A photograph of a damaged pumping station on Avonside Drive.
A photograph of Emerge Poetica #5 - a calligraphic line of poetry by Irish poet William Yeats. The installation is floating in the Avon River by the historic mill wheel. The installation was part of FESTA 2014 and was accompanied by water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A photograph of a pipe supplying water to residential properties on River Road in Richmond".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A photograph of a pipe supplying water to residential properties on River Road in Richmond".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A photograph of a pipe supplying water to residential properties on River Road in Richmond".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Large cracks in the footpath of Cambridge Terrace where the road is slumping towards the Avon River".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking south down Colombo Street from the Colombo Street bridge over the River Avon".
A document describing Downer's planned approach for neutralising the high pH of any potential bentonite or grout discharge into the Avon river.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Loxley Avenue showing stop bank build".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Charles Luney House on Oxford Terrace".
An aerial photograph of Anzac Drive in Burwood.
The Canterbury region of New Zealand experienced a sequence of strong earthquakes during 2010-2011. Responses included government acquisition of many thousands of residential properties in the city of Christchurch in areas with severe earthquake effects. A large and contiguous tract of this ‘red zoned’ land lies in close proximity to the Ōtākaro / Avon River and is known as the Avon-Ōtākaro Red Zone (AORZ). The focus of this study was to provide an overview of the floodplain characteristics of the AORZ and review of international experience in ecological restoration of similar river margin and floodplain ecosystems to extract restoration principles and associated learnings. Compared to pre-earthquake ground levels, the dominant trend in the AORZ is subsidence, together with lateral movement especially in the vicinity of waterway. An important consequence of land subsidence in the lower Ōtākaro / Avon River is greater exposure to flooding and the effects of sea level rise. Scenario modelling for sea level rise indicates that much of the AORZ is exposed to inundation within a 100 year planning horizon based on a 1 m sea level rise. As with decisions on built infrastructure, investments in nature-based ‘green infrastructure’ also require a sound business case including attention to risks posed by climate change. Future-proofing of the expected benefits of ecological restoration must therefore be secured by design. Understanding and managing the hydrology and floodplain dynamics are vital to the future of the AORZ. However, these characteristics are shared by other floodplain and river restoration projects worldwide. Identifying successful approaches provides a useful a source of useful information for floodplain planning in the AORZ. This report presents results from a comparative case study of three international examples to identify relevant principles for large-scale floodplain management at coastal lowland sites.
A woman walking beside the Avon River on Avonside Drive. Across the river a Port-a-loo has been set up for residents without functioning sewers as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
An aerial photograph of the Horseshoe Lake district. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The area circumscribed by a loop of the River Avon is all zoned red, except for the park at the upper left. On the other side of the river, most of the land is also red-zoned apart from the piece in the upper left".
An aerial photograph of the Horseshoe Lake residential area near the Avon River. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Burwood School is at the top right of this photograph near the intersection of Lake Terrace Road and New Brighton Road. This area is mostly zoned residential green".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The road surface of the Colombo Street bridge over the River Avon, showing the effect of compression".
Workers laying sandbags and plastic sheeting on the banks of the Avon River along Avonside Drive, prior to building up the banks with gravel.
Workers laying sandbags and plastic sheeting on the banks of the Avon River along Avonside Drive, prior to building up the banks with gravel.
An aerial photograph of Durham Street with the Provincial Council Chambers in the centre.
A photograph of road works on Avonside Drive. A pipe is running along the road.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Lois Place".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Lois Place".
A photograph of the Medway Street bridge.
A photograph of the Medway Street bridge.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "An aerial photograph with Kerrs Reach in the middle of the picture".
A photograph of the NewstalkZB building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Looking down Oxford Terrace, River Avon to right, towards Central City".
The banks of the Avon River along Avonside Drive have been built up with gravel. In the distance, portaloos and road cones can be seen.
A concrete slab blocking access to the Medway Street footbridge. The footbridge was badly warped in the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Someone has spray painted graffiti on the concrete block. Behind the concrete is a section of safety fence further blocking access.
An aerial photograph of Locksley Avenue in Dallington.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive".