A photograph of cracks along the footpath running next to the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens.
A photograph of cracks along the footpath running next to the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Families enjoying the sun by the Heathcote River in Cashmere Road".
Spring blossom on the river bank of Cambridge Terrace. Clarendon Towers can be seen in the distance.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Gloucester Street looking west towards the river. A usually busy street is now empty after the earthquake.
Large cracks run along River Road. The road has been cordoned off with road cones and tape.
An uprooted tree near the Avon River. The tree has fallen into a shipping container beside it.
Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
A photograph of cracks along the footpath running next to the Avon River near the Botanic Gardens.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Towers, Rydges Hotel and Municipal Chambers with the River Avon".
A view across the river looking towards Avonside Drive, lined with road cones and Port-a-loos.
Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Damage in Richmond. Locals explore extreme lateral spreads in River Road".
Large cracks in the footpath of Cambridge Terrace where the road is slumping towards the Avon River.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to the footpath near the Montreal Street bridge over the Avon River.
A photograph of the Avon River, showing the high water level caused by the earthquake displacing the land.
Two girls pass under a bridge as they paddle a kayak down the Avon river through Hagley park.
The footpath on Cambridge Terrace and areas bordering the Avon River have been badly damaged following the earthquakes.