Spring in the Residential Red Zone
Spring in the Residential Red Zone
October 2011 brought new spring greenery to the Avon Loop - and, of course, new flooding challenges to the Residential Red Zone... Quake-damaged roads that were already difficult to navigate became essentially impassible to anything except for 4WD vehicles (and adventurous pedestrians with good gumboots!)
Photo location: Dallington end of Avonside Drive.
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