WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 25

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team climbing a stairway inside an earthquake-damaged house. Bricks have fallen from the storey above and have covered the stairs.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 03

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team inside an earthquake-damaged house. One of the ERT members is climbing a staircase covered in rubble from a collapsed interior wall.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 52

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team taking photograph through a car window. In the distance is the earthquake-damaged tower of the ChristChurch Cathedral.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 46

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team walking down Worcester Street towards Latimer Square. Civil Defence emergency response vehicles are parked along the street.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 69

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A photograph of emergency management personnel examining a building on New Regent Street. Pavers on either side of the tramline have risen and shifted out of place. Many tables and chairs from cafes and restaurants are still sitting outside.

Jim Baltaxe WEMO Photograph 012

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A photograph of emergency management personnel in the foyer of the Christchurch Art Gallery. The art gallery was used as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the background, a cherry picker can be seen.

Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 072

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office filling out paperwork in Cowles Stadium on Papanui Road. The stadium was set up by Civil Defence as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 118

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team taking photographs of a building on Gloucester Street. To the left, USAR codes have been spray-painted on the wall of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 09

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team entering an office through a broken window. Glass from the broken window has spilled onto the pavement in front of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 205

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team descending the stairs in the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Pieces of plaster and paint have crumbled from the walls.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 012

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A photograph of emergency management personnel standing on the intersection of Worcester Street and Latimer Square. To the left and right, tents have been set up on the road. Wire fencing has been placed around Latimer Square as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 15

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A photograph of a wall of a building on St Asaph Street which has collapsed onto the car park next door. Rubble and bricks from the top of the wall underneath have fallen on top.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 141

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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on Grenadier House on Madras Street. A red sticker taped to the glass above indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 245

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A photograph of the collapsed PGC Building, taken from Oxford Terrace across the Avon River. In the foreground is the Edmonds Band Rotunda.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 49

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office walking down Lichfield Street towards the intersection of Madras Street. Buildings on either side of the team have been damaged by the earthquake and there are piles of rubble on the street in front of them.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 10

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in Christchurch. The roof of the house has collapsed, bringing the top of the front wall down with it.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 059

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 47

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a shop on Colombo Street. Part of the closest brick wall of the building has collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the ground in front of the building. "No go" has been spray-painted on the footpath in the foreground of the photograph.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 28

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A photograph of a UK Fire and Rescue International Search and Rescue tent in Latimer Square. Cordon tape and plastic mesh has been placed around the tent.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 113

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Dundas Street near the Smiths City car park. In the background several crushed cars have been removed from the car park and stacked on the road.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 38

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team and the New Zealand Police inspecting the Cherish Bridal and Formal Wear store on Montreal Street. Inside the store one of the ERT members is attempting to break through a wall.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 199

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A photograph of a sitting area on the ground floor of the Crowne Plaza Hotel. A plate and magazines has fallen off the coffee table and a chair has toppled over. In the background, a piece of the ceiling under the stairs is hanging loose.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 164

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Kenton Chambers on Hereford Street. Large cracks have formed between each window. Many of the windows have also broken.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 057

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 75

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a building in central Christchurch. Broken glass and other rubble litters the courtyard in front of the building. There is a large crack in the brick wall to the right. A red sticker on the glass door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 102

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A photograph of a car on Manchester Street which has been crushed by falling rubble. Bricks and other rubble from the earthquake-damaged shops above are scattered across the road in front. The word "clear" has been spray-painted on the side of the car.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 151

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A photograph of a New Zealand Fire Service Environment Protection Unit truck parked outside Latimer Square.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 55

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A photograph of a media briefing on the Christchurch earthquake response. The briefing was held in the in the Christchurch Art Gallery, which served as the temporary Civil Defence headquarters after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 126

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A photograph looking east down Cashel Street towards the intersection of Colombo Street. A section of one of the buildings on the left has collapsed and the rubble has spilled onto the street. A van has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The message, 'clear', has been spray-painted on the windscreen of the van. In the foreground signs from several shops are still on the street. There is also earthquake damage to the building on the right. Sections of this building's facade have crumbled and the bricks have spilled onto the street below, damaging the awning.

WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 14

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A photograph of rubble from demolished buildings on St Asaph Street. An excavator has been parked on the road in front.