A photograph of a floating installation titled The River, on the Avon River. The installation consists of four chairs and a table situated on a grass-covered platform, with net curtains hanging from the frame. It was created by students from Lincoln University's School of Landscape Architecture for Canterbury Tales, a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.
The bridge on River Road just before the Banks Ave turn off. The bridge approach to the left subsided. Temporary repairs have been carried out but you can still see evidence of the amount of subsidence by the traffic island in the middle of the road.
A photograph of the remains of a large sand volcano on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
A photograph of the remains of a large sand volcano on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Riverview Lodge at 361 Cambridge Terrace, showing damage to the river bank".
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the footpath near the Montreal Street bridge over the Avon River.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
Two girls pass under a bridge as they paddle a kayak down the Avon river through Hagley park.
The footpath on Cambridge Terrace and areas bordering the Avon River have been badly damaged following the earthquakes.
The footpath on Cambridge Terrace and areas bordering the Avon River have been badly damaged following the earthquakes.
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
A photograph of the back of the Christchurch Town Hall, taken from across the river in Victoria Square.
An aerial photograph of Canterbury and the Waimakariri River following the 4 September earthquake, taken from a helicopter.
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Roading machinery parked on the side of River Road. The road is under repair, but has not yet been resealed. The photographer comments, "Looking east to Banks Ave-Dallington Tce. River Rd nearly ready for re-sealing. Over the next year, the road subsided and was repaired 3 or 4 times".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive close to the Avon River showing the liquefaction and ground tearing".
A view over the Avon River towards Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn, which has fencing and road cones in front.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The river is running very high near this stretch of New Brighton Road".
Sticky Fingers Restaurant & Bar, on the ground floor of the Clarendon Tower, seen from across from the Avon river.
A house near the Avon river which has suffered damage. The door and one window have been boarded up.
Damage to River Road in Richmond. The road surface is badly cracked and slumped, and liquefaction silt covers part of the road. Two people in gumboots walk towards a barrier erected across the road using road cones and warning tape, and in the background the badly twisted Medway Street bridge can be seen. The photographer comments, "Longitudinal cracks indicate lateral movement as the land sagged towards the river. Near 373 River Rd, looking south-east towards Medway St. The Medway St bridge is visible in the background".
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Burwood. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road and Avonside Drive with the Avondale Road bridge. This area is red-zoned on the right-hand side of the river and green-zoned on the left-hand side of the river".
Water and liquefaction flows into the Avon River in Richmond. The water level is very high, and the water is cloudy with silt. The photographer comments, "Water from Dudley Creek took a shortcut across the road into the Avon. It doesn't have much of a drop from the road to the river".