Bexley Wetland

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Mud fills the wetland.

Wetland Walkway

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Otukaikino Reserve ,Christchurch .Hasn,t been open since Sept earthquake so i dont know what it is like now but it was a very nice area

Bexley Wetland

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Bexley Wetland

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Footpath at the end of Seabreeze Close. Houses in this area have been evacuated.

Rifts

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Seabreeze Close, Bexley Wetland

Ground movement Pacific Park - Christchurch earthquake

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20100905_3336_1D3-24 Ground movement Pacific Park - Christchurch earthquake A house in Pacific Park (Bexley) that borders the Bexley Wetlands. Land moved towards the wetlands and the closer to wetlands the more severe the damage.

20111229_7210_1D3-195 Bexley Wetlands and Pacific Park

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The flooded Bexley Wetlands, now about 1 - 1.5metre below pre earthquake level. The short length of fence (mid ground) was on the "river track" that the council closed about three years ago. The whole track in this view is now under about 500mm water at high tide. The main track in front of the houses was, prior to earthquakes, below the leve...

20130328_1143_EOS M-55 Red zone weeds (Day 87/365)

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Growing in a red zone vacant section in Wetlands Grove, Pacific Park.

20111227_7175_1D3-28 Track damage

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Following the 5.8 and 6.0 quakes of 23/12/11 there is further damage to the track separating the Bexley Wetlands from the Pacific Park housing area.

20111227_7185_1D3-80 Track damage

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Following the 5.8 and 6.0 quakes of 23/12/11 there is further damage to the track separating the Bexley Wetlands from the Pacific Park housing area.

20100904_3315_1D3-24 Broken footpath - Christchurch earthquake

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The footpath besides ANZAC Drive and the Bexley Wetlands. Liquefaction silt from well underground has flowed to the surface. Photo taken less than three hours after the 4:35am earthquake.

20130112_2576_G12-18 Avon River. Herring Bay, Kibblewhite Street, South Ne…

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When I was a kid this bit of land in the foreground was level and extended at least three times further out, but after the earthquakes you can see the angle that land near the river slumped. We used to catch a lot of herrings (yellow -eyed mullet) here when I was a kid, hence the local name of Herring Bay. Across the river is the Bexley Wetlands.

20130814_2441_1D3-58 Cranes (Day 226/365)

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Work is continuing on the earthquake damaged South New Brighton bridge. Avon River to the left, Avon-Heathcote Estuary the other side of the bridge.