20120321_2397_1D3-47 Beachcomber Dairy
Corner of New Brighton Road and Rawson Street, New Brighton. This diary is inside the suburban red zone and will probably be demolished some time in the future. See how the earthquakes have moved the footpath - the post and phone box used to stand straight! This is one of the Teleccom Wi-Fi hotspot boo...
People stand in front of a damaged house in New Brighton. The upper storey at the front of the house has collapsed onto the floor below. The photographer comments, "This house at 158 Marine Parade, New Brighton, Christchurch was owned by the man leaning on the fence. He lived next door and his daughter lived here. During the earthquake the 2nd storey stayed mainly whole, but the 1st collapsed. Luckily the daughter was in the top storey. She was rescued from the building by neighbours, by climbing out of the window and down a ladder. Another piece of luck is that most of the belongings were stored in boxes in the garage at the front. Though the garage also collapsed the boxes appear intact. The owner had tried to sell it previously without success".
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Bexley. In the distance, Bottle Lake Forrest can be seen.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Grafiti art on a shipping container in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Morganwood Street in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Grafiti art on a shipping container in Bexley".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A motion-blurred photograph of houses, with the Port Hills in the background. The photographer comments, "This I hope gives you a feel of what it feels like in an earthquake. When you spend your whole life thinking that you and your home are built on solid ground, it can be quite a shock when you find it is not. You can feel the house shaking like a dog with a toy, rising up violently underneath you or the most gentle form which is when the ground moves gently like a wave moving under a rowing boat. It is not just the movement, you often get a rumbling sound which can precede a violent shake or can result in no movement at all. This means that some vehicles can sound like the rumbling initially and in the early days would get your heart racing. Another form of stress is when big excavators as heavy as a tank move as you can feel the ground shake from streets away, but you do not always hear the engine. For most of us the problem when the shaking starts, is wondering if this is the start of an extremely violent earthquake or will it peter out".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view down a driveway of houses on crazy angles. Liquefaction has been a problem here and slumping occurred under all these houses. The houses have been affected in different ways".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A residential property on Velsheda Street in Bexley".
A graphic giving the status of Burwood School.
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Burwood with Donnell Park near the centre.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Beside Anzac Drive near Avon River".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The driveway to 16 and 18 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. This area is now red zoned land".
An abandoned residential property at 8 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property at 5A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section and footpath is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
A flooded footpath and a damaged pipe outside 38 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
Members of the World Mission Society Church of God handing out free sausages and soft drinks to motorists on New Brighton Road in Shirley.
A photograph of a road cone decorated with tinsel, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south along Bower Avenue in New Brighton".
A member of the World Mission Society Church of God handing out a surgical mask to a passing motorist on New Brighton Road in Shirley.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Note the extent of liquefaction in Bower Avenue in New Brighton, but the garden appears to be untouched".
A photograph of chalked messages on the side of a building in New Brighton. The messages read, "We are tough, eh." and, "Hug each other".
A photograph of a chalked message on the side of a building in New Brighton. The message reads, "From here, it can only get better".
A muddy section at 27 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section has partly flooded and a road cone has been placed on the section.
