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St John the Evangelist Church Little River
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Old churches and earthquakes do not mix well.
Central Canterbury News Image: Gary Moody 2010:09:04 15:26:30
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jack Blair, Darfield".
Fairfax Video, September 2010 (9)
Videos, UC QuakeStudies
A video of interviews with Kaiapoi residents about their the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Kaiapoi was one of the worst-affected areas following the earthquake which was centred in Darfield.
Central Canterbury News Image: Gary Moody 2010:09:09 01:54:08
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aaron Orangi, Darfield chemist".
Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 00:38:25
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children from Darfield district gather at the Darfield recreation centre to take their minds off the aftershocks. Katie Newbigging 3 years old and her grandmother Jenny Protheroe".
Central Canterbury News Image: Gary Moody 2010:09:04 15:16:22
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Fireman pull down chimney, Darfield".
Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:04 10:01:12
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to roads near Darfield".
Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:04 09:31:08
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to roads near Darfield".
Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:04 10:01:22
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to roads near Darfield".
Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:04 09:33:24
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to roads near Darfield".
Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 00:35:42
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children from Darfield district gather at the Darfield recreation centre to take their minds off the aftershock. Katie Newbigging (3, left) and her sister Chloe (5) enjoy playing with toys and drawing".
Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 00:51:10
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children from Darfield district gather at the Darfield recreation centre to take their minds off the aftershocks. Katie Newbigging 3 years old (left) and her sister Chloe (5) enjoy playing with toys and drawing".
Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 00:34:31
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children from Darfield district gather at the Darfield recreation centre to take their minds off the aftershocks. Katie Newbigging 3 years old (left) and her sister Chloe (5) enjoy playing with toys and drawing".
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
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On the way to Darfield to locate the faultline where the tectonic plates slipped, causing the magnitude 7.1 earthquake on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:10:07 14:24:17
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Darfield family, the Carters, have two kids, one with autism and the other with Aspergers. Cameron, 11, has Aspergers and is doing a fundraising walk from Darfield to Christchurch to raise money for St John's church in Hororata which was badly damaged".
Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:04 09:46:37
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Darfield man Craig Smith with earthquake damage to farm paddocks near Christchurch".
Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:09:04 10:32:25
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Di and Craig Roberts refuse to look at their earthquake-damaged house near Darfield".
Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:05 05:18:50
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Canterbury earthquake. Amy Taylor from Darfield photographs the damage to St Johns church in Hororata".
Geotechnical Aspects of the 2010 Darfield (Canterbury) Earthquake
Research papers, University of Canterbury Library
On 4 September 2010, a magnitude Mw 7.1 earthquake struck the Canterbury region on the South Island of New Zealand. The epicentre of the earthquake was located in the Darfield area about 40 km west of the city of Christchurch. Extensive damage was inflicted to lifelines and residential houses due to widespread liquefaction and lateral spreading in areas close to major streams, rivers and wetlands throughout Christchurch and Kaiapoi. Unreinforced masonry buildings also suffered extensive damage throughout the region. Despite the severe damage to infrastructure and residential houses, fortunately, no deaths occurred and only two injuries were reported in this earthquake. From an engineering viewpoint, one may argue that the most significant aspects of the 2010 Darfield Earthquake were geotechnical in nature, with liquefaction and lateral spreading being the principal culprits for the inflicted damage. Following the earthquake, an intensive geotechnical reconnaissance was conducted to capture evidence and perishable data from this event. This paper summarizes the observations and preliminary findings from this early reconnaissance work.
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Toppled grain silos on the outskirts of Darfield near the epicentre of the magnitude 7,1 earthquake that struck on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:25 10:15:46
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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cameron Carter (12) and his mum Bridget walking from Darfield to Christchurch to raise funds for the Hororata Church".