Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:58:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:58:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Academic is concerned Chch will struggle to fully recover

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A professor studying the economics of disasters says Christchurch will struggle to ever fully recover from the earthquakes that have devastated the city.

Engineering profession is in crisis - engineer

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A structural engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission that illegal building techniques are being used in the Christchurch rebuild because the engineering profession is in crisis.

National memorial service

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The Prime Minister, John Key, has just announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the 18th.

Reports swirl of new head of Earthquake Recovery Authority

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A senior Wellington public servant is reported to be the new head of the authority that will oversee the Canterbury earthquake recovery effort.

Christchurch schools post-quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

There are fears that Christchurch secondary students' educations will continue to suffer as their school days are condensed in the aftermath of the earthquake.

Christchurch council admits failure

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch City Council has admitted it failed to provide a second line of defence in checks on a building that killed a woman during last February's earthquake.

Canterbury schools to lose teachers because rolls have fallen

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Christchurch schools will lose the equivalent of 167 teaching jobs next year as the government removes support for schools that lost pupils after February's earthquake.

Heathcote family say EQC failed them

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A Christchurch family have found themselves stuck with a house that is too unsafe to live in after a fire revealed earthquake damage, which EQC admits it failed to identify.

Survivors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Chch

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Surviors of the collapsed Pyne Gould building in Christchurch where 18 people died in February's earthquake have today relived their experiences on that day.

Quake affected residents say they are being neglected

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More than two weeks after the massive earthquake that rocked Canterbury, some living in one of Christchurch's worst hit suburbs are feeling neglected and abandoned.

Demolition prompts hope for damaged Christchurch buildings

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The destruction of the Radio Network building in Christchurch has prompted hopes that explosive demolition could be used to bring down other earthquake-damaged buildings.

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A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Damage at work (that should be flat and level…), Feb 22nd.".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 511

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A photograph of a red sticker notice on the Community Trust House building, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 594

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A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:13:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 446

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Scaffolding inside the Durham Street Methodist Church that has been constructed to allow workers to remove the church's historic and valuable organ.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 442

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A City Care worker sitting beside a water tank. A sign advices that water must be boiled before use.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 322

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Prefab buildings in the quad of Christ College, hired to replace damaged classrooms that are unsafe to enter.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 321

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Prefab buildings in the quad of Christ College, hired to replace damaged classrooms that are unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 68-76 Manchester Street (5)

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A photograph of a door of 68-76 Manchester Street. A red sticker taped to the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 68-76 Manchester Street (4)

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A photograph of a door of 68-76 Manchester Street. A red sticker taped to the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 154 Manchester Street (6)

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A photograph of earthquake damage to 154 Manchester Street. A red sticker has been taped to the door, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph of 51 Laurence Street (1)

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house at 51 Laurence Street. A red sticker in the window indicates that the house is unsafe to enter.

Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 083

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A photograph of a large crack in the pavement of Gayhurst road revealing that the ground has subsided under the tarmac.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 486

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A plaque at 83 Clyde Road explaining that the residence was where she campaigned for votes for women.

BeckerFraserPhotos February 2011 photograph 366

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A view across Robson Avenue in Avonside to a kerb that has collapsed as a result of the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Photograph by Jennifer Middendorf 412

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Mike Hewson's installation "Deconstruction" on the walkway between Ballantynes and The Crossing. This artwork gives the illusion that the walkway has been removed.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 1699

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Detail of building rubble, road cones and bits of furniture that have been left in an empty site on the corner of Armagh and Durham Street.