Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:10:20 13:14:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Owner of Real Groovy Records Paul Huggins outside their new premises in the old Penny Cycles building on the corner of Manchester and Tuam Streets after the earthquake damaged their old building".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:20 17:22:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hold on to your hats. There's a big 7.1 aftershock coming! Ralph Bungard owner of Three Boys Brewery testing the beer that started being brewed the night of the Christchurch Earthquake".

Fairfax Video, October 2010 (16)

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A video of Mayor Bob Parker and The Bats performing at the Band Together concert in Hagley Park. The concert was held on the 23 October 2010 for the people of Canterbury after the 2010 earthquakes.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:11:02 00:24:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Lousie Holder has set up her Beckenham Elite $10 Haircuts For All business in her ex-partner's garage due to earthquake damage at her shop. Pictured cutting the hair of Trevor Spriggs".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:07 01:25:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Api Agsornwong (left) and Prakob Sresthakupt (right) are owners of Enjoy Thai Restaurant on Victoria Street which is now condemned. Pictured watching the buildings next door being demolished".

Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 114

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A photograph of a silt volcano. Silt volcanoes are caused by liquefaction, when the soil loses its strength during the earthquake and the silt rises upwards, ejecting out of a hole like magma in a volcano.

Kim Wright WEMO Photograph 028

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A photograph of an earthquake damaged building on Armagh Street with a tarpaulin draped over the roof. In the distance, a pile of bricks have been laid on the road in front of the Cranmer Centre.

Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 016

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A photograph of the Frogmore gift store on Victoria Street, still open after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. In the distance, rubble can be seen on the footpath, and wire fencing is cordoning off the buildings.

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:20 17:28:10

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hold on to your hats. There's a big 7.1 aftershock coming! Ralph Bungard owner of Three Boys Brewery testing the beer that started being brewed the night of the Christchurch Earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:07 01:25:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Api Agsornwong (left) and Prakob Sresthakupt (right) are owners of Enjoy Thai Restaurant on Victoria Street which is now condemned. Pictured watching the buildings next door being demolished".

Fairfax Media Image: Lawrence Smith 2010:09:11 12:42:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch begins the slow recovery process after last weeks devastating 7.1 earthquake. Prime Minister John Key visits a waste water plant near Bromley. Ian Wishart and Gerry Brownlee in the background".

Marlborough Express Image: Ben Curran 2010:09:06 08:24:09

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Kerrigan family were in Christchurch over the weekend staying on the 19th floor in a hotel when the earthquake struck. L-R Lara (13), mum Leanne and Gemma (14) Kerrigan".

Marlborough Express Image: Ben Curran 2010:09:06 08:22:07

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Kerrigan family were in Christchurch over the weekend staying on the 19th floor in a hotel when the earthquake struck. L-R Lara (13), mum Leanne and Gemma (14) Kerrigan".

Marlborough Express Image: Ben Curran 2010:09:06 08:22:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Kerrigan family were in Christchurch over the weekend staying on the 19th floor in a hotel when the earthquake struck. L-R Lara (13), mum Leanne and Gemma (14) Kerrigan".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:10 (04)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Historic buildings around Christchurch received varying degrees of damage. The Arts Centre at the Worcester/Montreal corner where strengthening has worked".

Nic Johns and Mark Osborne WEMO Photograph 085

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office organising supplies in Cowles Stadium on Pages Road. The stadium was set up as temporary accommodation for those displaced by the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:07 01:25:52

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Api Agsornwong (left) and Prakob Sresthakupt (right) are owners of Enjoy Thai Restaurant on Victoria Street which is now condemned. Pictured watching the buildings next door being demolished".

Fairfax Media Auckland Bureau Image: John Selkirk 2010:10:04 20:11:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Canterbury Earthquake Business Benefit Dinner hosted by the Prime Minister, was held tonight at Sky City in Auckland. Shown at the dinner is former Prime Minister Jenny Shipley with Pita Sharples".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:10:05 05:18:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "2010 Canterbury Earthquake. Story to do with grants for people without water and sewage. Miriam O'Malley uses a portaloo outside her house on Maling Street. Daniella O'Malley is on left".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:09 11:37:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Richard O'Brien who is in the Rocky Horror Show will donate his guitar to the earthquake relief fund after the show. O'Brien (left) with Mayor Bob Parker and the guitar".

Ray Whelan WEMO Photograph 25

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A photograph of a kitchen with food and drinks for the emergency management personnel at a temporary Civil Defence headquarters. The headquarters was set up at the Mainland Foundation Ballpark after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: John Bisset 2010:09:10 14:31:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Members of the Red Cross civil defence response team and South Canterbury Police have been in Christchurch helping with the earthquake clean up. Pictured from left are Jeff Tollan and John Bisset".

UC Civil and Natural Resources Engineering Photograph 138

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A photograph of a crack in a wall of Room 212 in the Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at the University of Canterbury when staff were let in after the 4 September 2010 earthquake.

Clutha Leader Image: Sam Morton 2010:09:10 11:39:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Wacky support. Clinton Primary School pupils (from left) Jess Kendall and Kayla Monique-Kamana turn on the style at their school's Wacky Hair Day to raise money for the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:07 20:27:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. PM John Key does the meet and greet where families are taking refuge at Twiggers Restaurant at Addington Raceway. Pictured here with Anne Maries Phillips aged 11 from Parklands".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:20 17:30:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hold on to your hats. There's a big 7.1 aftershock coming! Ralph Bungard owner of Three Boys Brewery testing the beer that started being brewed the night of the Christchurch Earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:12:08 10:08:22

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The Deutsche Bank education ensembles an opera singer and a brass quartet to entertain and enthuse schools that have been badly hit by the earthquake. Caitlin Mahon tries her hand at conducting".

St Pauls Church - other end of building subsided by about 50 cm

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The base of the tower on the right of this picture has sunk about 25cm so that the lower course of bricks have disappeared below ground level. Meanwhile the other end of the building has sunk about 50cm splitting the building into thirds. The sand you can see is what came bubbling up out of the ground due to liquifaction. Unfortunately the build...

Sydenham Churchills Tavern - the black canopy under all those bricks is wh…

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Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.

Porch of house on River Road

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Typical lateral damage to houses caused by the 7.1 magnitude quake in Christchurch at 4.35am on the 4th September 2010.