20130328_1143_EOS M-55 Red zone weeds (Day 87/365)
Images, eqnz.chch.2010
Growing in a red zone vacant section in Wetlands Grove, Pacific Park.
Growing in a red zone vacant section in Wetlands Grove, Pacific Park.
Work is continuing on the earthquake damaged South New Brighton bridge. Avon River to the left, Avon-Heathcote Estuary the other side of the bridge.
When I was a kid this bit of land in the foreground was level and extended at least three times further out, but after the earthquakes you can see the angle that land near the river slumped. We used to catch a lot of herrings (yellow -eyed mullet) here when I was a kid, hence the local name of Herring Bay. Across the river is the Bexley Wetlands.