bevin are now living in a caravan and motor home on their front lawn, after the 4 September earthquake has left their Pine Beach home unliveable".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A big day of moving out of the caravan up the drive of their house to a rental home, for earthquake-stricken Kaiapoi mum and children. Tyler Entwistle (13) carries out the vacuum".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A big day of moving out of the caravan up the drive of their house to a rental home, for earthquake-stricken Kaiapoi mum and children. Tyler Entwistle (13) carries out the vacuum".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Eileen Woolf and her husband Bevin are now living in a caravan and motor home on their front lawn after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake has left their Pine Beach home unlivable".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Eileen Woolf and her husband Bevin are now living in a caravan and motor home on their front lawn after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake has left their Pine Beach home unlivable".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A big day of moving out of the caravan up the drive of their house to a rental home, for earthquake-stricken Kaiapoi mum and children. From left: Tyler Entwistle (13) Paige Entwistle (14) and Flynn Entwistle (10)".
In eight frames a man searches for a house in Christchurch and a real estate agent tries to sell him one. In each case the estate agent tries to emphasise the positives but the buyer sees the negatives brought about by the earthquakes. In the end the buyer settles for a caravan. Context - The problems of buying and selling houses in post-earthquake Christchurch. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The cartoon shows a camping ground full of tents and caravans and people looking glum as the rain pours down. All except one family who laugh and enjoy themselves in spite of the weather - it is because they are from Christchurch and the weather is of no consequence when they can live for a few days without fear of earthquakes. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Damage to TJ's Kazbah in New Brighton. The tower and east end of the building have collapsed onto two parked cars. The photographer comments, "The occupants of the business and rooms all managed to escape alive. A digger was used to make the building safe and then used to sift through the rubble for any surviving belongings. It was a very emotional time for the ex-occupants. The damaged cars were removed before the digger demolished the building".
Initial recovery focus is on road access (especially the inland SH70) although attention also needs to be focussed on the timelines for reopening SH1 to the south. Information on progress and projected timelines is updated daily via NZTA (www.nzta.govt.nz/eq-travel ). Network analyses indicate potential day trip access and re-establishment of the Alpine Pacific triangle route. When verified against ‘capacity to host’ (Part 2 (15th December) there appears to potential for the reestablishment of overnight visits. Establishing secure road access is the key constraint to recovery. In terms of the economic recovery the Kaikoura District has traditionallyattracted a large number of visitors which can be grouped as: second home (and caravan) owners, domestic New Zealand and international travellers. These have been seen through a behaviour lens as “short stop”, ‘day” (where Kaikoura is the specific focal destination) and overnight visitors. At the present restricted access appears to make the latter group less amenable to visiting Kaikoura, not the least because the two large marine mammal operators have a strong focus on international visitors. For the present the domestic market provides a greater initial pathway to recovery. Our experiences in and reflections on Christchurch suggest Kaikoura will not go back to what it once was. A unique opportunity exists to reframe the Kaikoura experience around earthquake geology and its effects on human and natural elements. To capitalise on this opportunity there appears to be a need to move quickly on programming and presenting such experiences as part of a pathway to re-enabling domestic tourists while international visitor bookings and flows can be re-established. The framework developed for this study appears to be robust for rapid post disaster assessment. It needs to be regularly updated and linked with emerging governance and recovery processes.