Workers repairing water mains along Galbraith Avenue in Avonside. A blue pipe carrying a temporary water supply to the neighbourhood can be seen running across the park.
A Christchurch City Council/Canterbury District Health Board/ECan sign on a tree next to the Heathcote River reads, "Warning, contaminated water. Due to sewage overflows this water is unsafe for human contact and activity and is a public health risk. Please keep all people and pets out of contact with the water and do not consume any seafood or shellfish collected from this area.".
A hole in the side of the road along Avonside Drive. A blue pipe can be seen inside the hole. Pipes like this were used to provide temporary water supplies to the neighbourhood while the water system was being repaired.
A crack next to the Avon River caused by the ground slumping after the 4 September earthquake. A blue pipe has been laid over the crack. Many kilometres of these temporary water pipes have been run overground in Avonside to supply houses with water.
One of many notices along Christchurch waterways, reading "Polluted water, please avoid contact, Christchurch City Council".
Three men digging silt out of storm water drains in Burwood.
Silt-laden water flows into the Avon River. The photographer comments, "Corner River Rd, Banks Ave, Dallington Tce. Dirty water from Dudley Creek meets the Avon".
A warning which reads "Polluted Water, Please avoid Contact, Christchurch City Council" on a tree next to the Avon River in Avonside.
A concrete water tank in Hororata. The top half has moved off the pillars and is resting precariously against a tree.
A pipe run over a street, supplying temporary water to people living in Avonside. A portable toilet can be seen in the distance.
A photograph of a sign from the Christchurch City Council, ECan and the Canterbury District Health Board warning people over the contamination in the rivers after the September earthquake. The sign reads, "Warning, contaminated water. Due to sewage overflows this water is unsafe for human contact and activity and is a Public Health Risk. Please keep all people and pets out of contact with the water and do not consume any seafood or shellfish collected from this area". In the background, workers from Treetech clean up wood and leaves from felled trees.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are Callum McDowell (left) and Jamie McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are from left: Gracie McDowell and Jamie McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are from left: Murray Brownie, Gracie McDowell and Callum McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are from left: Murray Brownie, Gracie McDowell and Callum McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are From left: Gracie McDowell, Callum McDowell and Jamie McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are from left: Gracie McDowell, Callum McDowell and Jamie McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are from left: Gracie McDowell, Callum McDowell and Jamie McDowell".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Collecting water from a water tanker on Kingsford Street are from left: Murray Brownie, Gracie McDowell and Callum McDowell".
A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The conference is held outside the temporary Civil Defence headquarters in the Christchurch Art Gallery. Parker announces that he had declared a state of emergency for Christchurch. He also gives advice to residents, telling them to conserve water, avoid flushing the toilets, to not go out and 'rubberneck', and to check on their neighbours.
The fixing of storm water drains on River Road in Avonside.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Prime Minister John Key visits a waste water plant near Bromley. Water lab technician Asli Carol and her son Alexander meet the Prime Minister".
Members of the New Zealand Fire Service spraying water into Lyttelton Harbour.
Water surging out of a drain after the September 4th earthquake.
Cones and fencing along River Road in Avonside.
Cones and fencing along River Road in Avonside.
A photograph of liquefaction and water-logged soil near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction and water-logged soil near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction and water-logged soil near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph of liquefaction and water-logged soil near Anzac Drive in Bexley.