Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 272

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A notice on a power pole, saying "Attention. Power has been removed".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 419

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A power pole on a noticeable lean, surrounded by cracked footpath.

Here We Go Again

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A worker repairs a leaning power pole in Bexley. The photographer comments, "I was told that this electricity pole in Bexley always leans after every big earthquake. Maybe it might take more than a one man and one shovel to put 'straight'".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 2000

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A sign on a power pole with information on how the public can get to the Re:Start Mall.

Steve Lawrence Photograph 05

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A black and white photograph of the damaged Hotel Grand Chancellor, seen behind power poles and street signs. The hotel is on a noticeable lean.

I've Lit the Fuse, What Next?

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Two workers inspect fuses placed in an embankment during reinforcement work. The photographer comments, "This is the reinforcing of an embankment in the port of Lyttelton, which partly collapsed in the Christchurch earthquakes. They are using the same equipment as used for blowing up rock faces to mend them".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:06 14:23:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Press. Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. This power pole in Kingsford Street sunk a good metre or so into the ground".

wairoa street red zone

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one of Christchurch's abandoned suburbs. The land moved - bricks and block walls everywhere collapsed - two multi story buildings folded - 184 people died. Wooden framed houses largely stayed up, many concrete slabs cracked, power poles leaned in liquid ground, surface bubbled, services ruptured .... damage to the cbd still gets the most cover...