Construction vehicles levelling a bank beside the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi to be laid with a new footpath.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Building stop banks along the Avon River in Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive. Building up the Avon River stop banks".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive. Building up the Avon River stop banks".
The start of the New Brighton Jubilee River Walk, next to the Avon River and the Estuary. The Council has built a stop bank along the walkway.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Large cracks along the stop bank".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Earthquake damage repair work on the stop bank".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road/Bower Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Loxley Avenue showing stop bank build".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. A large crack at the base of the stop bank".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Large cracks along the top of the stop bank".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Engineers huddle on the stop bank to discuss the situation".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. TV crew film the inside of the crack on the stop bank while John McCombe (photographer) looks on".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in NZ have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. The once level stop bank has lowered about 1.5 metres in place. Kaiapoi township is to the left of the frame".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the Kaiapoi stop bank earmarked to have underground damming to alleviate liquefaction in earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the Kaiapoi stop bank earmarked to have underground damming to alleviate liquefaction in earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the Kaiapoi stop bank earmarked to have underground damming to alleviate liquefaction in earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the Kaiapoi stop bank earmarked to have underground damming to alleviate liquefaction in earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the Kaiapoi stop bank earmarked to have underground damming to alleviate liquefaction in earthquakes".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of Christchurch earthquake as residents start to clean up. City Council surveyors Michael Croucher, left, and James Anderson check stop bank levels along the Avon River in Dallington/Burwood".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Ian Heslop, ECAN Design and Operations Engineer".
With the land dropping about 1metre to 1.4metres after the earthquakes, a few roads besides the Avon and Heathcote Rivers are flooded with very high tides. Extra stop banks (on right) erected after the quakes have helped, but the road is now well below high water level.
New Brighton Road, just short of New Brighton. The Pages Road bridge may b...
