Christchurch Press 7 January 2012: Section B, Page 1

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Page 1 of Section B of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 7 January 2012.

Christchurch Press 18 January 2012: Zest, Page 9

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

Page 9 of the Zest section of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 18 January 2012.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 556

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Octagon Live Restaurant on the corner of Manchester and Worcester Streets.

Quake Memorial - Photograph 13

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A minister uses a megaphone to talk to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 14

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Residents and workers observe a two-minute silence at the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 01

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A piper stands beside the twisted Medway Street Bridge during the River of Flowers memorial event. A concrete barrier blocking off the bridge is adorned with flowers. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 04

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A woman with a megaphone speaks to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. In the background, workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 05

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Residents gathered for the River of Flowers memorial event watch a dragon boat being rowed along the river. In the background, workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 06

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A dragon boat is rowed along the river during the River of Flowers memorial event. In the background, workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 07

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A man with a megaphone talks to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 12

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A minister uses a megaphone to talk to gathered residents at the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 08

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Workers on the opposite side of the river stop for the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Demolitions in Central Christchurch - Photograph 09

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A water jet sprays over the rubble of the Crowne Plaza Hotel to prevent dust. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 16

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Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers memorial event. In the background, residents and workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 18

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Flowers float under the twisted Medway Street Bridge during the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Demolitions in Central Christchurch - Photograph 03

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The Terrace on the Park apartment buildings being gutted prior to demolition. The photographer comments, "Apartments overlooking Hagley Park being demolished".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 19

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Flowers float under the twisted Medway Street Bridge during the River of Flowers memorial event. A colourful cross has been attached to the centre of the bridge. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Demolitions in Central Christchurch - Photograph 04

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The Terrace on the Park apartment buildings being gutted prior to demolition. The photographer comments, "Apartments overlooking Hagley Park being demolished".

Demolitions in Central Christchurch - Photograph 07

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Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".

Demolitions in Central Christchurch - Photograph 06

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Two workers look on as a long reach excavator demolishes the Crowne Plaza Hotel. The photographer comments, "The Crowne Plaza Hotel being demolished".

Demolitions in Central Christchurch - Photograph 01

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The Terrace on the Park apartment buildings being gutted prior to demolition. The photographer comments, "Apartments overlooking Hagley Park being demolished".

Demolitions in Central Christchurch - Photograph 02

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The Terrace on the Park apartment buildings being gutted prior to demolition. The photographer comments, "Apartments overlooking Hagley Park being demolished".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 20

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Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers memorial event. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Quake Memorial - Photograph 17

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Flowers float down the Avon River during the River of Flowers memorial event. In the background, residents and workers look on. The photographer comments, "One year on, Riverside residents gather for a 2 minute silence and to cast flowers in the river. Riverside residents met at the Medway St bridge to commemorate the anniversary of the 22/2/11 quake".

Demolition Day - Photograph 04

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A house in Richmond being demolished. Part of the external walls have been removed. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

Demolition Day - Photograph 06

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A house in Richmond being demolished. Part of the external walls have been removed, and a digger sits on a pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

Demolition Day - Photograph 07

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A house in Richmond being demolished. Workers stand on the driveway, which is scattered with broken bricks. The photographer comments, "The end of 393 River Rd".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 54

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A large sign outside QEII stadium advertising a IPC Athletics World Championships event 21-30 January 2011. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. QE2 sign. This must have still been in place on Feb 22, 2011. It advertises an athletics meet three weeks earlier".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 55

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Tree stumps and wood chips from trees that were removed from the South Brighton pine forest. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. South Brighton pine forest - gone! The pines had become poisoned by the rising saline water table, so they've all had to come out".

Bike Ride in the East Side - Photograph 59

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A sewage pumping station on Avonside Drive has been lifted out of the ground by liquefaction. In the background, the damaged Snell Place footbridge over the Avon River is closed off with cordon fencing. The photographer comments, "A Sunday afternoon ride to New Brighton, then back via Aranui, Wainoni, Dallington, and Richmond. Not a cheerful experience. Dallington footbridge. The two pieces of this foot bridge have moved towards each other, so the bridge has developed quite a peak. The sewage pumping station has been heaved out of the ground by hydraulic pressure during quakes".