Photograph by Neil Macbeth 303

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 304

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 299

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 300

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 301

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 274

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Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people. Behind them smoke is billowing from the remains of the building.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 248

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Emergency personnel gathering on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 278

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Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people. Behind them smoke is billowing from the remains of the building.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 255

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 262

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Members of the Urban Search and Rescue taskforce conferring on the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 305

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins behind them, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 256

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.

Tie: Pink and Purple

Images, Canterbury Museum

One polyester, pink and purple patterned tie left as an earthquake tribute at the Canterbury Television site and collected on 21 October 2013.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 291

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A construction worker using a saw to cut through a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. Smoke is billowing from the ruins, which were still partly on fire when the photograph was taken.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 283

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Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 288

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Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 284

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Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 285

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Emergency personnel helping themselves to food provided to refuel them while searching for trapped people in the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building. The remains of the building can be seen behind them, still partly on fire.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 272

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A member of the New Zealand Fire Service adjusting his face mask at the base of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind him, emergency personnel are searching the rubble for trapped people.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 254

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 252

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Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 306

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Urban Search and Rescue personnel outside the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. In the background, smoke is billowing out of the building which was still partly on fire when the photograph was taken.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 241

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Smoke issuing from the collapsed Canterbury Television building on Madras Street. Fire Service personnel have gathered around the site to control the fire. In the background, excavators can be seen digging through the rubble.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 107

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. There are large cracks in the columns of the building and many of the windows are broken.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 254

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A photograph of the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. In the foreground are several cars crushed by fallen rubble. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the closest car.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 261

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Canterbury Television Building on Gloucester Street. Some of the concrete on the columns has crumbled, revealing the steel reinforcement underneath.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 253

Images, UC QuakeStudies

Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins. On the left is an excavator which has been used to shift the rubble.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 267

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St John Ambulance personnel standing over a stretcher loaded with medical supplies outside the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the ruins of the building for trapped people.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 293

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Emergency personnel sliding a metal beam down a sheet of corrugated plastic on the collapsed Canterbury Television Building. Smoke is billowing from the ruins, which were still partly on fire when the photograph was taken.

Key witness in CTV Building collapse refuses to give evidence

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The man in charge of the construction of the Canterbury Television Building is continuing to refuse to give evidence at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission