Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
Photo of damage to Waimakariri River South Branch(primary bank), taken by John Dore, 8 September 2010.
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".
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Riverview Lodge at 361 Cambridge Terrace, showing damage to the river bank".
Cracks in the river bank beside the Southern Region Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley boathouse on Charles Street in Kaiapoi.
A map of the tectonic plate boundary of the alpine fault in New Zealand.
Residents walk along River Road past large cracks where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading cracks in River Rd; the land left of the crack moved towards the river. The Banks Ave/Dallington Tce end of our block is impassable".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Barbadoes Street cemetery showing fissures in the bank".
A pile of tarseal scraped from the damaged River Road sits in front of a house. The photographer comments, "Road repairs and abandoned houses".
A Treetech Specialist Treecare Ltd truck on River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Treetech did a lot of work making trees and power lines safe".
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is over the base of the bench.
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is over the base of the bench.
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is up over the base of the bench.
A photograph of a large crack in the river bank. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road".
A large crack between a row of trees and the riverbank. A fence lining the riverbank has collapsed. The photographer comments, "On the 22 February 2011 we had an earthquake in Christchurch, which ripped us apart literally. This is what happened to the riverbank at New Brighton. Some trees stayed in place and others dropped 2 feet. The amazing thing was that they all stayed upright".
A photograph of damage to the bridge between Avonside Drive and Porritt Park. Large cracks can be seen along the river bank.
A photograph of damage to the bridge between Avonside Drive and Porritt Park. Large cracks can be seen along the river bank.
A pile of gravel and tarseal in front of a house in Richmond during repairs to River Road. The photographer comments, "Our house was becoming progressively more shattered with each aftershock".
A crack in the bank of the Avon River in Avonside. In the distance, a digger can be seen working on the road.