Awaiting demolition. Blue pipes are water supply to anyone still living on Hulverstone Drive.
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...
Went for a drive down to South New Brighton/Southshore after work today to see what interesting birds I could find on the Estuary (godwits, skuas, terns etc), but passing Jellico Street, I saw this. T-Rex the seismic survey truck from the University of Texas that is visiting the city (first time out of USA). Weighs 30 tonne and from the marks o...
The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now.
The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now. The shags like it though!
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The jetty in the South New Brighton Domain was rebuilt a few years ago. It was straight and level till the earthquakes. Has been closed for 2½ years now.
Went for a drive down to South New Brighton/Southshore after work today to see what interesting birds I could find on the Estuary (godwits, skuas, terns etc), but passing Jellico Street, I saw this. T-Rex the seismic survey truck from the University of Texas that is visiting the city (first time out of USA). Weighs 30 tonne and from the marks o...
An abandoned residential property at 12A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and the garage door has been vandalised with blue graffiti.
An abandoned residential property at 19 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds. A single brick fence post remains standing. The gutter has flooded.
Road cones line Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. Flooding can be seen along the edge of the road. The footpath is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
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An abandoned residential property at 10 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. The front of the section is partly flooded.
An empty section where a house once stood at 21 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is partly flooded and is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property at 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. The footpath to the left has partly flooded.
An abandoned residential property at 6 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The garage door has buckled. The front yard and footpath are covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Burwood. At the bottom of the photograph, New Brighton Road can be seen and Queensbury Street is running up the middle.
An abandoned residential property at 3 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section and footpath is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. A bare tree stands on the footpath.
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!
The flooded driveway of 26 and 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section to the right is empty and overgrown with weeds. The house to the left has been abandoned.
An empty section where a house once stood at 17 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds. A road cone sits in the grass on the footpath.
A flooded driveway leading to 16, 18 and 18A Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section to the right is empty and overgrown with weeds. The house to the left has been abandoned.
An abandoned residential property at 34 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of the section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Cushions lie on the footpath outside the gate.
An abandoned residential property at 30 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The front of The section is overgrown with weeds. An autumn tree is in full bloom at the front of the property.
A flooded footpath at 12 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. Road cones can have been placed along the street in the background.
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Burwood with the demolished site of the QE II stadium in the background.
A PDF copy of pages 118-119 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'Mural Madness'.
An residential property at 7 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section and footpath is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. A green sticker on the front window can be seen through the trees.
An empty section where a house once stood at 27 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. An road-cone sits to the left-hand side of the section.