[3][4] The 1874 part of the church was designed by the eminent architect Benjamin Mountfort who is buried in the churchyard.

Avonside Drive also experienced a great deal of damage with cracked roads and buildings.

Power and water were lost, in some cases for several days, and there was extensive damage to the sewer system.

Power was lost for two to three weeks for many residents and for most houses the sewer infrastructure needed to be replaced or repaired.

Another aftershock struck in June causing liquefaction and flooding along with damaging houses and the infrastructure of the suburb even more.

Later in the month the New Zealand Government announced (along with other suburbs in Christchurch) that many homes in Avonside were part of the so-called Red Zone and would be demolished due to the land being too badly damaged to rebuild or repair a house in the near future.

Many streets were affected by this decision and residents had until April 2013 to vacate their homes and accept compensation deals that are being offered by both the government and insurance companies for land and house.

Other areas of the suburb were placed in the city's Green Zone where insurance companies could begin repair or rebuild of damaged properties.