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A photograph looking west down Cashel Street towards the intersection with Manchester. On the right is a severely damaged building. Rubble from the top storey has fallen onto the street. In the distance, the Grand Chancellor can be seen, with the slump in the left side noticeable.

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A worker repairs a leaning power pole in Bexley. The photographer comments, "I was told that this electricity pole in Bexley always leans after every big earthquake. Maybe it might take more than a one man and one shovel to put 'straight'".

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A road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The cone has been decorated to look like an angel for Christmas. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There is something particularly appealing about the decoration provided for this cone".

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A road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The cone has been decorated to look like Santa Claus. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There is something particularly appealing about the decoration provided for this cone".

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A video of a interview with Reverend Jenni Carter, the vicar of St John's Church in Hororata, about the 4 September 2010 earthquake. Carter talks about the morning of the September earthquake when she saw the damage to the church for the first time.

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A photograph of a detail of the front of Christ Church Cathedral. A stained-glass window remains intact despite the collapsed stonework that surrounds it. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled. Steel bracing has been placed against the wall to limit further damage.

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A road cone on the side of Kingsford Street in the Horseshoe Lake district. The cone has been decorated to look like Santa Claus. The photograph has been captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "There is something particularly appealing about the decoration provided for this cone".

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Emergency personnel gathered on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble while fire fighters work to extinguish the fire in the building.

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An empty section on the corner of Cashel and Colombo Streets where buildings have been demolished. In the background, a "drummer boy" dummy dressed in a hi-vis jacket sits on top of one of the still-standing High Street buildings. Written on the back of the building is "Merry Christmas Christchurch Pa Rum Pum Pum Pum".

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A scanned copy of a black and white photograph belonging to University of Canterbury alumnus Colin Lau. Colin describes the photograph as follows: "Botany Department on the left and School of Forestry on the right, according to the note on the back of the photo".

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A photograph of people working at Agropolis before the public launch event during FESTA 2013. Agropolis is an urban farm on the corner of High Street and Tuam Street. Organic waste from inner-city hospitality businesses is composted and used to grow food.

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from a wall, and there is a visible gap between the foundation and the surrounding ground. The photographer comments, "The foundation and a section of the wall of the dining room have shifted and cracked. The dining room floor is very springy".

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A video of a press conference with Bishop Victoria Matthews in the Botanic Gardens about the plans for the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Matthews announces that the cathedral will be deconstructed, allowing the safe retrieval of taonga and heritage items within the building.

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The front of Christ Church Cathedral. The upper part of the front wall has crumbled leaving the inside space exposed. Steel bracing has been placed against it to limit further damage. A walkway from Gloucester Street to the Square was opened up for a few days to allow the public a closer look at the cathedral.