A Treetech Specialist Treecare Ltd truck on River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Treetech did a lot of work making trees and power lines safe".
Cars raise dust from dried liquefaction on Westminster Street in St Albans, near the intersection with Forfar Street. The photographer comments, "Dust from dried liquefaction made everything grey and gritty".
A pile of liquefaction silt on Medway Street is cordoned off with road cones. The photographer comments, "Piles of sand and subsiding roads at the intersection of Medway St with Woodchester Ave and Flesher Ave, 10 days after the February quake".
A pile of gravel and tarseal in front of a house in Richmond during repairs to River Road. The photographer comments, "Our house was becoming progressively more shattered with each aftershock".
A pile of liquefaction silt on the side of a street in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Liquefaction silt took several weeks to be cleared away".
Cars raise dust from dried liquefaction on Westminster Street in St Albans, near the intersection with Forfar Street. The photographer comments, "Dust from dried liquefaction made everything grey and gritty".
A digger scraping damaged tarseal from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Road repairs".
A worker stands on a ladder to disconnect a gas supply from the side of a house in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Removing a gas water heater".
A pile of tarseal scraped from the damaged River Road sits in front of a house. The photographer comments, "Road repairs and abandoned houses".
A damaged driveway bridge over Dudley Creek has been blocked off with warning tape. The sides of the bridge have slumped, and the driveway surface has buckled and cracked. In the background, the gates to the property are misaligned. The photographer comments, "The bridge to a large mansion on a huge section was displaced by half a metre".
A damaged driveway bridge over Dudley Creek has been blocked off with warning tape. The sides of the bridge have slumped, and the driveway surface has buckled and cracked. In the background, the gates to the property are misaligned. The photographer comments, "The bridge into the mansion in Banks Avenue is as broken as the mansion itself".
A portaloo sits outside a house on River Road. The road is under repair, and the tarmac has been removed leaving a gravel surface. The photographer comments, "Our old house was given a portaloo; I'm not sure why".
A power pole on a lean is anchored by a large concrete block. The photographer comments, "Do these concrete weights really prevent poles from falling over?
A damaged driveway bridge over a stream has visibly moved, scraping up some of the driveway. The photographer comments, "Our neighbour Pam Shadbolt's house, immediately behind our house, on the bank of Dudley Creek. The bridge has broken free from its foundations".
A damaged driveway bridge over Dudley Creek has been blocked off with warning tape. The sides of the bridge have slumped, and the driveway surface has buckled and cracked. In the background, the gates to the property are misaligned. The photographer comments, "The bridge to a large mansion on a huge section was displaced by half a metre".
A power pole on the corner of Medway Street and Woodchester Avenue is on a lean, standing in a puddle of water and liquefaction silt. In the foreground road cones surround a pile of silt. The photographer comments, "Intersection of Medway St with Woodchester Ave and Flesher Ave, 10 days after the February quake".
Roading machinery parked on the side of River Road. The road is under repair, but has not yet been resealed. The photographer comments, "Looking east to Banks Ave-Dallington Tce. River Rd nearly ready for re-sealing. Over the next year, the road subsided and was repaired 3 or 4 times".
A digger scraping damaged tarseal from River Road in Richmond. A portaloo sits on the side of the road. The photographer comments, "Road repairs. River Rd, Richmond, looking west".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Isaac House (aka National Bank) on the corner of Armagh and Colombo Streets".
The front page layout for the Summer Press section of the Press, featuring an essay about a love affair with the Canterbury landscape.
A photograph of a building on Cashel Street, housing ASB Bank and Whitcoulls. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and an excavator can be seen in the distance.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The west side of the Cathedral with the Chalice and ANZ Bank visible to the right".
A photograph of a building on Cashel Street, housing ASB Bank and Whitcoulls. The building has been cordoned off with wire fencing and an excavator can be seen in the distance.
A large crack between a row of trees and the riverbank. A fence lining the riverbank has collapsed. The photographer comments, "On the 22 February 2011 we had an earthquake in Christchurch, which ripped us apart literally. This is what happened to the riverbank at New Brighton. Some trees stayed in place and others dropped 2 feet. The amazing thing was that they all stayed upright".
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. Looking down at the Avon River side of the Shirley Stream bridge showing how much the ground has slumped by - notice the unpainted concrete now exposed.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Spring blossom on the river bank of Cambridge Terrace. Clarendon Towers can be seen in the distance.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.