Bexley, New Zealand
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The suburb of Bexley is situated in Christchurch
East on the west bank of the Avon River
approximately one kilometre from the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. It is enclosed within a bend in the Avon River and the suburb of Aranui.
Bexley is most well known for its wetlands which in recent years have been developed for housing and also a wildlife preserve. There are a number of walkways along the Avon River and thought the Bexley wetlands area.
Bexley is considered a High Risk Flood Zone. The Avon River can carry around 30% of Christchurch’s Storm water discharge and many parts of Bexley are threatened by the combination of high tides and flooding. New homes and significant changes to older homes require an increase to either the floor level and/or the ground level.
Housing in Bexley is a mix of styles mainly from the early 1960s onward. Recent developments around wetland areas have seen large growth in new medium sized bungalow style houses since the late 1990s. And most usable property will be built on by late 2007. There has been consistent activity in subdividing larger older properties since the late 1970s which is expected to continue well in to the future.
Other recent changes include the linking of Anzac Drive and Bexley Road to complete the Christchurch East Ring Road to the port of Lyttelton.
over 100 houses in the suburb were rendered uninhabitable by silt and subsidence due to soil liquefaction
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Flooding from soil liquefaction again caused serious flooding, and damaged roads and services in February 2011 from the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
In July 2011 the Government anounced that for a number of areas in Christchurch "There is significant and extensive area wide land damage; The success of engineering solutions may be uncertain in terms of design, it’s success and possible commencement, given the ongoing seismic activity; and, Any repair would be disruptive and protracted for landowners." As a result the Government has offered to purchase the propertys owned in this and similar areas for their pre-quake value. Bexley and other affected areas have been classified as Red Zone
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Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
East on the west bank of the Avon River
Avon River, Canterbury
The Avon River flows through the centre of the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, and out to an estuary, which it shares with the Heathcote River, the Avon Heathcote Estuary.- Geology :...
approximately one kilometre from the Avon-Heathcote Estuary. It is enclosed within a bend in the Avon River and the suburb of Aranui.
Bexley is most well known for its wetlands which in recent years have been developed for housing and also a wildlife preserve. There are a number of walkways along the Avon River and thought the Bexley wetlands area.
Bexley is considered a High Risk Flood Zone. The Avon River can carry around 30% of Christchurch’s Storm water discharge and many parts of Bexley are threatened by the combination of high tides and flooding. New homes and significant changes to older homes require an increase to either the floor level and/or the ground level.
Housing in Bexley is a mix of styles mainly from the early 1960s onward. Recent developments around wetland areas have seen large growth in new medium sized bungalow style houses since the late 1990s. And most usable property will be built on by late 2007. There has been consistent activity in subdividing larger older properties since the late 1970s which is expected to continue well in to the future.
Other recent changes include the linking of Anzac Drive and Bexley Road to complete the Christchurch East Ring Road to the port of Lyttelton.
Earthquake damage
In the earthquake of September 20102010 Canterbury earthquake
The 2010 Canterbury earthquake was a 7.1 magnitude earthquake, which struck the South Island of New Zealand at 4:35 am on local time ....
over 100 houses in the suburb were rendered uninhabitable by silt and subsidence due to soil liquefaction
Soil liquefaction
Soil liquefaction describes a phenomenon whereby a saturated soil substantially loses strength and stiffness in response to an applied stress, usually earthquake shaking or other sudden change in stress condition, causing it to behave like a liquid....
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Flooding from soil liquefaction again caused serious flooding, and damaged roads and services in February 2011 from the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
In July 2011 the Government anounced that for a number of areas in Christchurch "There is significant and extensive area wide land damage; The success of engineering solutions may be uncertain in terms of design, it’s success and possible commencement, given the ongoing seismic activity; and, Any repair would be disruptive and protracted for landowners." As a result the Government has offered to purchase the propertys owned in this and similar areas for their pre-quake value. Bexley and other affected areas have been classified as Red Zone
Red Zone
Red Zone may refer to:*Red Zone , a region of France decimated during World War I*Red Zone , a term designating unsafe areas in Iraq after the 2003 invasion by the United States, Britain, and other allies...
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