Collapse of Shag Rock.
Damage to New Brighton Bridge.
Infrastructure damage in Lyttelton.
Damage to New Brighton Bridge.
Earthquake rubbish dump at Bottlelake Forest.
Damaged road around the Avon-Heathcote Estuary.
Earthquake rubbish dump at Bottlelake Forest.
Erosion scarp along North New Brighton Beach.
A truck dumps rubbish.
A photograph submitted by Jennifer Middendorf to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "22 February 2012. River of Flowers commemoration at Riccarton Bush. After the two minutes silence, people cast their flowers into the Avon.".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house and most of the roof have been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A photograph of a large cardboard platform wrapped in blue plastic and ropes, lying near the Avon River on Cambridge Terrace. The platform is part of Canterbury Tales, which was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house and most of the roof have been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers hose down the house to prevent dust. The back of the house and most of the roof have been demolished. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".
A group of residents stand on River Road in Richmond. The road is badly cracked and buckled, and bas been partly blocked off with road cones and warning tape. The photographer comments, "Neighbours discussing the situation".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avon Loop. Holiday Inn hotel at centre left. Oxford Terrace to the left of the Avon and Cambridge Terrace to the right of the Avon. Barbadoes Street Cemetery top and right".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avon Loop. Holiday Inn hotel at top left. Oxford Terrace to the left of the Avon and Cambridge Terrace to the right of the Avon. Barbadoes Street Cemetery at top right".
A photograph of the Christchurch-Seattle Sister City sculpture on Cambridge Terrace.
A video telling the story of a Dallington house which was built by Bill Cooper in 1957. The house was demolished last month as part of the clearance of the Christchurch residential red zone. The story of the house is used to illustrate what is happening in many Christchurch suburbs. The video also includes the story of a sea elephant that lived in the Avon River in the 1970s and 1980s.
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The rowing clubs at Kerr's Reach".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside".
A PDF copy of eight postcards in remembrance of the earthquakes. The front of each postcard reads, "Three years on... It's all right to grieve for what we've lost". The postcards have been used at River of Flower events and the Bloom Exhibition.
The Edmonds Band Rotunda on the bank of the Avon River, Cambridge Terrace. The brickwork of the building has been damaged by the earthquake and wire fencing has been placed around the building to keep people away.
A copy of a letter from Seamus O'Cromtha which was sent to the Chief Executive of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) on 3 September 2016. The letter was sent on behalf of Empowered Christchurch. In the letter, O'Cromtha calls on the Chief Executive to instruct the Christchurch City Council to stop issuing building consents in areas such as the Avon River floodplain until stop banks have been erected along the river. O'Cromtha comments, "Properties that should be protected by stop banks currently have no protection against flooding".
A view down Beresford Street in New Brighton, looking west towards the city at sunset. The photographer comments, "On the other side of the Avon river from New Brighton is the Bexley red zone. Here numerous earthquake damaged streets of houses will be flattened due to it being to uneconomical in the current climate to repair the land to be suitable for housing. There is a campaign at the moment to try and convert all this red zone land, which is mainly adjacent to the Avon river to a giant park".
An aerial photograph of the Christchurch City Council Civic Offices and surrounding buildings. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The River Avon runs through this photograph and marks the western edge of the red zone".
A photograph of two Chisnallwood Intermediate pupils painting a bench seat beside the Avon-Otakaro River. The pupils are preparing for the opening of the Chisnallwood Trail. The trail is part of the AWA Trails project. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 2 September 2015 at 3:58pm.
A photograph of Chisnallwood Intermediate pupils walking beside the Avon-Otakaro River. The pupils are on the inaugural walk for the Chisnallwood Trail. The walk was part of the AWA Trails launch at Chisnallwood Intermediate. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 2 September 2015 at 3:56pm.
A photograph of Chisnallwood Intermediate pupils walking beside the Avon-Otakaro River. The pupils are on the inaugural walk for the Chisnallwood Trail. The walk was part of the AWA Trails launch at Chisnallwood Intermediate. All Right? posted the photograph on their Facebook page on 2 September 2015 at 3:56pm.
A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on the bank of the Avon River. In the background are the remains of the collapsed PGC Building. An excavator is on top of these remains, working to clear them away.