Bexley Garage, Christchurch earthquake

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201090904_3316_1D3-28 Bexley Garage, Christchurch earthquake Bexley petrol station

20100904_3327_1D3-65 Community Energy Action - Christchurch earthquake

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Community Energy Action Trust on Moorhouse Ave.

20100904_3310_1D3-24 Christchurch earthquake

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20100904_3310_1D3-24 Christchurch earthquake Birch Street flooded from burst water main #371

Ascot TV in Sydenham - Christchurch earthquake

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20100904_3326_1D3-24 Ascot TV in Sydenham - Christchurch earthquake

Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake

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20100918_3500_1D3-60 Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake The bridge at the north end of Porritt Park, Avondale. #402

20100905_3349_1D3-24 South New Brighton bridge mevement - Christchurch ear…

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The South Brighton bridge abutment (city side). Bridge looks fine, just both approaches have moved A LOT!

20100904_3308_1D3-24 Road crack - Christchurch earthquake

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20100904_3308_1D3-24 Road crack - Christchurch earthquake Outside our house after the 7.1 Richter Canterbury earthquake on September 4 2010 #369

20100904_3313_1D3-24 Anzac Drive, Christchurch earthquake

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20100904_3313_1D3-24 Anzac Drive, Christchurch earthquake Kenta with crack in ANZAC Drive #372

20100904_3304_1D3-24 Christchurch earthquake

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CD racks and bookshelf in lounge. Amazing that the glass vase on the glass topped coffee table didn't move! #368

20100908_3393_1D3-28 Removing liquefaction silt - Christchurch earthquake

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20100908_3393_1D3-28 Removing liquefaction silt - Christchurch earthquake The cleanup continues. #383

20100917_3483_1D3-35 Christchurch earthquake

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Nearing the end of demolition of the Westend Jewellers site on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets, Christchurch. Badly damaged in the September 4th earthquake.

20100917_3451_1D3-58 Castle Rock - Christchurch earthquake

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Castle Rock above Heathcote, showing damage (and two very large pieces in the foreground) that came down during the 7.1 quake on 4th September.

20100917_3452_1D3-105 Castle Rock boulders - Christchurch earthquake

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Two of the large boulders (larger than a house or two) that came down from Castle Rock (see the fence in front of the boulders).

20100917_3455_1D3-65 Valley Inn demolition - Christchurch earthquake

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Nearly two weeks after the 7.1 earthquake, and a week after demolition started, this is the end of The Valley Inn in Heathcote.

20100905_3346_1D3-24 Bridge Street cracking - Christchurch earthquake

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The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open.

Pumping Station - Christchurch earthquake

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20100918_3507_1D3-47 Pumping Station - Christchurch earthquake The pumping station at the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road. New Brighon Road is still closed (2 weeks after quake) at this point. #403

20100913_3424_1D3-400 Castle Rock

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The damage to Castle Rock, overlooking the Heathcote Valley from the 7.1 earthquake on September 4th.

20100904_3322_1D3-200 Bridge Street bridge, Christchurch earthquake

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20100904_3322_1D3-200 Bridge Street bridge, Christchurch earthquake South Brighton Bridge. See the gap between the abutment and the bridge itself (just to right of lower person).

20100904_3315_1D3-24 Broken footpath - Christchurch earthquake

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The footpath besides ANZAC Drive and the Bexley Wetlands. Liquefaction silt from well underground has flowed to the surface. Photo taken less than three hours after the 4:35am earthquake.

Ground movement Pacific Park - Christchurch earthquake

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20100905_3336_1D3-24 Ground movement Pacific Park - Christchurch earthquake A house in Pacific Park (Bexley) that borders the Bexley Wetlands. Land moved towards the wetlands and the closer to wetlands the more severe the damage.

Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake

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20100918_3497_1D3-24 Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake The Avon River loop around Porritt Park has risen with the quake. Huge cracks are all through Porritt Park (rowing, hockey and cricket venue). The main section of the river is in a man made cut behind the buildings in the background of this pic. #401

20100905_3347_1D3-32 Bridge Street split depth - Christchurch earthquake

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The city side of the South Brighton bridge. Approaches on both sides will need extensive work before this bridge can re-open. Bridge opened for traffic less than a week later, but still (23/09) has 30kmh speed restriction.

20100905_3357_1D3-105 Seabreeze Close - Christchurch earthquake

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Annette Preen's house in background. See the angle the front of house is on. This maybe a write off as it is trashed inside with liquification occurring right under the house and bursting through concrete floor. Annette was featured on TV3 news tonight. Go to TV3 website to see news item.

20100904_3309_1D3-24 Christchurch earthquake

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Wairoa Street Another web site used this image (with a link to this Flickr page), so the view count sky rocketed. CERA (Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority)/Tonkin & Taylor also used this image on page 13 of a Land Damage presentation on 23/06/11. This was also released as a PDF. A few months later a friend emailed me the report (for...