Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "This is a very high tide in the Avon River, but shows how the danger of flooding has increased".
A hand-painted "Road closed" sign on a residential street beside the river. Flooding and liquefaction can be seen along the edges of the road.
A muddy section at 27 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section has partly flooded and a road cone has been placed on the section.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Avonside Drive. Darrell Grice in his flooded basement and his house is also likely to be condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Avonside Drive. Darrell Grice in his flooded basement and his house is also likely to be condemned".
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".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Avonside Drive. Darrell Grice in his flooded basement and his house is also likely to be condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Avonside Drive. Darrell Grice in his flooded basement and his house is also likely to be condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Avonside Drive. Darrell Grice in his flooded basement and his house is also likely to be condemned".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Avonside Drive. Darrell Grice in his flooded basement and his house is also likely to be condemned".
Christchurch's community law centre is expecting many cases to be lodged as people struggle to cope with the effects of the Canterbury earthquake.
The Student Volunteer Army (SVA) are pulling together their troops to assist in the Canterbury clean-up . SVA chief executive Sam Johnson has been putting out the call to arms. He says it's time to help the region's farmers who helped Christchurch after the earthquakes. Sam Johnson spoke to Susie Ferguson.
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "At high tide the Avon River is flowing onto the road because the land has sunk below sea level".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Avon River is at this point on Avonside Drive 10 km from the estuary. At high tide the river now overflows its banks showing that the ground has sunk by about 40 cm".
An empty section where a house once stood on Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section has become overgrown with weeds and the gutter has flooded.
Flooding along Anzac Drive in Bexley. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Anzac Drive under reconstruction, adding about 40 cm to its elevation".
A local resident walks to the nearest dairy for essentials after the 7.1 magnitude quake, that has caused major infrastructure damage to Christchurch City.
An empty section where a house once stood at 14 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section has become overgrown with weeds and the gutter has flooded.
A photograph of flooding and liquefaction in a residential street. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mitcham Place in the block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
A photograph of flooding and liquefaction in a residential street. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mitcham Place in the block of Bexley and Pages Roads".
An abandoned residential property at 19 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds. A single brick fence post remains standing. The gutter has flooded.
Road cones line Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. Flooding can be seen along the edge of the road. The footpath is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
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".
Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "New Brighton Road at this point is now below sea level at very high tide!".
An abandoned residential property at 10 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is covered with weeds and silt from liquefaction. The front of the section is partly flooded.
An empty section where a house once stood at 21 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The footpath is partly flooded and is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction.
An abandoned residential property at 28 Waygreen Avenue in New Brighton. The section is overgrown with weeds and silt from liquefaction. The footpath to the left has partly flooded.
A dock by the riverbank walkway alongside New Brighton Road which has been closed off to the public. The area has flooded at high tide due to ground subsidence".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Pilar Villamor, an earthquake scientist with GNS, near the end of the earthquake fault, which has caused a dip in this paddock, leading to flooding".