Much of the land along the Avon River downstream from the central city was damaged in the 2010 Canterbury earthquake , the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and the June 2011 Christchurch earthquake and has been zoned red by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority . Community interests are lobbying for the red zoned land to be turned into a park that links the central city with the estuary . The campaign is headed by a group called Avon-Otakaro Network ( AvON ) and has received the backing of the mayor
2010 Canterbury earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
Avon River (Canterbury)