A photograph of the Waimakariri River.
A photograph of the Waimakariri River.
A photograph of the Waimakariri River.
A buckled bridge on Avonside Drive.
A buckled bridge on Avonside Drive.
A buckled bridge on Avonside Drive.
The Avon River in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avon River and Avonside Drive, near Robson Ave. Taken approx 317 River Road".
Road cones cordon off a large crack in River Road where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading towards the river is very obvious here".
Residents walk along River Road past large cracks where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading cracks in River Rd; the land left of the crack moved towards the river. The Banks Ave/Dallington Tce end of our block is impassable".
The memorial to the New York Twin Towers attack, beside the Madras Street bridge.
A man photographs large cracks in River Road where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "Cracking in River Rd. The Banks Ave/Dallington Tce end of our block is impassable".
A warning sign about contaminated water is nailed to a tree next to the Avon River on River Road.
By the River Avon
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
A photograph of the warped Medway Street Bridge.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sludge pushed by the September 4 earthquake and river bank encroachment threaten to strangle the Avon River at the Wainoni loop".
The banks of the Kaiapoi River have slumped towards the river, leaving a gap between the riverside walkway and the steps up to Raven Quay.
Trees on River Road in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "River Rd, looking across to corner of Avonside Drive and Bracken St".
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 buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.
A buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.
A buckled footbridge over the Kaiapoi River.
An information leaflet distributed to ratepayers in the Halswell River Rating District, covering information and options regarding the damage to the Hallswell River following the September 2010 earthquake.
Workers dig trenches near the river in Kaiapoi.
Cones and fencing along River Road in Avonside.
Cones and fencing along River Road in Avonside.
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The center of the river has slumped and the two banks have moved about a meter closer together which caused this footbridge to be so twisted. There is a suggestion that this be left as a memorial to the earthquake.