Days after the city of Christchurch was devastated by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, This Way Up's presenter Simon Morton traverses the city using the Avon River as his route. Travelling on a bicycle from the source of the Avon in the West to Heathcote Estuary in the East, where the Avon meets the Pacific, everyone has a story to tell.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary".
A photograph of the Heathcote River.
A photograph of the Heathcote Estuary near the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary photographed from Mt Pleasant".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary photographed from Mt Pleasant".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary photographed from Mt Pleasant".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view of the Heathcote Estuary and settling ponds".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary and settling ponds photographed from Mt Pleasant".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary and settling ponds photographed from Mt Pleasant Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary and settling ponds photographed from Mt Pleasant Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary and settling ponds photographed from Mt Pleasant".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Heathcote Estuary and settling ponds photographed from Mt Pleasant Road".
A photograph of a woman standing on a footbridge over the Heathcote River.
A video of a car which is partially submerged in the Heathcote River. The river has burst its banks along Riverlaw Terrace.
A photograph of cars on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A photograph of road works on Augusta Street in Redcliffs.
A photograph of road cones on McCormacks Bay Road.
A photograph of cars on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote River".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Heathcote River".
A photograph of a cyclist and car on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A photograph of the Waters Edge Apartments, seen across the estuary.
A photograph of the undulating surface of Main Road in Mt Pleasant.
A photograph of the undulating surface of Main Road in Mt Pleasant.
A photograph of cars on the McCormacks Bay causeway.
A report covering the effects of wastewater overflows upon oxygen and ammonia in the Avon and Heathcote Rivers.