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22 February Earthquake - Photograph 31

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Water and liquefaction flows into the Avon River in Richmond. The water level is very high, and the water is cloudy with silt. The photographer comments, "Water from Dudley Creek took a shortcut across the road into the Avon. It doesn't have much of a drop from the road to the river".

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 541

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A view across the Avon River to 'The Strip', a row of restaurants and bars on Oxford Terrace. These include the Bangalore Polo Club, Suede, Liquidity, Coyote, and The Tap Room.

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A view of the Worcester Street bridge from across the Avon River. In the background, the Our City O-Tautahi building is surrounded by scaffolding and bracing, the Rydges building behind.

Sonja Farmer Photograph 49

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A photograph looking south down Colombo Street from the Avon River bridge. In the distance, the Copthorne Hotel and Forsyth Barr building can be seen. A collection of cranes are parked along the street.

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.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view from Cambridge Terrace across the Avon River to Victoria Square. The demolition of the Plunket House and the Oxford on Avon on Oxford Terrace has opened up this view so that Victoria Square can be seen".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking from the Edmonds Band Rotunda across the River Avon to the intersection of Manchester Street and Oxford Terrace".

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 468

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An uprooted tree near the Avon River. The tree has fallen into a shipping container beside it.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 454

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Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.

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Sandbags laid along the banks of the Avon River, prior to building up the banks with gravel.

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Large cracks in the footpath of Cambridge Terrace where the road is slumping towards the Avon River.

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A view over the Avon River towards Oxford Terrace where the road is badly cracked and slumping towards the river. Road cones mark the uneven surface.

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".

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 243

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A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble. There is a crane to the left.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 242

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A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble. There is a crane to the left.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 241

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A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. An excavator is sitting on top of the rubble. There is a crane to the left.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 161

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Two girls pass under a bridge as they paddle a kayak down the Avon river through Hagley park.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 613

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The footpath on Cambridge Terrace and areas bordering the Avon River have been badly damaged following the earthquakes.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 614

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The footpath on Cambridge Terrace and areas bordering the Avon River have been badly damaged following the earthquakes.

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The riverbank walkway along New Brighton Road, flooded at high tide due to ground subsidence.

Steve Lawrence Photograph 08

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Damage to the roadway on Fitzgerald Avenue as it passes by the Avon River. One lane of the road has slumped towards the river and has been closed.

Steve Lawrence Photograph 07

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Damage to the roadway on Fitzgerald Avenue as it passes by the Avon River. One lane of the road has slumped towards the river and has been closed.

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