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A video of an interview with Helen and Edna Yates about their Worcester Street house which is to be demolished due to earthquake damage. The 96-year-old identical twins lived in the house for 95 years before it was damaged in the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes footage of Helen and Edna visiting the house before it is demolished.

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A video about the 5.1 magnitude aftershock which hit Diamond Harbour on Wednesday 8 September 2010. The aftershock caused damage to Godley House, the Governors Bay Hotel, and St Cuthbert's Church. The video includes footage of each of the buildings, as well as interviews with the owner of Godley House, the owner of the Governors Bay Hotel, and Bruce Adamson, a Lyttelton local.

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A video of an interview with Rose Lennon about her property in the Flockton Basin. Lennon's house has been damaged by flooding in the area. This video was part of a series of videos about residents in the flood-prone Flockton Basin.

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A video of an interview with Jane Rooney about her property in the Flockton Basin. Rooney's house has been damaged by flooding in the area. This video was part of a series of videos about residents in the flood-prone Flockton Basin.

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A video of an interview with Kristal and Justin Thompson, about their house on Carrick Street which was damaged by the floods. Justin talks about how the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes has caused their land to drop. Kristal also talks about their insurance scheme.

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A video of Dallington resident Christine Mathieson being told that her orange-zoned property has been rezoned as green. The rezoning was confirmed earlier in the day by Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee, who announced that 400 earthquake-damaged properties in Christchurch will be bought by the government. Mathieson's house is not one of them.

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A video of an interview with Jenny Beecroft and Warren Beecroft about the housing shortage in Christchurch. Jenny's daughter Selena Beecroft had to move into Jenny's house with her two sons after the 22 February 2011 earthquake damaged her rental property. Selena has epilepsy and can only move into a rental property in walking distance of her work and her children's school. The family is one of many living in difficult situations despite the government's claim that there is no housing crisis in Christchurch.