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One year on, New Zealand remembers Christchurch quake

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It's one year today since a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.

Nation marks one year since quake struck Christchurch

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Today, the nation marks a year since the 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch.

Christchurch Earthquake – Street Cone Commemoration

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Commemorating our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake.

Story of workers trapped in Forsyth Barr 12 months ago today

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In Christchurch, people have been marking one year on from the deadly 6.3 magnitude earthquake.

Photograph number UC 12-0238-02

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Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, School of Humanities, with his new book of poetry, Shaken Down 6.3.

Photograph number UC 12-0238-01

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Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, School of Humanities, with his new book of poetry, Shaken Down 6.3.

Photograph number UC 12-0238-03

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Jeffrey Paparoa Holman, School of Humanities, with his new book of poetry, Shaken Down 6.3.

Christchurch remembers destruction wrought one year ago

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Morning Report comes from Christchurch as the city remembers the devastating 6.3 magnitude earthquake that struck a year ago tomorrow.

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Stanmore

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Revisiting some of my images coming up to our one year anniversary of the 22 February 2011 Christchurch 6.3 earthquake.

Emergency Response

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A few older Christchurch Earthquake Pics from after the 6.3 last Feb (2011). And yes the aftershocks are still happening.. Twitter | Facebook |

Broken River revisited

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A year after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, Simon Morton revisits the Avon River to see how life's progressing along it and in it.

Chapter & Verse

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Christchurch poet Jeffrey Paparoa Holman whose new collection Shaken Down 6.3 looks at the impacts and aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes. It's published by Canterbury University Press.

Christchurch Cathedral Square Cathedral

The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. The February 22 quake cracked pillars, twisted walls, shattered stained glass, collapsed buttresses, fractured masonry and toppled the tower. The rose window in the west wall collapsed in the June aftershocks. Demolition of the Chr...

Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :'Brillant! danger...civil unrest....but without t…

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Shows two visitors to Christchurch who can enjoy the excitement of the danger of earthquakes without car bombings. Context: refers to the Christchurch earthquakes and continuing aftershocks. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

20120128_8071_1D3-400 Redcliffs wall

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The sea wall at Beachville Road, Redcliffs, after the earthquake. It used to be straight and level - not now! As a teenager I went fishing off this wall.

20120131_8129_1D3-400 Eathquake damage

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Houses teeter over the edge above Redcliffs School.

20120131_8198_1D3-400 Eathquake damage

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Damaged houses above Shag Rock.

20120131_8153_1D3-400 Conatiner wall

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Part of the container wall to stop rock falls on Main Road, Sumner.

20120131_8167_1D3-400 Shag Pile

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What more can one say except that Shag Rock is now about one third it's original height. Whitewash Head in the background with the road that now drops over a cliff.