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Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crushed car under the rubble from the earthquake damaged Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The store's main window has been broken and the doors left open. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of a crushed car under the rubble from the earthquake damaged Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The store's main window has been broken and the doors left open. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph captioned by Elizabeth Ackerman, "Brandon, Elizabeth and Danica". The photograph was taken during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photographer outside the Christchurch Art Gallery. Behind him, members of Civil Defence have gathered outside after an aftershock hit during one of their briefings. The Christchurch Art Gallery served as the headquarters for Civil Defence after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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Prime Minister John Key talking to Al Dwyer, the leader of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. John Key is visiting to thank DART for their efforts in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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An image from a Navy Today April 2011 article titled, "Feeding the Multitudes". The image is of CPOCH Perrin Newland head chief of the HMNZS Canterbury which moored in Lyttelton after the 22 February 2011 earthquake, supplying meals to the Lyttelton community.

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A team of Fire Service and Search and Rescue personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped by the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A sign reading, "Help" has been stuck to a window in the floor below.

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Emergency personnel using a crane to check the Forsyth Barr building for people trapped after the 22 February earthquake. On the intersection of Armagh Street and Colombo Street below, police and fire service personnel are gathered. The road below is severely warped.

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Members of the New Zealand Fire Service and USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) shaking hands outside the Christchurch City Fire Station on Kilmore Street. DART travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake to help out in the relief efforts.

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Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) setting up a tent in Latimer Square after their early-morning arrival in Christchurch. Latimer Square was set up as a temporary headquarters for emergency management personnel after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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Prime Minister John Key talking to Al Dwyer, the leader of the Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), outside the US headquarters in Latimer Square. John Key is visiting to thank DART for their efforts in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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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. Mayor Bob Parker is about to speak.

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A photograph of Elizabeth Ackermann's office. Elizabeth Ackermann is the administrator in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury. The photograph was taken when she was first let back in after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Manikin against sculpture in Cathedral Square. This began as light relief for the crews working within the cordon in the weeks after the February earthquake where the manikins were strategically positioned around the red zone at night".

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video about the Student Volunteer Army delivering chemical toilets and building sandbag walls in Avondale after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The sandbag walls are being built along the banks of the Avon River to prevent flooding caused by land subsidence.

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

Video of an interview with Prue Taylor, the wife of Brian Taylor, on the first day of the CTV Building Coroners Inquest. Brian Taylor was one of 21 people who died when the CTV Building collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A fence around a house has been spray painted after the house was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked. Restricted access tape has been placed across the gates.

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A digger being loaded onto the back of a truck. The photographer comments, "After clearing away the remains of a building in Christchurch, New Zealand destroyed by the February 22 earthquake the digger can now be transported to its next destination for destruction".

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A photograph of a man at the 'free legal help' table in a temporary emergency management centre set up after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The table was set up by Community Law Canterbury to offer free legal help to those in need.

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A photograph of a crushed car under the rubble from the earthquake damaged Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The store's main window has been broken and the doors left open. The photograph was taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of parts of the Townsend Telescope recovered from the rubble of the Observatory tower. The telescope was housed in the tower at the Christchurch Arts Centre. It was severely damaged when the tower collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of a member of SPCA helping a member of Massy University's Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) to load medical supplies into their vehicles. VERT travelled to Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake in order to assist with caring for animals.

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A photograph captioned by Elizabeth Ackerman, "Brandon, Lance and Elizabeth". The photograph was taken during the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Diamond Harbour is a two dog library. Photos taken in Diamond Harbour Library on May 24, 2011 following the February 22 earthquake. File reference: CCL-2011-05-24-Diamond Harbour-After-The-Earthquake-IMG_16 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries

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Light-Relief - With no power after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch (22 February 2011) the neighbour's freezer thawed out along with their Deep South Ice Cream - so Tiggles the Kunekune Piglet thinks the spoils of the power-cut are yummy!

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A pothole in a road surface, showing tyre marks where a vehicle has driven through the hole. The photographer comments, "After the earthquake in Christchurch in February 2011 burst underground pipes and liquefaction caused unseen hollows under the road surfaces. Occasionally after all the rest have been exposed by traffic someone would find 'discover' a new one".

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A broken concrete floor slab in a residential property. The photographer comments, "Now that our house is to be rebuilt some time in the distant future, I decided to relay the loose and broken tiles. I took some photos to show what lies beneath".