Midday News for 5 August 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says its taking too long to consent new sub divisions in Christchurch. The sharemarket and dollar fall following turmoil on world markets.

The Earthquake Wave at Lyttelton, 1868

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The town of Lyttelton on Saturday morning (15 August) was thrown into a state of great excitement owing to a most extraordinary rise and fall of the water in the harbour…

Back of the Old Princess Cinema in New Brighton (2)

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Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just on the edge of falling. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".

Central Leader Image: Jason Oxenham 2010:09:06 10:28:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".

Central Leader Image: Jason Oxenham 2010:09:06 10:28:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".

Central Leader Image: Jason Oxenham 2010:09:06 10:29:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Grey Lynn resident Laura Caygill was visiting family in Christchurch on the weekend when the earthquake struck. She was injured by a falling chimney".

Timaru Herald Image: Oisin Duke 2010:09:04 14:40:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "St. Mary's Anglican Church in Timaru is cordoned off due to the risk of falling masonry after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake centered near Darfield".

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 143

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Houses teetering on the edge of the cliff above Sumner, which collapsed, taking one house with it. Below, a line of shipping containers protect the road from falling rocks.

Fairfax Video, June 2013 (1)

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A video of an interview with Andy Cole, site supervisor at Geovert, about the procedure for blasting rocks in Hillsborough. The rock-blasting work was paid for by two Christchurch couples whose properties were red-zoned and red-stickered. The couples hope that the blasting work will encourage CERA to change their land zoning from red to green, allowing them to rebuild their homes on the same sites.

Fairfax Video, May 2013 (10)

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A video about the removal of 'Rocky', a 15-tonne boulder which tore through a house in Heathcote during the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The video includes an interview with Jan Kupec, Chief Geotechnical Engineer at CERA, about the dimensions and path of the boulder. It also includes interviews with James McKenzie, the manager at the Mt Hutt Ski Area who purchased the rock, and Phil Johnson, the owner of the Heathcote property who put the rock on sale.

One week on, country asked to fall silent to recall dead

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Later today at 12.51 many parts of the country will be stopping for two minutes silence for the victims of the Canterbury earthquake.

Captain Lorraine’s Final Fatal Balloon Ascent

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Captain Lorriane Loses his Life The Balloon Carried out to Sea A Terrible Fall. The Aeronaut Drowned, Fruitless Search for his Body. Star, Issue 6633, 3 November 1899, Page 4 Not one of the thousan…

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 9

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2008 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 2

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2008 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

2011 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 2

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2011 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

Christchurch Press Image: Tony Benny 2010:09:05 13:47:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Xavier Trousselot Rhodes sporting injuries from a fall from his bedroom on the top story of the Hororata Homestead in Canterbury during the earthquake on Saturday morning".

Tower takes further profit hit on lingering quake claims

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Shares in the insurance company, Tower, have plunged close to 20 percent today after it said its profits will likely fall more than 16-million dollars because of Canterbury earthquake claims.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:55:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:55:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 17:55:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 1

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A photograph of a student falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 16:59:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jan Bushell, office manager, feeding the recently orphaned Paris Hilton, whose mother was killed by a falling boulder on her Port Hills farm, following the Canterbury earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:10 17:48:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Idyllic Fendalton home of Simon Robinson, who was struck by a falling chimney in his bedroom and is now in hospital with serious injuries".

Christchurch City’s Heart – the Cashel and High Street Intersection

Articles, Lost Christchurch

This intriguing photograph taken at the junction of Cashel and High Street draws us back to a typical summer day in Edwardian Christchurch in February 1913. A summer rain fall has just cleared, all…

Christchurch Mail Image: Luke Thomas 2010:09:30 14:30:12

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Safety first: management of the Science Alive building have installed a wooden brace to prevent any bricks from falling. The clock still shows the time of the earthquake".

Koen Broekema's Photograph 181

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The north side of the cathedral with its boarded-up windows. Shipping containers have been placed next to the cathedral to protect the street from falling rubble. The Citizens' Memorial stands to the right.

Helicopter landing at school

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There was a risk of rocks falling off cliffs behind Redcliffs school following Sept 4th earthquake. A helicopter was used to wash off loose rocks to lower the risk to the school.

Helicopter flooding off rocks

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There was a risk of rocks falling off cliffs behind Redcliffs school following Sept 4th earthquake. A helicopter was used to wash off loose rocks to lower the risk to the school.

Winter, Mark, 1958-: [Downsizemic activity - interest rates fall] 11 March…

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Text top left reads 'Downsizemic activity' and a seismic graph zigzags wildly but gradually tails off into the words 'Interest rates' which take a serious downwards trend. Context - The Christchurch earthquakes of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011 which have had an impact on an already stagnating economy. The Reserve Bank has made a relatively large 50-point cut in its benchmark interest rate, the Official Cash Rate (from 3% to 2.5 per cent). Critics say that inflation is already running unacceptably high and there is a threat of much higher inflation in a year or two when the rebuilding of Christchurch begins to put pressure on limited resources. The Reserve Bank acknowledged these factors, but it has chosen instead to focus on the immediate impact of the earthquake on the economy and particularly on all-important business and consumer sentiment. (Press editorial 12 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

2015 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 31

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A photograph of eight students falling through a bridge they have constructed across the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2015 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.