Planning to move to Christchurch to help with the rebuild?
You should keep an eye on a series that Stuff.co.nz is running, asking readers to submit their before and after earthquake photos.
The first one (above) is a sobering reminder that after three years the city still has a long way to go. View the assignment here.
The forgotten Eastern suburbs not seen from the skies
What is even more startling is Google street views of the Eastern suburbs. For example:
Parenga Place
Pages Road
Fordingbridge Lane
Also see Then and now, Zone life – our disappearing suburbs http://file.stuff.co.nz/thepress/zonelife/b4after/ which shows images taken from Google Street view
- “Scathing Report Describes New Zealand and EQC’s Ill-preparedness” February 21, 2014



I was there a year ago, so two years post-quake and it was scary to drive around the broken streets and see stuff like pictured above. No way would I live there.
Devastating! Seems like they have barely done anything. 😦