Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury NZ. Storm drains - Lower Styx Road, Brooklands.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Simon Jones moving out of his Brooklands home".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "16 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "8 Blue Lagoon Drive, a red zoned property in Brooklands. Many of the homeowners in this area believe that their homes should not be red zoned as the damage is much less than in other red zoned areas".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Brooklands area is having a street party to lift their spirits as their area is a mess after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake. Antonio Rodrigues and his three year-old son, also called Antonio, watch a band at the Brookland party".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Brooklands area is having a street party to lift their spirits as their area is a mess after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake. Antonio Rodrigues and his three year-old son, also called Antonio, watch a band at the Brookland party".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Senior Fire Fighter Trevor Casey, at the Brooklands Volunteer Fire Brigade, following Canterbury's earthquake".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City) NZ. Storm drains - Anfield Street, Brooklands.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Earthquake damage to Spencerville and Brooklands and cleanup. Temporary drainage pipes line Heyders road".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Brooklands area is having a street party to lift their spirits as their area is a mess after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake. The Wichman family enjoy the Brookland festivities from on top a water pipe that was thrust from the ground during the earthquake. Dallas (F), Claire (M), Charlie, 2, and Theo, nine months".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Brooklands area is having a street party to lift their spirits as their area is a mess after the September 4 M7.1 earthquake. The Wichman family enjoy the Brookland festivities from on top a water pipe that was thrust from the ground during the earthquake. Dallas (F), Claire (M), Charlie, 2, and Theo, nine months".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Blue Lagoon Drive in Brooklands. The whole of this street is red zoned land. Some of the homeowners are unhappy with the land zoning as they believe that their area has much less impact from liquefaction than other red zoned areas. Some of the street lights are leaning, but the road seems in very good condition for a red zoned street and there is little evidence of liquefaction. Most red zoned streets have none of their original surface left, and the liquefaction is evident on all the verges and gardens".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker talks to firefighters Sean Crawford, left, and Trevor Casey at Brooklands following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker talks to firefighters Sean Crawford, left, and Trevor Casey at Brooklands following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mayor Bob Parker talks to firefighters Sean Crawford, left, and Trevor Casey at Brooklands following Canterbury's earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Spencerville and Brooklands and cleanup. Drainage manholes along Lower Styx Road were all pushed through the road during the earthquake".
Brooklands Lagoon / Te Riu o Te Aika Kawa (‘Brooklands’) is an important wetland and estuarine ecosystem in Canterbury. It is a site of cultural significance to Ngāi Tūāhuriri, and is also valued by the wider community. Home to an array of life, it is connected to the Pūharakekenui/Styx and Waimakariri rivers, and is part of a wetland landscape complex that includes the Avon-Heathcote / Ihutai estuary to the south and the Ashley / Rakahuri estuary to the north. Notionally situated within the territorial boundary of Christchurch City Council and jurisdictionally encompassed by the regional council Environment Canterbury, it has been legally determined to be part of the coastal marine area. The complicated administrative arrangements for the lagoon mirror the biophysical and human challenges to this surprisingly young ecosystem since its formation in 1940. Here we present a synthesis of the historical events and environmental influences that have shaped Brooklands Lagoon. Before existing as an intertidal ecosystem, the Waimakariri river mouth was situated in what is now the southern end of the lagoon. A summary timeline of key events is set out in the table below. These included the diversion of the Waimakariri River mouth via the construction of Wrights Cut in the 1930s, which influenced the way that the lower reaches of the river interacted with the land and sea. A large flood in 1940 shifted the river mouth ~2 to 3 kilometres north, that created the landscape that we see today. However, this has not remained stable, as the earthquake sequence in 2010 and 2011 subsided the bed of the estuary. The changes are ongoing, as sea level rise and coastal inundation will place ongoing pressure on the aquatic ecosystem and surrounding land. How to provide accommodation space for Brooklands as an estuary will be a key planning and community challenge, as Environment Canterbury begins the engagement for the review of its Regional Coastal Plan. There is also a requirement to safeguard its ecological health under the 2020 National Policy Statement on Freshwater Management. This will necessitate an integrated mountains to sea (ki uta ki tai) management approach as the lagoon is affected by wider catchment activities. We hope that this report will contribute to, and inform these processes by providing a comprehensive historical synthesis, and by identifying considerations for the future collaborative management of Brooklands Lagoon, and protection of its values. In essence, we suggest that Te Riu o Te Aika Kawa deserves some sustained aroha.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Earthquake damage to Spencerville and Brooklands and cleanup. Drainage manholes along Lower Styx Road were all pushed through the road during the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Earthquake damage to Spencerville and Brooklands and cleanup. Drainage manholes along Lower Styx Road were all pushed through the road during the earthquake".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Earthquake damage to Spencerville and Brooklands and cleanup. Drainage manholes along Lower Styx Road were all pushed through the road during the earthquake".