Qing Tang, a UC Masters student and survivor of the CTV building disaster.
Qing Tang, a UC Masters student and survivor of the CTV building disaster.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team clearing a piece of steel at the site of the CTV building.
An image from a Army News March 2011 photo compilation titled, "All in a Days Work". The image is captioned, "USAR workers sift through the crumbled ruins of a building". The building they are working on is the CTV building which collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A member of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team clearing a piece of steel at the site of the CTV building.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams cutting through the steel at the site of the CTV building.
A member of the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue team using wire cutters to cut through steel at the site of the CTV building.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams watching a digger clear rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
The first police officer at the scene of the collapsed and burning CTV building has recounted harrowing details of his efforts in the hours after the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch.
A tribute left on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site. The card shows a photograph of Donna Manning in front of the CTV "Let's Go Shopping" logo, and reads, "Miss you! Your sis, Pam".
Page 16 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 27 June 2012.
Page 3 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 13 April 2011.
Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 5 July 2012.
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 18 September 2012.
Page 3 of Section C of the Christchurch Press, published on Saturday 15 September 2012.
A tribute left on the cordon fence around the CTV Building site. The card shows a photograph of rescuers working on the CTV site, and reads, "Some of the guys who found you!! Thank you!".
Twelve years after the CTV building collapsed during the Christchurch earthquake, families of the victims killed inside have told an engineering disciplinary hearing they want justice and accountability. 115 people died when the six-storey building came down in February 2011. A complaint against an engineer whose firm designed the building is being heard by an Engineering New Zealand disciplinary committee. Dr Alan Reay lost a High Court bid to stop the hearing. Anna Sargent reports.
Members of the New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team using a circular saw to cut through steel at the site of the CTV Building.
A member of the New Zealand Defence Force on the site of the CTV Building. In the background diggers are being used to clear the rubble.
This is in Madras St, The CTV building ws on the right far corner
An aerial photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "CTV site, IRD building and Latimer Square". Seats set up in Latimer Square in preparation for the commemoration of the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake can be seen on the left.
Money is being put ahead of lives according the husband of a woman who died when the CTV building pancaked in the Christchurch earthquake. The government is moving to a new risk based approach to earthquake strengthening, saying it will save building owners more than $8.2 billion across New Zealand. Under the rules a building like the CTV building would not automatically be deemed earhquake prone. Professor Mann Alkaisi who's wife died in that building, spoke to Lisa Owen.
Southern Demolition excavators digging through rubble from the collapsed Canterbury Television building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. CTV Building".
A timeline of events during the attempt to rescue Tamara Cvetanova from the CTV building.
Flowers on the fence around the empty site where the CTV building used to be.
Flowers around the section next to the site where the CTV building use to be.
A map and notes drawn on a window of the Inland Revenue building by rescuers involved in the CTV building rescue effort.
A map and notes drawn on a window of the Inland Revenue building by rescuers involved in the CTV building rescue effort.
Page 5 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 9 August 2011.