New Zealand Defence Force photograph 569

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Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of Lyttelton taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 564

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Aerial image of the Port Hills taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

The latest from the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission

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An earthquake engineer says designing buildings to resist earthquakes is as much an art as it is a science and you can never make a structure completely quake-proof.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 561

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Aerial image of a residential area in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of a residential area in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of a residential area in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of the Port Hills taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of Cathedral Square taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of a swimming pool in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of a residential area in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of the Christchurch City Centre taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 559

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Aerial image of a residential area in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of a residential area in Christchurch taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

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Aerial image of Cathedral Square taken by the Royal New Zealand Air Force for the Earthquake Commission.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 17 December 2012 (1)

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A graphic listing the 14 people who died in the collapse of unreinforced buildings in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of Engineering Profes…

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"Training and Education of Engineers and Organisation of Engineering Profession and Building Assessment after Earthquakes", a report submitted by the then New Zealand Historic Places Trust on the Royal Commission Discussion Papers.

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (12)

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Part seven of a video series about the first stage of the Tonkin & Taylor Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment and Reinstatement Report. The report was prepared for the Earthquake Commission after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (7)

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Part two of a video series about the first stage of the Tonkin & Taylor Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment and Reinstatement Report. The report was prepared for the Earthquake Commission after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (11)

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Part six of a video series about the first stage of the Tonkin & Taylor Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment and Reinstatement Report. The report was prepared for the Earthquake Commission after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (10)

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Part five of a video series about the first stage of the Tonkin & Taylor Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment and Reinstatement Report. The report was prepared for the Earthquake Commission after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (9)

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Part four of a video series about the first stage of the Tonkin & Taylor Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment and Reinstatement Report. The report was prepared for the Earthquake Commission after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (8)

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Part three of a video series about the first stage of the Tonkin & Taylor Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment and Reinstatement Report. The report was prepared for the Earthquake Commission after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

EQC fund to be wiped out by Canterbury earthquake claims.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquakes will wipe out all the funds held in reserve to cover claims to the Earthquake Commission.

Earthquake Recovery Minister - Gerry Brownlee

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has increased its liability for the Canterbury earthquakes by 4 billion dollars to 7.1 billion dollars.

GNS faces tough questions at Royal Commission hearing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Scientists from GNS Science have faced tough criticism at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes, being accused of funneling resources into the wrong areas and giving vague advice on earthquake risks.

Smaller buildings to be quake commission focus this week

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The smaller buildings that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake, killing those in them as well as passers by, will be the focus of the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission when hearings resume today

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:24 01:56:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Steve Simpson from the Earthquake Commission at work in Lyttelton".

Vertical shaking from February earthquake not unique

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An earthquake engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that the intense vertical shaking during the February 2011 earthquake wasn't unique and was similar to events overseas.