A rescue worker carries the dead body of a woman out of the crumbled remains of a building. Nearby is a copy of the 'Building Code'. Context - there are questions being asked about whether some of the buildings that collapsed too readily in the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011 had been subject to stringent enough building code regulations. The Department of Building and Housing said the vertical shaking in the central business district was both extreme and unusual and early indications suggest it was much more violent than designed for in the building code standards which are based on the kind of shaking expected to happen every 500 years. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
USAR codes on a building on Kilmore Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on a building on Hereford Street.
The historic Te Koraha building at Rangi Ruru Girls' School under going significant restoration to bring it up to the new building code.
A photograph of a USAR code spray-painted on the side of a building.
A photograph of a member of an emergency management team in front of a earthquake-damaged building next to Calendar Girls on Hereford Street. The outer wall of the second storey of the building has collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. USAR codes have been spray-painted on a window and a column of the building. Codes have also been spray-painted on the front of Calendar Girls.
USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence of a building on Gloucester Street.
Pink USAR codes can be seen at the bottom of this building on Gloucester Street.
A photograph of cracks in the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on Armagh Street. Below, USAR codes have been spray painted on the building.
A photograph of badly-damaged buildings on Tuam Street. USAR codes have been spray-painted on walls.
Detail of spray painted codes left after a building was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.
The Lawrie & Wilson Auctioneers Building on Tuam Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the front window.
A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.
Boarded up windows and USAR codes on the Gloucester Arcade building. Shattered glass can be seen on the footpath.
Detail of spray painted codes left after a building had been cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked. This building has also been red-stickered, and has a notice that says "Danger. Do Not Enter".
A photograph of the Canterbury Times and Star Building on Gloucester Street. Bricks and rubble can be seen on the footpath and USAR codes have been spray painted on the doors.
A photograph of the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. In the foreground are several cars crushed by fallen rubble. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the closest car.
USAR codes have been spray painted on the door of Korea House on Gloucester Street. The building has been yellow stickered.
A photograph of a severely-damaged building on Armagh Street. The building's facade has completely fallen away, and the bricks have fallen onto the footpath in front. USAR codes have been spray painted on an exposed wall.
A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building on Armagh Street. Bricks from the building opposite have fallen through the roof. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the wall to the right.
The door of Knox Presbyterian Church on Bealey Avenue. A red sticker has been taped to the door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter. USAR codes have also been spray painted below.
USAR codes and notices of restricted use and power removal can be seen on the door of the Guardian Trust building, Durham Street.
A photograph of the front door of the Canterbury Club Building on Cambridge Terrace. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the glass.
A view across Durham Street to the Amuri Courts building. The building has been yellow-stickered, and USAR codes has been spray painted in pink on one of the windows. Cracks are visible in the road out front.