Photo of Kaiapoi Island North Bank of Waimakariri River taken by Kate Roughan, 8 September 2010.
A man has climbed an active volcano and pitched a tent in order to get away from the Canterbury earthquake and the flooding in the lower North Island. Refers to the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September 2010 as well as the heavy rain, slips, and flooding from Whanganui in the centre of the North Island down to the Rimutaka Hill Road, North of Wellington.
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-quake barbeque at Shirley Intermediate on proceeds from North Island school donations. Josh Lawrence (11) is on the left with Tyla Leonard (11)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-quake barbeque at Shirley Intermediate on proceeds from North Island school donations. From left: Oliver Zabala (13) Luchion Piatkoff (13) and Michael Spooner (12)".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tatiana Siatag (3) with a quilt given to her by members of the Christchurch Quilters. The quilts, made by North Island quilters, were for families affected by the Canterbury Earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Tatiana Siatag (3) with a quilt given to her by members of the Christchurch Quilters. The quilts, made by North Island quilters, were for families affected by the Canterbury Earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue worker Barry Smith, from the USAR taskforce, at the NZ Fire Service Training Centre, Woolston, which is temporary home for 80 USAR staff from the North Island".
20130325_1112_EOS M-25 Water water everywhere! (Day 84/365)
While the whole of the North Island is under drought conditions and parts of the South Island likely to follow suit, I doubt it will happen in Christchurch. With hundreds of earthquake road, water and sewer repairs underway many are spilling hundreds of litres of water per minute, like...
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Fissures in the road at the Belfast/Marshlands main north motorway on ramp".
A woman walks through the snow in Christchurch and comments 'At least snow covers up ugly quake damage dear... Dear?' Her husband has disappeared into a hole that was covered in snow. Context: Heavy snow blanketed Christchurch today (Saturday 9 August) as the winter cold continued to be felt across both the North and South Islands. Snow began falling in Christchurch about 7am today and covered most of the city. (NZHerald: Aug 9 2011)
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