Fairfax Video, March 2011 (3)

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A video about the Student Volunteer Army delivering chemical toilets and building sandbag walls in Avondale after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The sandbag walls are being built along the banks of the Avon River to prevent flooding caused by land subsidence.

Medway Street Bridge over Avon River

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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.

An update on trout spawning in the Avon River and notes on the effects of …

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An update on trout spawning in the Avon River and notes on the effects of seismic activity on physical habitat

Avonside view from Dallington Terrace across River Avon showing subsidence…

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The result of the magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. Taken from Dallington Terrace looking towards Avonside Drive. Notice how the riverbank has slumped - at high tide the tree is now surrounded by water.

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Members of the public enjoying the spaces around the Avon river in the CBD.

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Footpath and areas bordering the Avon River have been badly damaged following the earthquakes.

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Our City O-Tautahi surrounded by bracing and scaffolding, seen from across the Avon river.

Slipping towards the river Avon

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4 days later

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2008 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 2

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2008 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2011 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 2

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2011 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2011 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 1

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A photograph of students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2011 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

Vulnerability to Seismic Hazards in Coastal and Riverside Communities, pho…

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Damaged road around the Avon-Heathcote Estuary.

Vulnerability to Seismic Hazards in Coastal and Riverside Communities, pho…

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Damaged road around the Avon-Heathcote Estuary.

Vulnerability to Seismic Hazards in Coastal and Riverside Communities, pho…

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Damaged road around the Avon-Heathcote Estuary.

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Ducks still swimming in the Avon River, where most of the surrounding land is badly damaged.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:22 14:02:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Avon River".

Christchurch Mail Image: Anna Price 2010:11:24 13:25:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sludge pushed by the September 4 earthquake and river bank encroachment threaten to strangle the Avon River at the Wainoni loop".

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A photograph of eight students falling through a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

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A photograph of four students on a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

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A photograph of three students on a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

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A photograph of seven students on a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

Could You Cycle Here?

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A cycle-lane sign submerged in water. The photographer comments, "During the Christchurch earthquake this sign must have dropped off of the pedestrian bridge above and landed straight down into the Avon River".

2008 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 1

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A photograph of a student standing on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2011 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

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A photograph of six students on a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 12

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A photograph of two students walking on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 14

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A photograph of three students standing on a bridge across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 18

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A photograph of five students on a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

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A photograph of five students on a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

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A photograph of eight students falling through a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.