Avon River (Canterbury)

Antigua Boat Sheds on Avon in Christchurch

The Avon River ( officially Avon River / Otakaro ) is a river in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. It flows through the center of Avonhead Christchurch city and empties into the estuary Avon Heathcote Estuary, which he shares with the Heathcote River. A short canal connects the estuary with the Pegasus Bay in the Pacific.

Course

From its source in the nearby west of Christchurch suburb of Avonhead the Avon flows through Ilam, Riccarton and Fendalton, then through Hagley Park and the city center of Christchurch.

According to the city center it flows through Avonside, Dallington, Avondale and Aranui. The river empties into the Avon Heathcote Estuary, from which the water runs through a short sea passage to the Pacific.

Naming

The river was known to the Māori " Otakaro " or putare Kamutu. The Canterbury Association was planning a naming after Shakespeare. Its present English name was given to the river by John Dean in 1848 after the River Avon in Scotland. The Deans built their house on the Avon River in the area of present-day district of Riccarton.

Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Due to the Act in 1998, the river was officially renamed the Avon River / Otakaro.

Boating

Rides in hidden files gondolas are offered at the Antigua Boat Sheds in downtown Christchurch, Hagley Park, Mona Vale, a park in the district of Fendalton.

Earthquake

A large part of the country on the river bank downriver of the city center was damaged during the Darfield Earthquake of 2010, the Christchurch earthquake of February 2011 and the aftershocks in June of the same year and located in the manner specified by the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority "red" restricted zone. Local stakeholders are committed to a use of the area as a public park that will connect the city center to the river mouth, a. The Campagne " Avon Otakaro Network" received support from Mayor Bob Parker.