A machine pumping sewage into the Avon River on Avonside Drive.
A view over the Avon River towards Pomeroy's Old Brewery Inn.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Looking across the Avon from Avonside Drive to 347/349 River Road".
A photograph of Treetech employees working to fell trees along the Avon River. Many trees suffered damage during the earthquake and were in danger of falling.
A report covering the effects of wastewater overflows upon oxygen and ammonia in the Avon and Heathcote Rivers.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Barbadoes Street cemetery showing fissures in the bank".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Waterwheel in the Avon River near the Hereford Street bridge, seen from Oxford Terrace".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An aerial view of the city with the River Avon looping towards the sea".
Damage to a bridge over the Avon River in Avonside. The bridge has pulled away from the bank, leaving large cracks between the concrete sides and the ground. The railing has also separated to the left.
An amphitheatre in Victoria Square where water from the Avon River has overflowed. In the background, the Crowne Plaza can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The BNZ building on Armagh Street and the PWC building reflected in the Avon River".
A photograph of a tree that has been cut down and sawn into pieces behind a fence on the Avon River bank beside Oxford Terrace.
A crack in the bank of the Avon River in Avonside. In the distance, a digger can be seen working on the road.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, " area along Montreal Street between the Avon River and Moorhouse Avenue".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Towers, Rydges Hotel and Municipal Chambers with the River Avon".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking across the Avon River from Avonside Drive to Dallington Terrace".
A warning sign about contaminated water is nailed to a tree next to the Avon River on River Road.
An infographic showing possible lake and wetland sites on the Avon River.
A view across the Avon River to the Christchurch City Fire Station.
A cormorant arranging its plumage on a bank of the Avon River.
The bridge over the Avon River from Park Terrace into Hagley Park.
A stage being set up across the Avon River on Hagley Park.
The Avon river through Mona Vale where some punting rides depart from.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Stanmore Road. Bridge over Avon River".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Fitzgerald Avenue beside the Avon River".
Two girls paddle a kayak down the Avon river through Hagley park.
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 fallen tree branch beside the Avon River. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city".
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army outside the Armagh Street bridge over the Avon River to Hagley Park.