20130524_7206_1D3-75 Vandalism to a vacant and yet to be demolished house.…

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20130524_7209_1D3-65 Table thrown away in Culver Place.

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All red zoned and it looked like no one is living anywhere in Culver Place. All awaiting demolition.

20171103_5588_1D3-70 Cabbage Tree in the Red Zone

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An impressive Cabbage Tree (Cordyline australis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.

20171103_5586_1D3-66 Phoenix Palm in the Red Zone

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A Phoenis Palm (Phoenix canariensis) that was in someone's back yard prior to the demolition of houses post the 2011 earthquake.

20170704_9090_7D2-24 Only two left (185/365)

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Only two of 20 houses left in the Rawhiti Earthquake Village. This from the sign on perimeter fence: "Since 2011, Rawhiti Domain has been used to provide temporary accommodation for those affected by the Canterbury earthquakes. Over 200 households have used the 20 houses while their own homes have been repaired or rebuilt. The demand for acco...

20171103_5582_1D3-38 Trees in the Red Zone (307/365)

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In what used to be sections with houses and yards. Between late 2011 and 2014 the houses (well 95% of them) were removed due to land dropping in the 2011 earthquakes and the proximity of the Avon River, tidal in this area.

20131014_4128_1D3-40 Polluted Water (Day 287/365)

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There are occasional sewerage spills into the Avon River while all the sewer and road repairs are carried out. This rock wall was level and well above high tide level prior to the eathquakes. All the houses that can been seen here (except for those on the distant Port Hills) are in the suburban "red zone" and are still to be demolished.

20130524_7214_1D3-40 Hidden park bench

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Prior to the earthquakes (mainly the February 22 2011 event) this park bench was at track level. Shortly after the February quake someone in the council did the sums and realised that the area near the Avon River had dropped between a metre and 1.4m (about 4 foot), so a rush job by contractors shifted in many tonnes of rock and gravel to raise a...

20130826_2587_1D3-28 Here we go again! (Day 238/365)

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Only it is worse this time! As from Wednesday I won't have car access to the property, nor the street, nor one of the neighbouring streets - for a month at least! A second attempt to do a sewer repair after the earthquakes - yes I know they were 3 to 2½ years ago!