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.
Days after Christchurch was devastated by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake, Simon Morton traverses the city, using the Avon River as his route, and finds everyone has a story to tell.
A photograph of Pomeroy's Pub, taken from Oxford Terrace, across the Avon River.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Oxford Terrace in the Avon Loop area showing the lateral spread on the river banks".
A photograph looking down the Avon River to the house at 2 Bangor Street.
A submerged walkway next to the Avon River. The water level of the Avon River is higher than normal along Avonside Drive.
The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Avon at high tide, River Rd".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Launching ramp at Kerr's Reach, Avon River".
Avon River
The Avon River in Avonside, seen before the earthquakes. The photographer comments, "Avon River and Avonside Drive, near Robson Ave. Taken approx 317 River Road".
A photograph of large cracks in a footpath along the Avon River.
A view over the Avon River towards Oxford Terrace. A small digger can be seen at work to the left.
A large crack on the bank of the Avon River in Mona Vale.
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River photographed from River Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River photographed from River Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River photographed from River Road".
A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River photographed from River Road".
Aftermath of September 4th Earthquake in Canterbury (area covers Christchurch City), NZ. Cracks alongside Avon river.
The Medway Street footbridge over the Avon River in Avonside, warped in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
The Medway Street footbridge over the Avon River in Avonside, warped in the 4 September 2010 earthquake.
A large crack in the bank of the Avon River along Cambridge Terrace after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
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.
Cracks running alongside a footpath next to the Avon River. In the distance, liquefaction can be seen on the road.
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The rebuild of Fitzgerald Avenue at the Avon Loop".
The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Avon at high tide, River Rd, looking towards the Medway St Bridge".
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.
Autumn leaves on the trees along the Avon river.