A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is over the base of the bench.
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is up over the base of the bench.
A photograph of a bench on the banks of the Avon River. The water level is over the base of the bench.
A view across the Avon River to the Christchurch City Fire Station.
A cormorant arranging its plumage on a bank of the Avon River.
The bridge over the Avon River from Park Terrace into Hagley Park.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Fitzgerald Avenue beside the Avon River".
Two girls paddle a kayak down the Avon river through Hagley park.
An amphitheatre in Victoria Square where water from the Avon River has overflowed. In the background, the Crowne Plaza can be seen.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Clarendon Towers, Rydges Hotel and Municipal Chambers with the River Avon".
A crack in the bank of the Avon River in Avonside. In the distance, a digger can be seen working on the road.
A photograph of a tree that has been cut down and sawn into pieces behind a fence on the Avon River bank beside Oxford Terrace.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking across the Avon River from Avonside Drive to Dallington Terrace".
Days after the city of Christchurch was devastated by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, This Way Up's presenter Simon Morton traverses the city using the Avon River as his route. Travelling on a bicycle from the source of the Avon in the West to Heathcote Estuary in the East, where the Avon meets the Pacific, everyone has a story to tell.
The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. Across the river, Avonside Drive is lined with portaloos and road cones.
The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "View from River Rd towards the Medway St corner".
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army outside the Armagh Street bridge over the Avon River to Hagley Park.
A photograph of members of the New Zealand Army outside the Armagh Street bridge over the Avon River to Hagley Park.
Damage to a bridge over the Avon River in Avonside. The bridge has pulled away from the bank, leaving large cracks between the concrete sides and the ground. The railing has also separated to the left.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to a structure on the side of the Avon River photographed from Dallington Terrace".
A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble from the building and is working to demolish the part of the building which is still standing.
Looking over the Avon River to buildings inside the cordon on Oxford Terrace.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The River Avon along Avonside Drive".
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 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.
A street sign and road cone near the Avon River saying "Uneven Surface".
Flooding on River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Dudley Creek flowing through properties on River Rd, then into the Avon".
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".