Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01944
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01945
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01947
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01939
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01943
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01949
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01948
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01946
PWS-2010-09-17-DSC02402
PWS-2010-09-17-DSC02403
PWS-2010-09-17-DSC02404
PWS-2010-09-17-DSC02405
Christchurch Earthquake Aftermath PWS-2010-09-08-DSC01938
PWS-2010-09-17-DSC02401
PWS-2010-09-17-DSC02407
PWS-2010-09-17-DSC02406
New re-locatable classrooms being readied for use at Halswell School.
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Somebody has pulled apart the broken pavement and placed it in a pile in the middle of a netball court.
The stump of an oak tree in the Halswell Primary School grounds. The oak tree had the be cut down after it broke during the earthquake and was hanging at a angle. The person who cut down the tree has carved "1870 - 16:9:2010" into the stump, the year that the tree was planted, and then the day that it broke and fell.
A gap between two walls at Halswell Primary School. The gap was caused by two buildings separating during the 4 September earthquake.
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds near the playground. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Tape reading, "Danger Keep Out" on the gate to Halswell Primary School. A sign has been stabled to the tape reading, "No unauthorised entry".
A typical "sand volcano" caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
A sand volcano in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Sand volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.
Cracking along the pavement at Halswell Primary School. The ground has risen and fallen in places leaving an uneven surface where the children usually play.
Broken pavement in the Halswell Primary School grounds. Silt from liquefaction can also be seen.
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington.
File ref: CCL-2011-03-Operation-Storytime-dscf0465 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries
This is how the building looked when it was built - fine indeed! democam.iopen.co.nz/ An engineer who owns a similar building in Dunedin, and is willing to put money into this building's restoration, is sure it could be stabilised, just like the Railway Clock Tower. And the t...
One of several containers now on the Halswell School grounds while reconstruction takes place.