Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:00:10

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:01:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the cathedral tower".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:47:55

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, climbs out of the damaged cathedral".

The Car Makes its Presence Felt, Cashel Street c. 1920

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Cashel Street has been taken over by the new phenomenon – motor cars.  This photograph documents the quickly changing dynamics of a street which once enjoyed a more sedentary pace of life. Ch…

Market Square: swamp, river and raupo in the central city

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It was hard to avoid sinking up to your knees in wet weather in Market Square in 1862.  This panoramic photograph shows Christchurch’s Market Place (later renamed Victoria Square) the damp ge…

The Edwardian Seaside of Sumner c. 1905

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Sumner Beach was the last stop on the Sumner line. In this intriguing photograph, we can see the goings on of a typical summer’s weekend,  one hundred and six years ago.  Hundreds of city dwe…

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 06:46:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Liquefaction at the St Martins Shopping Centre and New World supermarket in St Martins, Christchurch".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:35:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Workers are trapped in the Forsyth Barr building with 'Help' signs in the window".

The Dominion Post Image: Phil Reid 2011:03:01 13:50:54

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A piece of rock from the Sydenham Historic Church under his arm. The church was demolished on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 06:46:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Liquefaction at the St Martins Shopping Centre and New World supermarket in St Martins, Christchurch".

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

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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 Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 13:39:35

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. A businessman walks down the street with two computers in the minutes after Tuesday's quake".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2011:04:14 14:00:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Key visit at Woodend School. John Key (second from right) and Kate Wilkinson National MP (right) demonstrate the turtle earthquake procedure to young pupils".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2011:01:11 14:22:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2011:01:11 14:22:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2011:01:11 14:35:59

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 13:39:35

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. A businessman walks down the street with two computers in the minutes after Tuesday's quake".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2011:02:10 13:35:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Palmer's Stewarts Gully house is ruined and he has no insurance. Liquefaction has sprung up everywhere and the house needs jacking up and new piles".

The Dominion Post Image: Andrew Gorrie 2011:02:25 11:47:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. The toll of long hours spent on sites by volunteers and rescue crews are starting to be seen. This crew pictured at the cathedral."

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2011:02:10 13:33:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "David Palmer's Stewarts Gully house is ruined and he has no insurance. Liquefaction has sprung up everywhere and the house needs jacking up and new piles".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:23 23:30:56

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. People searching for missing family and friends report to the Papanui Police to file reports. Omar Elhadad after reporting people missing in the CTV building".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:44:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Dean Beck of the Christchurch Cathedral rushes to get help for people trapped in the collapsed tower".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:44:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Dean Beck of the Christchurch Cathedral rushes to get help for people trapped in the collapsed tower".

The Timaru Herald Image: Kate Geraghty 2011:02:27 11:19:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".

The Southland Times Image: Robyn Edie 2011:02:25 13:05:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Arnold and Joy Pohio of Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, speak of their son Joseph Pohio 40 yrs, who was killed during the earthquake while in the central city."

Fairfax Media Image: Kate Geraghty 2011:02:27 11:19:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Children ride their bikes past huge piles of liquefaction along Roxburgh Street in Beckenham. New Zealand farmers spent the morning clearing the liquefaction and making the road passable".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott, 2011:02:24 22:40:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. The Shell service station at Southbrook out of fuel at 9am, and they have no idea of when more is coming. Cars are just driving through".

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

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A digitally manipulated photograph of the partially-demolished Ozone Hotel. The photographer comments, "As if a deadly disease is moving out from Christchurch City red zone, the heritage buildings are being put down".

Northern Outlook Image: Laura Melville 2011:02:22 14:06:12

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Scott Vincent, front, and Michael Small of Sicon assess the Kaiapoi River bank for damage. The concrete under the bank had bulged and presented a possible threat to the bank."

The Marlborough Express Image: Derek Flynn 2011:02:25 11:32:59

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The British UK Fire Service International Rescue Team led by Pete Crook (centreframe) arrives at Christchurch International Airport. Pictures to accompany story by reporter Blair Ensor. Christchurch Earthquake aftermath - day four."