Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:57:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:48:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:53:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:52:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:48:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:16:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:45:18

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:47:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:13:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 14:01:18

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 14:00:36

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:58:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:58:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Academic is concerned Chch will struggle to fully recover

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A professor studying the economics of disasters says Christchurch will struggle to ever fully recover from the earthquakes that have devastated the city.

Engineering profession is in crisis - engineer

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A structural engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis.

National memorial service

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Prime Minister, John Key, has just announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the 18th.

Reports swirl of new head of Earthquake Recovery Authority

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A senior Wellington public servant is reported to be the new head of the authority that will oversee the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort.

Christchurch schools post-quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

There are fears that Christchurch secondary students' educations will continue to suffer as their school days are condensed in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Christchurch council admits failure

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch City Council has admitted it failed to provide a second line of defence in checks on a building that killed a woman during last February's earthquake.

Canterbury schools to lose teachers because rolls have fallen

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch schools will lose the equivalent of 167 teaching jobs next year as the government removes support for schools that lost pupils after February's earthquake.

Heathcote family say EQC failed them

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck with a house that is too unsafe to live in after a fire revealed earthquake damage, which EQC admits it failed to identify.

Survivors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Chch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Surviors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Christchurch where 18 people died in February's earthquake have today relived their experiences on that day.

Quake affected residents say they are being neglected

Audio, Radio New Zealand

More than two weeks after the massive earthquake that rocked Canterbury, some living in one of Christchurch's worst hit suburbs are feeling neglected and abandoned.

Demolition prompts hope for damaged Christchurch buildings

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The destruction of the Radio Network building in Christchurch has prompted hopes that explosive demolition could be used to bring down other earthquake-damaged buildings.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 594

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A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:13:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Photograph of 68-76 Manchester Street (5)

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A photograph of a door of 68-76 Manchester Street. A red sticker taped to the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 68-76 Manchester Street (4)

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A photograph of a door of 68-76 Manchester Street. A red sticker taped to the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 154 Manchester Street (6)

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A photograph of earthquake damage to 154 Manchester Street. A red sticker has been taped to the door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 51 Laurence Street (1)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house at 51 Laurence Street. A red sticker in the window indicates that the house is unsafe to enter.