Darfield Quake. Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Raven Quay Cracks

12.11.10. Kaiapoi focus. Charles St, Kaiapoi Visitors Centre: Red-stickered, old, wooden, railway-station, tilted, pulled about one foot southwards towards Kaiapoi River by quake. Large crack between concrete-platform & building. Roof-damage at east cornerr. More tilting, slipping stopped by new, steel-cables connected to old, steel, roof-pillars on concrete, railway-platform. New concrete-foundations west of Visitors Centre. New concrete-foundations also laid south of building to stop more tilting, slipping towards Kaiapoi River. MV Tuhoe sailing-ship moored in Kaiapoi River near Visitors Centre. Large cracks in concrete-quay.

Charles St, Coastguard: Large cracks in concrete-paving next to building. Deep void / sinkhole below concrete at northwest corner. Flag-pole tilted. Nearby steel lamp-poles tilted.


12.11.10. Raven Quay view, Kaiapoi River & quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre & Coastguard bldg. MV Tuhoe moored on right. Local author Deb Donnell would publish the pic in her 2015 book Christchurch, Keswin Publishing Ltd


12.11.10. Kaiapoi River view, quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre


12.11.10. Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Charles St


12.11.10. Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre supported by cables stopping bldg sliding S towards Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, supporting cables, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre & Coastguard, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. In concrete quake crack, Kaiapoi River bank, MV Tuhoe ship behind


12.11.10. Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Charles St. New concrete foundation laid below wall mark to stop bldg sliding further S towards Kaiapoi River.


12.11.10. Concrete quake cracks, Coastguard bldg, Charles St, Kaiapoi


12.11.10. Quake tilted Coastguard, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Old anchor, quake tilted Coastguard, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Old anchor, quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Charles St


12.11.10. "Mind the gap!" Quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Charles St


12.11.10. Legs in quake gap, quake tilted Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, Charles St


12.11.10. Red stickered, unsafe Kaiapoi Visitors Centre, shoes across quake gap, Charles St


12.11.10. Quake tilted lamp post, Tom Ayers Dr overlooking Charles St, Kaiapoi


12.11.10. Quake damaged Tom Ayers Dr, quake tilted lamp post & Kaiapoi Visitors Centre

Raven Quay near Courtenay Dr: Kaiapoi true right-bank. Downriver below Raven Quay stopbank, wide cracks & riverbank slumping towards Kaiapoi River. Some cracks about 2m deep. All cracks caused by riverbank lateral-spreading. Cracks went for several hundred metres along & across the tarsealed track by Raven Quay to Courtenay Stream. Besides riverbank, lateral-spreading, Kaiapoi River water caused severe liquefaction-damage to nearby Courtenay Dr & houses.


12.11.10. Graded stopbank soil, quake cracks, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake cracks, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake cracks, damaged fence, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake cracks, workmen, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Raven Quay quake cracks, slumping towards Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake cracks, quake damaged fence, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Upriver view, Raven Quay stopbank, workman, quake cracks, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Upriver view, Raven Quay stopbank, workman, quake cracks, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake damaged fence in quake crack, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Pram pusher, quake crack, Raven Quay stopbank, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake slumping / lateral spreading, cracks, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Walkers, quake cracked stopbank, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Raven Quay quake cracks due to lateral spreading, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Upriver view, Raven Quay quake cracks due to lateral spreading, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Liquefaction silt, quake cracks, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake cracks, liquefaction silt, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake crack, Courtenay Stream nr Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake crack, between Kaiapoi River & Courtenay Stream


12.11.10 Quake crack between Courtenay Stream & Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake cracks, slumping towards Kaiapoi River, view towards Raven Quay stopbank


12.11.10. Upriver view, quake cracks, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Upriver view, Raven Quay quake cracks, slumping towards Kaiapoi River


12.11.10. Quake cracks across tarseal footpath, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River


12.11.10 Quake crack, Raven Quay, Kaiapoi River

*Trekked Charles St, Tom Ayers Dr, Raven Quay, Courtenay Stream, Kaiapoi River banks. 43 snaps.

Coda:

Coastguard would survive the quakes. Kaiapoi Visitors Centre would be relocated 100m upriver behind Charles St stopbank, opposite New World. Visitors Centre was revamped as Paris for the Weekend cafe, established 2016.

Content & pics Copyright Mark JS Esslemont.