Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Prior to the earthquake, this was a lovely backyard lawn covered with green grass -- !! Penrith Avenue, Somerfield, Christchurch.

20130805_2212_1D3-120 Broken and closed

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The South New Brighton Domain jetty into the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. A new jetty replaced an older one about 6-8 years ago, then the earthquakes happened! Before the earthquakes it was straight and level and open!

Spreydon library post quake

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Photos taken in Spreydon Library on April 15 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-04-08-Spreydon-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_0467 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries

Christchurch Earthquake, New Zealand, 2010

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Hit at 4.35am (local time) on Saturday, September 4th 2010, measuring a 7.1 and centered 40km west of the city

St Joseph’s Catholic Church

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www.nicksplace.co.nz

Crowne Plaza Demolition

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12th April 2012 Demolition of Crowne Plaza/Park Royal Hotel due to damage from 22nd February 2011 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks

Christchurch Earthquake – Street Cone Commemoration

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Commemorating our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake.

20120131_8167_1D3-400 Shag Pile

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What more can one say except that Shag Rock is now about one third it's original height. Whitewash Head in the background with the road that now drops over a cliff.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Northeast corner of Kilmore and Colombo Streets.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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West side of Colombo Street looking south-ish, taken from near the corner of Armagh Street.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Armagh Street, near the corner of Durham Street North, looking east-ish towards the Canterbury Provincial Council and Supreme Court Buildings.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Canterbury Provincial Council and Supreme Court Buildings, Durham Street North.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Manchester Street looking north-ish, towards the intersection with Armagh Street.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Montreal Street and Armagh Street, Cranmer Square.

Christchurch Earthquake 22/02/11

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Colombo Street looking north through Cathedral Square, towards the Port Hills. Taken from Victoria Square.

Cnr Hills & Shirley Road & Warrington St

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Lamorna Road

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Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - The Spoils

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Light-Relief - With no power after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch (22 February 2011) the neighbour's freezer thawed out along with their Deep South Ice Cream - so Tiggles the Kunekune Piglet thinks the spoils of the power-cut are yummy!

20130207_2231_1D3-165 Sumner and "container alley"

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Nearly 80 40 foot containers (most two high) protect Wakefield Avenue in Sumner from further rock falls. Behind these (to the left) are houses, church, bowling club, RSA (Returned Servicemens Association) and other community buildings that have been isolated now for nearly two years now. On the right upper third boundary (just behind two stand a...

20130130_1826_1D3-40 Colombo and Hereford

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20130130_1861_1D3-47 St Lukes in the City - labyrinth

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According to the sign it can take about 30 minutes to walk from the entry point (near the small statue) to the centre and out again. What you can do with a few thousand old bricks and gravel. See next photo for more detail.

20130130_1857_1D3-85 New building - Kilmore Street

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20130130_1860_1D3-24 St Lukes in the City - stone memorial

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185 pieces of Rock from Halswell Quarry to represent the 185 lives lost as a result of the 22/02/11 earthquake.

20130130_1883_1D3-50 at the Pallet Pavilion on Park Royal site

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Is it to "ward" off evil spirits?.

Six months on

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20110821_1708_1D3-280 Six months on A house in Bexley damaged in the February earthquake still looks like this six months later.

Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart

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The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.

Christchurch, NZ - Cashel Mall Restart

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The CBD is slowly being opened up and this is the post - earthquake result of Cashel Mall. A vibrant, fresh look with high end shopping in colourful container shops. A really good step forward for the city.

20111227_7175_1D3-28 Track damage

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Following the 5.8 and 6.0 quakes of 23/12/11 there is further damage to the track separating the Bexley Wetlands from the Pacific Park housing area.

Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD

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Christchurch - Earthquake Rebuild - Temporary CBD Christchurch City CBD Cashel Street Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor...

Canterbury Earthquake 2011

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Our Street - Liquefaction (22.02.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. + EOS Built-in Sensor cleaning system + Wide-...