Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
A pile of trees that have been cut down beside the Avon River.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Red stickered. 402 Oxford Terrace, Avon Loop".
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive and Avon River".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Red stickered. 402 Oxford Terrace, Avon Loop".
A photograph of liquefaction in the Avon River near Anzac Drive in Bexley.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Red stickered. 402 Oxford Terrace, Avon Loop".
A street sign and road cone near the Avon River saying "Uneven Surface".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Christchurch, NZ. Footbridge over Avon river
For many years the Heathcote-Avon estuary was the dumping ground for Christchurch's sewage. Then, in 2010, the wastewater was diverted well out to sea, via a long pipe. David Schiel from the University of Canterbury and John Zeldis from NIWA were investigating the effects of this diversion on the health of estuary when the 2011 Christchurch earthquakes happened, re-engineering both the estuary and their experiments.
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.
Low tide on the Avon River at New Brighton/Bexley. Note the original bank and the rock wall slipage on right. The white additions were added in March and April 2011 to protect the properties behind from flooding. Ultimately this area was "red zoned" with all houses removed or to be removed and the ground left till a rehabilitation method can ...
A view over the Avon River to a building being constructed on Oxford Terrace.
The water level of the Avon River is higher than normal along Avonside Drive.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Colombo Street bridge over the Avon River".
Members of the public enjoying the spaces around the Avon river in the CBD.
Footpath and areas bordering the Avon River have been badly damaged following the earthquakes.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Whitebaiting on the Avon at Cowlishaw and Avonside Drive intersection".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A whitebaiter in the Avon near Avonside Girls' High School".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Footbridge over Avon river, Christchurch
over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".".
over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
over the Avon - we hid a magnetic geocache under this one called "Whitebait Watch".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
A photograph of performers in medieval costumes playing checkers outside a tent beside the Avon River. The game is part of the Canterbury Tales event. Canterbury Tales was created by Free Theatre Christchurch, and was the main event of FESTA 2013.
A photograph of Emerge Poetica #5 - an installation of a calligraphic line of poetry by Irish poet William Yeats. The installation is floating in the Avon River. The installation was part of FESTA 2014 and was accompanied by water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.
A photograph of a container of short poems printed on paper tags, for the event Emerge Poetica #5. This event was part of FESTA 2014 and included a calligraphic line of poetry floating in the Avon River, water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.