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Robbie and his new lawn feature

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

One of the many sand volcanos erupting from the ground after the Christchurch earthquake.

sand volcano

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And, yes, the newspaper always gets through! The Press newspapers were delivered in our area of Hoon Hay in the hours after the earthquake.

Old central library demolition

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Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition06 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

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Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition01 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition07 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

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File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-016 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

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File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-022 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

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Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition09 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition10 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

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Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition03 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

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Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition04 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

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Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition02 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Old central library demolition

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Photos of the old Canterbury Public Library being demolished. File reference: CCL-2011-09-29-librarydemolition08 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

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Cones marking a raised drain on a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.

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A crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.

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Large cracks under a sculpture and seating area in Kaiapoi, after the September 4th earthquake.

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Flooding and liquefaction on a residential property in Pines Beach, after the September 4th earthquake

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A twisted bridge in Avonside blocked off with road cones after the September 4th earthquake.

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A twisted bridge in Avonside blocked off with road cones after the September 4th earthquake.

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A crack in the centre of a street in Avonside after the September 4th earthquake.

Bridge and blossom

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Blossom coming out by the Worcester Street bridge. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-041 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

Our City propped up

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Our City building extensively propped up. File reference: CCL-2011-08-12-CanterburyPublic Library pre-demolition-040 From the collection of Christchurch City Libraries.

It would have been a glorious Spring day in Christchurch had it not been for the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4:30 am. All the water and silt you can see covering the street in this photo erupted from the ground following the earthquake.