Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Alan Wheatley's house on Avonside Drive is a write off".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Residents are moving out of their home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Residents are moving out of their home on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Christine Collins moving out of her home on Avonside Drive".
A police officer and two soldiers inspects a property on Avonside Drive. The awning above the door has collapsed, taking some of the brick wall with it. It still lies on the front steps of the house.
The result of the magnitude 7.1 Christchurch earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. Taken from Dallington Terrace looking towards Avonside Drive. Notice how the riverbank has slumped - at high tide the tree is now surrounded by water.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A child jumps in a crack in the road by Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Paul Ward looks at the damage in his Avonside Drive home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Paul Ward looks at the damage in his Avonside Drive home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Paul Ward looks at the damage in his Avonside Drive home".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake in Christchurch. A girl sits in a crack in the road near Avonside Drive".
A photograph of road signs and a cone on Avonside Drive. One sign indicates that the speed limit in the area is temporarily 30 km/h. The other states that there is "No through route. Access to properties only".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce talks to residents on Avonside Drive at Dallington".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch scenes after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake. The corner of Avonside Drive and Bracken Street".
Cracking along the bottom of a house in Avonside Drive. The house has lifted a few centimetres off its foundations.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. 9 year old Tyler McFarlane looks at fractures on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day with mayoral candidate Jim Anderton. Talking to Nadine Garrett outside her totalled house on Avonside Drive".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cat inspects a crack in front of a house on Avonside drive, caused by the Christchurch earthquake".
A sign on Morris Street off Avonside Drive clipped to wire fencing on the road. The sign reads "Non-residents are asked not to enter this area. Traffic may cause further damage to roads and properties. Please respect the needs of local residents".
A photograph of damage to the bridge between Avonside Drive and Porritt Park. Large cracks can be seen along the river bank.
A road cone marks a large crack in the road on Avonside Drive. Water is visible in the bottom of the crack.
A photograph of damage to the bridge between Avonside Drive and Porritt Park. Large cracks can be seen along the river bank.