Counting Holes

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Holes in a brick building on Fitzgerald Avenue are marked with spray-painted numbers.

Gap Golf Photograph 1

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A photograph of the first hole of Gap Filler's Gap Golf course. Written on the wooden framing around the hole is, "Gap golf! Hole 1: Skinny Limits par 2, 6.1 m".

EQC picks holes in case against it

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A lawyer for the Earthquake Commission has told the High Court there are major holes in the case brought by a Christchurch couple to have their home rebuilt.

Never Say Die

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A fallen branch caught in weeds in the River Styx. The photographer comments, "This branch was broken off during one of the recent Christchurch earthquakes and fell into the River Styx. Now one side has sprouted roots and the other new buds".

Terminated by Snow

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A digger parked in a residential street covered in snow.

Blown Element

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Close up of an oven element which has blown and partly melted. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch earthquake on the 22 February we had no power for about 4 days. We finally got electricity again from the electricity companies' mobile generator the size of a big van. We turned on the oven and there was a loud vibrating hum and this was the result".

No Withdrawals From This Hole in the Wall

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Broken panelling on a building on Colombo Street has exposed the interior of the walls. The photographer comments, "Seen in the Christchurch Earthquake Red Zone. If you saw this anywhere else in the world you would have thought that it was a piece of modern art".

The Unlucky

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A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".

The Unlucky White Van Man

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A van partially submerged in liquefaction. The photographer comments, "A van that unluckily drove into a hole caused by the terrible liquefaction on Beach Road, North New Brighton during the Christchurch earthquake".

Watch Where You Are Walking

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A large hole surrounded by liquefaction silt in the garden of a house in Bexley. The photographer comments, "This was most probably the serious hole I saw today. Can you imagine that when this occurred the whole area would have been inches deep in brown water. You would not been able to tell what you were walking on. Back in February a little girl rode her bike into one of these and had to be rescued by a passer by".

Rebuilding a broken city: Parts of Christchurch still in need of remedial …

Articles, Videos, TV3

"There's still a lot of holes and a lot of carparks."

Photograph number UC 10-0491-36

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Kerry O'Connell pictured next to a sink hole in a residential area.

One Way Only

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A pothole in a road surface, showing tyre marks where a vehicle has driven through the hole. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011 burst underground pipes and liquefaction caused unseen hollows under the road surfaces. Occasionally after all the rest have been exposed by traffic someone would find 'discover' a new one".

It is the Way You Look at It

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A 'sand volcano' of liquefaction silt. The photograph has been rotated 180 degrees. The photographer comments, "This could be just a horrible hole caused by liquefaction pouring out of a hole after the Christchurch earthquake in January, but turn it upside down and it becomes an outcrop on the floor of an unseen tidal estuary".

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 067

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A large sink hole full of water, which a car has partly fallen into.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 066

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A large sink hole full of water, which a car has partly fallen into.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 682

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Two road cones mark out an uneven surface on the road. The hole is filled with water.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2381

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Damaged buildings behind cordon fences. There are also pot holes of footpaths and the garden are overgrown.

Rotherham Clock Park Photograph 2

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A photograph of the Gap Filler mini-golf hole in the Rotherham Clock Park in Riccarton.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 22:04:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. A van stuck in a hole in the road in Linwood".

Fairfax Video, July 2012 (4)

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A video of an interview with Laurence Mote about the wall of containers in Sumner. Shipping containers line the south side of Main Road in Sumner, protecting road users from potential rock fall from the cliffs above. Mote bikes past the containers every day on his way to work. He talks about the risks facing cyclists along Main Road and in greater Christchurch, including pot holes and narrow roads. He advises cyclists to wear bright clothing and lights, and for cars to slow down and give cyclists room.

The Gouge

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Road damage and liquefaction in a residential street. The photographer comments, "A great gouge in the road caused by liquefaction undermining the road surface and a car driving over it. This was the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February 2011".

What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?

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Broken stained glass in a window of the ChristChurch Cathedral. The photographer comments, "I only managed to get one picture of the badly earthquake damaged Christchurch Cathedral and I did not want to get the buttresses holding it up like some Medieval siege engine, so I thought this one was perfect. Looking through the window notice that the adjacent wall has gone and the blue windows belong to an office block across the road".

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Fallen chimney stack leaves a gaping hole after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

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Fallen chimney stack leaves a gaping hole after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.

Northern Outlook Image: Laura Melville 2011:02:22 13:46:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Doug Cowan points to a new hole on Charles Street, which suffered liquefaction damage after Tuesday's earthquake."

Gap Golf Photograph 2

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A photograph of a man and a child preparing the ground for one of the holes of Gap Filler's Gap Golf course.

Northern Outlook Image: Laura Melville 2010:09:04 01:40:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volcano holes. Small volcano-shaped mounds indicate the force of water being pushed out by the earth's movement".

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Sorry, no dogs! they dig too many holes!' 11 Oct…

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A Christchurch man wants to let his home. He stands in a fissure in the garden and tells a man with a large dog who is interested in renting 'Sorry, no dogs! They dig too many holes!' Context: Post earthquake Christchurch tries to return to normal. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:05 07:40:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Four year old Michael Walker rides his bike past the sink hole in Oxford Terrace that he fell in".