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BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 090
Images, UC QuakeStudies
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.
4 September 2010 Canterbury Earthquake (18 November)
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
PDF slides from a presentation given by Dr. Thomas Wilson from the UC Geology department on 18 November 2010 in Wellington. The presentation was delivered at a State Services Briefing at the Reserve Bank Seminar Room, and at a public talk for UC Alumni at the Wellington Club.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 078
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of road signs and a cone on Avonside Drive. One sign indicates that the speed limit in the area is temporarily 30 km/h. The other states that there is "No through route. Access to properties only".
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 129
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The footpath in front of a building on Williams Street. As the building subsided it took part of the path with it. This gives an idea of how much this commercial building sank due to liquefaction.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 055
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. While the building looks mostly fine from the outside, it is unsafe to enter. "Danger, no entry" has been spray-painted on the front window.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 124
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Buckled curbing along Jones Street in Kaiapoi. A pile of liquefaction can be seen in the foreground as well as a few plastic pipes. A number of portaloos line the street in the distance as well as road cones.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 106
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Blackwell's Department Store on the corner of Raven and Williams Streets in Kaiapoi. The top story of the building has collapsed into the bottom, as well as the awning into the street. A broken brick wall is visible above.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 083
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The tip of the gable on the Durham Street Methodist Church. The stone work has cracked and is leaning forward. Bracing can be seen at the back, holding the stonework in place.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 068
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Workers repairing water mains along Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. A blue pipe carrying a temporary water supply to the neighbourhood can be seen running across the park.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 075
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A private pool on a property on Avonside Drive. The pool has lifted out of its casing and now looks like an above ground pool.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 056
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 115
Images, UC QuakeStudies
In front of the Williams Street Bridge in Kaiapoi. This part of the footpath was damaged when the concrete abutment rose during the earthquake, forcing its way through the pavement and into the open. Fencing has been placed around this section of the bridge until work can be done to make it safe to walk on.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 107
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A machine pumps sewage into the river in Kaiapoi. This is a temporary solution while the sewage system is being repaired.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 062
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Members of the Avonside Community walk down a road in Avonside. Silt from liquefaction has been cleared from people's properties and placed on the street in piles. Workers in the distance are collecting the silt to take to Bottle Lake.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 147
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Pomeroy's Brewery Inn on Kilmore Street viewed across the Avon River. The bar is green stickered meaning it safe to enter. As a brick building in this condition is fairly rare.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 063
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Cracks along the footpath along Avonside Drive. In the distance workers are digging up the road. Road cones line the street and a "road closed" sign is visible.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 074
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Cracking along the bottom of a house in Avonside Drive. The house has lifted a few centimetres off its foundations.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 011
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The demolition site of a building on Gloucester Street. A digger sits on a pile of rubble. Tape with "Danger Keep Out" has been placed across the property.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 135
Images, UC QuakeStudies
St Mary & St Athanaslos Church on Edgeware Road. The gable at the front of the church has crumbled (as well as in the building behind). The bricks can still be seen along the ground.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 093
Images, UC QuakeStudies
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.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 123
Images, UC QuakeStudies
The basement of a building in Kaiapoi, the ceiling collapsed in the corner. The top two stories of the building were structurally compromised and have been demolished.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 121
Images, UC QuakeStudies
An area next to the river in Kaiapoi where workers previously dug trenches to fix the power and communication lines. They have now been fixed and the trenches have been filled in. A pile of dirt can still be seen.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 140
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Detail of the front right corner of St Mary & St Athanaslos church on Edgeware Road. Many of the bricks have broken and fallen away.
BeckerFraserPhotos September 2010 photograph 073
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Flooding along Avonside Drive. The power poles along the road are on an outward lean due to liquefaction at the base. Concrete blocks have been pushed up against them to keep them upright.
Brownbait patties - $2 per kilo. 6 October 2010
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
The cartoon shows a platter of 'Brownbait patties $2 per kilo'. In the background is a 'contaminated' river. Refers to the contamination of Canterbury's waterways after the earthquake of 4th September which resulted in sewage pipes being damaged thus contaminating the rivers. This means that people should not be attempting to catch whitebait in these rivers during the annual whitebait season which is open between 15 August and 30 November. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
WATER... One minute too much... The next, not enough... 8 September 2010
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
Text reads 'Water - One minute too much - The next, not enough' In the first frame a man is fed up with another downpour and in the second frame there is shown a plastic bottle of drinking water. Refers to the amount of rain in recent times but also the need for bottled or boiled water In Canterbury after the earthquake of 4th September 2010 which caused major damage to sewage and water systems. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
"The bin!... not the portaloo!" 25 September 2010
Images, Alexander Turnbull Library
The small crane on the back of a rubbish truck has picked up a whole portaloo and dumped its contents (a man with his pants around his ankles) into the rubbish. The driver tells the crane operator that he should have emptied 'the bin! ... Not the portaloo!'. A streetsign reads 'Avonside'. Refers to the use of portaloos in parts of Christchurch since the earthquake of 4th September because of damage to plumbing infrastructure. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Ray Whelan WEMO Photograph 50
Images, UC QuakeStudies
A photograph of a temporary sign set up at the entrance to Cowles Stadium by Civil Defence. The stadium was set up as temporary accommodation for citizens displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The sign reads, "Welcome to Cowles Stadium. Earthquake affected people only - you must register with Red Cross to receive help. Other help go to Winz Office, 154 Aldwins Road, Linwood. Please, no alcohol, no drugs on site. Food and drinks only in designated areas".
The Panel with Stephen Franks and Neil Miller (Part 2))
Audio, Radio New Zealand
Topics - A couple of New Zealand women, determined to carry on clubbing with kids, have launched the first New Zealand-based"Baby Loves Disco"franchise in Auckland's Viaduct. The"sheer strength and power"of the September the 4th earthquake has more than doubled the number of reported supernatural events in Canterbury, according to a paranormal investigator. The 2010 Census of Women's Participation reveals that female participation in governance, professional and public life is slipping away - erasing gains made in the past decades.
Mark Lincoln Photograph 026
Images, UC QuakeStudies
Two men carry backpacks and shopping bags along Tuam Street, stepping over emergency tape that lies across the road. Brick dust covers the street where fallen bricks have been cleared. The photographer comments, "Two members of our office carrying gear through the cordon. This was taken shortly after the 4th September earthquake. Police allowed us free access past the cordon and simply advised us to watch out for falling masonry. The access situation was much different after the February aftershock".