A house in Richmond being demolished. Part of the external walls have been removed. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Part of the external walls have been removed. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers drive a truck up to the house. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. A worker removes fittings from the front door. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Part of the foundation has been broken up. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers carry a sink bench and sink unit. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph of a floating installation on the Avon River. The installation consists of two armchairs, a table and a floor lamp 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.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph depicting spectators to a student race along the Avon River. This was an annual event as part of capping week during the 1950s and 60s. The photograph was taken in the 1950s and was sourced from archives held in Macmillan Brown Library.
A scanned copy of a black and white photograph depicting a student race along the Avon River. This was an annual event as part of capping week during the 1950s and 60s. The photograph was taken in the 1950s and was sourced from archives held in Macmillan Brown Library.
A photograph of a floating installation 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.
A photograph of a floating installation on the Avon River. The installation consists of dresser, stool and lamp, 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.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Members of the Red Cross civil defence response team and South Canterbury Police have been in Christchurch helping with the earthquake clean up. Welfare checks required the team to walk along River Road checking on householders. Pictured looking at a damaged bridge on River Road near Tai Tapu are (from left) Andy Todd, Anna Munro and Ken Weavers".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River windings its way through densely pupulated housing. The Gayhurst Road bridge can be seen. The piece of land circumscribed by the loop of the river is all zoned red, as is the land to the left of the photo. On the right, most of the land is zoned green or orange".
An aerial photograph of the Horseshoe Lake district. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The area circumscribed by a loop of the River Avon is all zoned red, except for the park at the upper left. On the other side of the river, most of the land is also red-zoned apart from the piece in the upper left".
The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Horseshoe Lake area of Burwood has that name because a loop of the Avon River encircled it in a horseshoe shape. There used to be an attractive walk alongside the loop of the River. Much of the path is now under water as the land level has subsided as a result of the earthquakes".
A woman with a megaphone speaks to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. In the background, workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".
A woman with a megaphone speaks to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. In the background, workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".
An excavator parked on River Road. Large cracks can be seen in the road which has been cordoned off with road cones and tape.
A photograph of contractor Tony Fisher of Fisher Agricultural Ltd. inspecting a dug out soil pit on a farm near River Road in Lincoln.
People taking pictures of an uprooted tree near the Avon River. The tree has fallen onto a shipping container and security fence beside it.
The historic Kaiapoi Railway Station building, which can be seen leaning towards the river. Its foundations were damaged in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
Looking across the Avon river, towards the Holiday Inn on Avon which has been taped off, and can be partially seen through the trees.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The road surface of the Colombo Street bridge over the River Avon, showing the effect of compression".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cardrona Street and Avondale Road. The land between Avondale Road and the river is red zoned".
A photograph of a removed sculpture lying on a patch of grass beside the Avon River, taken from behind a fence on Oxford Terrace.
A photograph of a notice advertising a Bexley and East Side Red Zoners Rally. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "River Road, Avonside".
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble.
An aerial photograph looking south west over the Christchurch CBD with the Avon River visible to the left and Hagley Park in the distance.
Workers laying sandbags and plastic sheeting on the banks of the Avon River along Avonside Drive, prior to building up the banks with gravel.
