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.
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.
A photograph of the Waimakariri River.
A photograph of the Waimakariri River.
A newly-built dock beside the Kaiapoi River in Kaiapoi.
A photograph of the Waimakariri River.
A buckled bridge on Avonside Drive.
A buckled bridge on Avonside Drive.
A buckled bridge on Avonside Drive.
Large cracks in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "River Rd, near Swanns Rd. Lateral spreading damage in River Rd near Avonside GHS".
Trees alongside the Avon River in Richmond. The river level is high, and the water is grey with silt. One of the trees is leaning towards the river. The photographer comments, "High river levels because of liquefaction in the Avon. Near 373 River Rd, Richmond".
Damage to River Road in Richmond. The river bank has slumped towards the river, opening up a large crack along the side of the road. The photographer comments, "Lateral spreading in River Rd".
The flooded and silt-laden Avon River seen from River Road in Richmond. The photographer comments, "Avon at high tide, River Rd".
A view over the Avon River towards Oxford Terrace. A small digger can be seen at work to the left.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Avonside Drive and Morris Street (left of the river) and River Road with Lois Place (right of the river)".
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".
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 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".
Large cracks in the footpath in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. River Rd subsidence".
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".
Cracks running alongside a footpath next to the Avon River. In the distance, liquefaction can be seen on the road.
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 view of the Medway Street footbridge through a safety fence that is blocking access to it. The bridge links Avonside Drive and River Road. It was damaged 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.
Road cones mark off a large crack in River Road, where the road has slumped towards the river. The photographer comments, "A bike ride around the CBD. River Rd subsidence".