A Christchurch resthome under stress after the earthquakes is being blamed for systemic failures that ended in a frail elderly woman dying.
The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The almost-repaired west end of Woodham Road where the ground rose about 40 cm".
The end of Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried deposits of liquefaction can be seen covering sections of the footpath and road.
A badly damaged footpath at the end of Acland Avenue in Avonside. Dried liquefaction silt can be seen covering the pavement.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Christ's College, Rolleston Avenue. New gable end replacing one that fell in the earthquake".
A photograph of a band playing to a crowd of students at the end-of-year Tea Party event of 2012.
A rectangular white painted woven basket with handles at either short end and two pieces of wood screwed to the bottom.
20100918_3500_1D3-60 Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake The bridge at the north end of Porritt Park, Avondale. #402
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
View down Victoria Street, some buildings fenced off on the left and the Crown Plaza Hotel at the end of the street.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
Detail of damage to the Cranmer Courts, where the gable ends of some walls have collapsed. Straps and wooden bracing protect against further damage.
A house in Richmond being demolished. A tumbled chest of drawers sits in an entranceway. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A crane dumps rubble into a truck. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. The digger knocks down the final wall. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A digger sits on top of the pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. The digger knocks down the final wall. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. The digger knocks down the final wall. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The boulder-damaged administration building for the Lyttelton tunnel at the Heathcote end of the tunnel".
Damage to Catholic Cathedral College. Stones and bricks have fallen from the parapets and gable ends of buildings, and windows are broken.
Built 1858-1865. This is just one end of what was once a very large building. Most of the rest has fallen.
Facade of the Repertory Theatre ended on the ground following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Facade of the Repertory Theatre ended on the ground following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
A view looking north-east down Moorhouse Avenue with Scott's Motors on the left. The brick gable ends of the building have collapsed.
Damage to the church hall of St John the Baptist Church in Latimer Square. The gable end of the brick building has collapsed.