Canterbury Earthquake - Peter Beck

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of the Christchurch cathedral thinks people visiting the church may have been killed there when the quake hit this afternoon. The Dean of Christchurch, Peter Beck, says they rushed to get as many people out of the Cathedral as they could.

Our Changing World

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Scientists are just beginning to understand why the recent Canterbury earthquakes 'punched above their size', and their findings could change international scientific thinking about earthquakes. Alison Ballance talks with GNS seismologists Martin Reyners and Bill Fry to find out more.

On Firmer Ground

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Since the February 22nd earthquake, an influx of displaced Christchurch residents have made North Canterbury their temporary home. Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how some people have coped with this dramatic event and what locals are doing to support them.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The front door of BNZ on London Street in Lyttelton with a yellow 'Restricted Use' sign on the glass. The BNZ is operating out of a portacom further up London Street".

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A photograph of the earthquake-damaged output shaft from the top-plate of the Townsend Telescope's clock drive. The output shaft was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of the hour angle setting circle from the Townsend Telescope. The left side of the support arm was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A crane sitting beside the fence cordoning off the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the foreground stones from the Christ Church Cathedral have been laid out on pallets.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The front door of BNZ on London Street in Lyttelton with a yellow 'Restricted Use' sign on the glass. The BNZ is operating out of a portacom further up London Street".

A Viewing Platform in Clifton

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Part of a stone wall left sticking out over the edge after the cliff below it collapsed. The photographer comments, "A viewing platform in Clifton has its foundations exposed after the cliff face collapsed".

Remembering Why it is Called the Red Zone

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A digitally manipulated image of a damaged building. The photographer comments, "Part of Christchurch City is out of bounds for the public and is called the red zone".

The Worm of Liquefaction

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Liquefaction silt in Bexley. The photographer comments, "This is not really a worm but a sliver of liquefaction that has fallen out of a tyre tread".

The Skeletal Fish

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Dried liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This shape formed as the liquefaction after the 23 December earthquake in Christchurch started to dry out".

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University of Canterbury students outside one of the tents used while lecture theatres were closed for structural testing. The photographer comments, "The University restarts its teaching, and the techies in e-learning move out of NZi3. Students leave a lecture tent".

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A photograph of an access hole in a residential street in Christchurch which has lifted out of the road. A road cone and spray-painted lines have been placed on top to warn road users.

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For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to the Odeon Theatre can be seen out the window.

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For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to the Odeon Theatre can be seen out the window.

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For the first time in November 2011, Christchurch residents finally had the opportunity to see the earthquake-damaged city centre on the Red Zone bus tours organised by CERA. Damage to buildings on Cashel Street can be seen out the window.

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A photograph of a set of drawers which have slid out from a filing cabinet and landed on the floor of an office. Files from one drawer have spilled across the floor.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Wood from a very old house at 33 Canterbury Street in Lyttelton which was demolished. The owner has put the wood out on the street for anyone to help themselves".

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People walking amongst silt in Hagley Park shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. These silt deposits were caused by the soil liquefying during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The water flowed out, bringing sand with it.

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Misko Cubrinovski, Civil Engineer, photographed with liquefaction and lateral spreading on Oxford Terrace. Misko's area is geotechnical earthquake engineering and foundation engineering, and he will feature in a UC in the News pull out supplement inThe Press.

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A worker tossing material out the window of Charles Luney House, into a skip on Armagh Street below".

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Dust rises from fallen buildings on Tuam Street shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed. Above is looking along Tuam Street to the corner of Manchester Street where a number of buildings have just collapsed. This is 1pm and the sky was previously reasonably clear - this is all dust. From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones".

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People walk down Colombo Street past collapsed buildings shortly after the 22 February earthquake. The photographer comments, "Just after the aftershock settled on Tuesday afternoon, myself and colleagues fled our Tuam Street office to absolute devastation outside. We couldn't see more than a block in either direction due to the clouds of dust that had arisen from buildings that had just collapsed ... From here, we picked up our vehicles from the CCC car park and headed out to get out of the chaos to a position where we could check on loved ones. Heading first along Manchester Street, buildings that were already heavily damaged were now completely written off. We couldn't get much further down Manchester Street so eventually made it to Colombo Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott, 2011:02:24 22:40:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. The Shell service station at Southbrook out of fuel at 9am, and they have no idea of when more is coming. Cars are just driving through".

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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.

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The Croydon House Bed and Breakfast Hotel on Armagh Street. The east wall has collapsed, exposing the building's interior and spilling masonry into the car park. The car park has been cordoned off by yellow tape which reads, "Please keep out".

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Urban Search and Rescue personnel outside the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. In the background, smoke is billowing out of the building which was still partly on fire when the photograph was taken.

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Members of the World Mission Society Church of God inside their pavilion on North Parade in Shirley. The group has been giving out free sausages and soft drinks to passers by.

Checkpoint Top Stories for Wednesday 31 August 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

More than 800 medals are stolen from the War Memorial Museum in Waiouru. Shares in State Owned Enterprises will be capped at 10 percent and gaps in the government's insurance cover will leave many schools damaged by the earthquakes in Canterbury out of pocket.