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How the post-earthquake rebuild redefined Christchurch

Holly Henry has this report.

It's been 10 years since the earthquake.

At 12:51pm 10 years ago on Monday, Christchurch was changed forever.

"You displayed great fortitude in the face of sudden, overwhelming loss."

Ten years on and these recordings are a raw reminder of that fateful day.

As New Zealand remembers the disaster a decade on, here is a look back at the devastation.

"It can be years down the track that things pop up, you know, you just can't ask him a question."

"They represented a lot of safety and stability to me."

A total of 115 people died when the building collapsed following the Christchurch earthquake in 2011.

"The calls started coming in, and then you realised that this was a totally different kettle of fish."

When rescuers found her, she was still clutching the hand of her brother who didn't survive.

It's been a decade since the magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck that killed 185 people.