A story submitted by Shelley to the QuakeStories website.
Two young girls dressed in red and black at the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
Two young girls dressed in red and black at the River of Flowers event held in Riccarton Bush, commemorating the second anniversary of the 22 February earthquake.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "116 Worcester Street".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace pump house".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Press building on Gloucester Street at dusk. The central city red zone now has office workers and lights on".
The Methodist Church of Durham Street with wire fencing around the building. A red sticker on the front door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of a wall with street art on it. It says "Cons-o" in big orange letters and is decorated by red stars on each end.
A photograph of a wall with street art on it. It says "Cons-o" in big orange letters and is decorated by red stars on each end.
Building rubble littering the steps and footpath outside the badly-damaged Peterborough Apartments. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking north east across High Street (lower centre). Badly damaged McKenzie & Willis building with the red containers at centre left".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The lights are on at the new Press building, the first office workers to return to the central city red zone".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oran and Waitaki Streets, Bexley".
A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Piles of silt for removal, Niven Street, Avondale [red zone section]. Approx 29 February 2011.".
A story submitted by Lindsay McKenzie to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Robyna Smith to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Linda Grainger to the QuakeStories website.
A story submitted by Lynne Stewart to the QuakeStories website.
A man takes a photograph over the top of the cordon fence by the viewing windows into the Red Zone at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
A man takes a photograph over the top of the cordon fence by the viewing windows into the Red Zone at the east end of the Re:Start mall.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bexley Road and Waitaki Street".
A photograph of an earthquake-damaged house on Marine Parade in North Brighton. The front section of the house has collapsed, the rest buckled. The wall of the gable has also collapsed as well as part of the lower front wall. A red sticker in the window indicates that the building is unsafe to enter. A message has been spray painted on the front window, reading, "Roof tiles, $3 each". Police tape, a road cone and saw horses have been used to cordon off the house.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in front of the earthquake-damaged Avonmore House on Hereford Street. Sections of the walls have crumbled, spilling bricks and masonry onto the footpath and street below. Many of the windows have warped, breaking the glass. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the columns. A red sticker taped to the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in front of the earthquake-damaged Avonmore House on Hereford Street. Sections of the walls have crumbled, spilling bricks and masonry onto the footpath and street below. Many of the windows have also warped, breaking the glass. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the columns. A red sticker taped to the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "3 Meadow Street, Kaiapoi. This side of the street is blue-green (Technical Category 3) and the opposite side is red zoned".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from Worcester Street. A gap has been left by the demolition of the Press building, allowing a view of the Copthorne Christchurch Central Hotel".
A photograph of large cracks in the pavement in front of St Paul's School in Dallington. Liquefaction silt can also be seen. Police tape has been draped across the entrance of the building to the left.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Highlight House, 173-177 Manchester Street with the Hotel Grand Chancellor behind".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 8 January 2013 entitled, "Venturing into the central city....".