Sand volcanoes" in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction, where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
A photograph of cars on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A photograph of road works on Augusta Street in Redcliffs.
A photograph of road cones on McCormacks Bay Road.
A photograph of cars on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A photograph of a cyclist and car on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A photograph of liquefaction mounds in the Heathcote Avon Estuary.
A photograph of liquefaction mounds in the Heathcote Avon Estuary.
A photograph of liquefaction mounds in the Heathcote Avon Estuary.
A photograph of liquefaction mounds in the Heathcote Avon Estuary.
Paradise ducks search for food among 'sand volcanoes' in the Heathcote Estuary. The volcanoes were caused by liquefaction where the soil lost its strength and water erupted out of the hole, taking silt with it.
A thick layer of liquefaction silt in the Avon-Heathcote Estuary.
A photograph of cars on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
Students from the University of Canterbury marine research unit taking samples of the seabed to test the effects of the liquefaction on marine life.