13 June Christchurch Earthquakes

Video and photographs of today’s multiple earthquakes near Christchurch, New Zealand. We expect a state of emergency to be declared in the city soon: Big flood in Avondale . Liquefaction RAW footage 5 . Liquefaction RAW footage 1 . Flooding in Sharlick street & Avondale road . Liquefaction and damage . Woolley Street River .…

Strong Aftershock Hits Christchurch, Fresh Quake, Updated

Update – A fresh quake strikes on morning of 30 April, scroll down The long suffering residents of Christchurch endured another strong aftershock this afternoon, 16 April 2011. A magnitude 5.3 quake,  10km northeast of Diamond Harbour at a depth of 11km, was felt strongly in the city, according to a GNS report quoted on…

Map Of Christchurch’s Damaged Wastewater System

Christchurch CC have released a map showing the status of wastewater services in the city. If you’re looking for it you can find it here Sewerage Facilities pdf or by clicking on the map above. According to the plan there are 1135.2 km of pipes in full service,  474.4 km in low service and 96.5…

1996 Documentary Warned About Christchurch’s Earthquake Risks

In 1996 a TV documentary warned about the dangers of an earthquake in Christchurch, many of its predictions has since been proved correct. At the time this video would have been dismissed as scaremongering. Please read this blog entry in conjunction with another we wrote in December 2010 headlined “Christchurch earthquakes warned about as far…