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".
An aerial photograph of a residential area in Burwood. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive Bridge over the River Avon at the top of the photograph. Hulverstone Drive and New Brighton Road are prominent in this photograph. The land beside the river is red-zoned with a green-zoned strip alongside Anzac Drive".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Loxley Avenue showing stop bank build".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Charles Luney House on Oxford Terrace".
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river. A crane and Westpac building can also be seen in the background.
Autumn leaves on trees along the Avon river, a carpark converted from a demolition site can be seen across the river. A crane and Westpac building can also be seen in the background.
An aerial photograph of Anzac Drive in Burwood.
A graphic giving details about the river park proposed in the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan.
A photograph of the Christchurch City Council Building on Hereford Street, taken from the Hereford Street bridge over the Avon River.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Flooding after high tide on the Avon River post quake. New Brighton Road near the Bower Tavern".
A photograph of the Manchester Street bridge, captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The River Avon viewed from near the Edmonds Rotunda".
A man sits on a a bench looking towards the Avon river. The footpath and road behind him have been damaged.
A woman walking beside the Avon River. 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.
A photograph of chalk writing on a footpath next to the Avon River, as part of Emerge Poetica #5. The text reads 'Poetica in association with FESTA, follow the stones to our floating poem..' The project was part of FESTA 2014 and included water calligraphy workshops and poetry readings.
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.
The badly twisted Medway Street footbridge. The photographer comments, "The September 4th 2010 earthquake in Christchurch was so violent that the banks of the Avon River moved towards each other. This footbridge being metal had to twist sideways to release the pressure of being pushed from both river banks. It looked like it had been wrung out like a wet towel".
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.
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".
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 year after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, Simon Morton revisits the Avon River to see how life's progressing along it and in it.
A photograph of a floating installation on the Avon River as part of Canterbury Tales. The installation consists of a floor lamp, dresser and stool situated on a grass-covered platform, with net curtains hanging from the frame. 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 photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Lois Place".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Residential properties on Lois Place".
The Colombo Street Bridge over the Avon River. Scaffolding has been placed under the bridge so workers can access the area underneath.
A footpath above the Avon River on Oxford Terrace. The pavement has cracked and one of the fence posts has fallen over.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A plaque on the Cambridge Terrace side of the River Avon commemorating the Scottish Pioneers".
A warning which reads "Polluted Water, Please avoid Contact, Christchurch City Council" on a tree next to the Avon River in Avonside.