A view over the Avon River looking towards the opposite bank, which has slumped towards the river.
Avon River
A warning sign about contaminated water is nailed to a tree next to the Avon River on River Road.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river.
By the River Avon
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sludge pushed by the September 4 earthquake and river bank encroachment threaten to strangle the Avon River at the Wainoni loop".
Stopbanks around the lower Avon River.
Damage to the roadway on Fitzgerald Avenue as it passes by the Avon River. One lane of the road has slumped towards the river and has been closed.
Damage to the roadway on Fitzgerald Avenue as it passes by the Avon River. One lane of the road has slumped towards the river and has been closed.
Shows a aerial representation of Christchurch's eastern suburbs with the course of the Avon River. The new river course spells the word 'munted'.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Across the river were a row of several houses - all gone now. That side of the river is "Red Zone" and will be devoid of houses soon.
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Rydges Hotel seen from across the Avon River.
Autumn tree in Christchurch around the Avon River.
Autumn tree in Christchurch around the Avon River.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river.
Cracks on the footpath around the Avon river.
A residential property across from the Avon River.
A bridge over the Avon River in Avonside.
These have been thrown in the Avon River
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The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.
After the earthquake.
A fence along the side of the Avon River near the Retour Restaurant has broken and is leaning towards the river. The photographer comments, "After the Christchurch earthquakes the land moved towards the river Avon and in a lot of places buildings and walls sagged down in the direction of the waterway".
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.
House across the Avon river, seen from Mona Vale.
House across the Avon river, seen from Mona Vale.
The cartoon shows the hands of two people joined in mutual despair and kindness. One represents 'Christchurch' and the other the 'Pike River Mine'. Context - the 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010 in Christchurch in which there was a lot of damage but no deaths, the Pike River Mine disaster which occurred on the West Coast on 19 November 2010 and caused the deaths of 29 coal miners and now on 22 February 2011 a 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch which has probably killed more than 200 people (at this point the number is still not known) and caused much more severe damage. The reason the apparently lesser magnitude quake caused more destruction is because it was very shallow, was in the middle of the day and struck very close to the centre of the city.
Colour and black and white versions of this cartoon are available
Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river. A crane and Westpac building can also be seen in the background.
