A photograph of the Heathcote-Avon Estuary. A sign warns of contaminated water due to sewage overflows.
Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.
Silt build-up in the Avon River. The photographer comments, "River Rd, Richmond, near Swanns Rd bridge".
A view over the Avon River looking towards the opposite bank, which has slumped towards the river.
A photograph of a sign giving information about consultation on the Avon Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Master Plan.
The start of the New Brighton Jubilee River Walk, next to the Avon River and the Estuary.
Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.
Workers preparing materials for a new bridge over the Avon from University Drive to the Recreation Centre.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
Large cracks in the footpath of Cambridge Terrace where the road is slumping towards the Avon River.
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Watermark River Precinct construction starts, at the boatshed on the Avon".
A photograph of a sign giving information about consultation on the Avon Heathcote Estuary Ihutai Master Plan.
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury, NZ. Damage to roads alongside Avon river, Christchurch City.
The Ōtakaro-Avon and Ōpāwaho-Heathcote in Christchurch are some of the most polluted in the region. While the Avon has received a lot of attention since the Canterbury Earthquakes with $100 million going into a new promenade and cleaning up its water quality, it's a different story for the Heathcote River where raw sewage and industrial chemicals are still regularly found. Niva Chittock reports.
A photograph of a floating installation on the Avon River. The installation consists of four chairs and a table situated on a grass-covered platform. It was created by students from Lincoln University's School of Landscape Architecture for Canterbury Tales, a carnivalesque procession and the main event of FESTA 2013.
A PDF copy of pages 54-55 of the book Christchurch: The Transitional City Pt IV. The pages document the transitional project 'River of Flowers - Te Waitohi Maumahara'. Page 54 photographs: Healthy Chch. Page 55 photograph: Mike Moss.
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".
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Richmond. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This picture is roughly divided in half, with the right-hand side of the picture zoned red and the left-hand side zoned green".
A photograph of Robin Duff standing on the porch of his house at 386 Oxford Terrace. There is a sign in the window to his left depicting a bulldozer with a line through it. The photographer comments, "Avon Loop resident Donna Allfrey made this sign for Duff".
A photograph of Robin Duff standing on the porch of his house at 386 Oxford Terrace. There is a sign in the window to his left depicting a bulldozer with a line through it. The photographer comments, "Avon Loop resident Donna Allfrey made this sign for Duff".
A photograph of rhubarb growing in the garden of the Locke family's property at 392 Oxford Terrace. The photographer comments, "The rhubarb was planted by Elsie Locke and was famous in the Avon Loop. It survived despite being untended and I took some and planted it in my own garden".
The damaged Snell Place footbridge. A crack is visible at the apex of the span. The photographer comments, "Before the Christchurch earthquakes this bridge used to be just just 9 feet at high tide above the River Avon. Now with the ends pushed together it has probably moved up another 9 feet".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This loop of the Avon encircles Horseshoe Lake and gives the area its name and its attraction as a place to live. The land close to the Avon River has severe issues with slumping, lateral movement and liquefaction, so that much of it is red zoned and the houses will be demolished".