An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 10 September 2010 entitled, "Things that help me stay sane....".
A photograph of road signs and a cone on Avonside Drive. One sign indicates that the speed limit in the area is temporarily 30 km/h. The other states that there is "No through route. Access to properties only".
A photograph of green and red stickers taped to the door of the Money Club Building on Manchester Street. The green sticker indicates that the building has been inspected and the red that it is unsafe to enter.
A photograph of a map at the temporary Civil Defence headquarters which was set up at the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The map shows areas of the city that have flooded and roads that have closed.
A photograph of a map at the temporary Civil Defence headquarters which was set up at the Christchurch Art Gallery after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The map shows areas of the city that have flooded and roads that have closed.
The stump of an oak tree in the Halswell Primary School grounds. The oak tree had the be cut down after it broke during the earthquake and was hanging at a angle. The person who cut down the tree has carved "1870 - 16:9:2010" into the stump, the year that the tree was planted, and then the day that it broke and fell.
A photograph of a power pole on Highfield Road that shifted during the earthquake.
A cracked and slumped containing wall that is ready to collapse.
The cornerstone on the Cranmer Centre indicating that the buildings were built in 1880.
A photograph of a fence post that lifted out of the ground during the earthquake, pulling a clump of soil with it.
A photograph of the result of a liquefaction blister that has been flattened with a power harrow on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of the result of a liquefaction blister that has been flattened with a rotary hoe on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A man reciting poetry at a poetry reading that was held at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
The crowd at the Band Together concert, a concert that was put on at Hagley Park for the people of Canterbury following the September earthquake.
The crowd at the Band Together concert, a concert that was put on at Hagley Park for the people of Canterbury following the September earthquake.
A man reciting poetry at a poetry reading that was held at Gap Filler's first project at 832 Colombo Street.
A photograph of the remains of a liquefaction blister that has been flattened with a rotary hoe on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
The crowd at the Band Together concert, a concert that was put on at Hagley Park for the people of Canterbury following the September earthquake.
The crowd at the Band Together concert, a concert that was put on at Hagley Park for the people of Canterbury following the September earthquake.
A photograph of a large crack in the pavement of Gayhurst road revealing that the ground has subsided under the tarmac.
Roof lost. This was not that uncommon a site around the neighbourhood.
A sign outside St John's Church indicating that the congregation have relocated and are still meeting at St Saviours on Sundays.
A building with temporary sheet metal weatherproofing on the roof, replacing the fallen brickwork. Scaffolding has also been erected next to the building so that repairs can be made.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is four feet deep.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is over five feet deep.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is four feet deep.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is four feet deep.
An abandoned house on Avonside Drive. A red sign taped to the window states that the house is "Unsafe" to enter.
A photograph of an orange stickered house on Kilmore Street. The orange sticker indicates that the building can only be entered for short periods.
A photograph of a crack in a bank next to a motorway in Christchurch. A tape measure in the crack indicates that it is over six feet deep.