Photograph of 270 St Asaph Street (22)

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A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the demolished building at 270 St Asaph Street.

Photograph of the Cranmer Courts, 350 Montreal Street (81)

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A photograph of building rubble lying on a wooden crate on the footpath outside the Cranmer Courts.

Photograph of the Provincial Hotel, 274 Cashel Street (23)

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A photograph of the scaffolding which was constructed around the Provincial Hotel before the building was demolished.

Photograph of 158 Gloucester Street (12)

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A photograph of a piece of fallen masonry from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of 141-149 Manchester Street (22)

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A photograph of earthquake damage to 141-149 Manchester Street. Rubble from the building covers the footpath.

Photograph of 270 St Asaph Street (23)

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A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from the demolished building at 270 St Asaph Street.

The Princess Cinema in New Brighton

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The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".

Quake hearing told building in use despite yellow placard

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A property manager has been questioned at the Royal Commission investigating the Canterbury earthquakes about why he didn't tell tenants the building they worked in was unsafe.

Overseas expert shocked at design of PGC building

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An American engineer has told the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission he was shocked at the failure of builders to properly fix the floors of the PGC building to its walls.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (2)

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A photograph of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (1)

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A photograph of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (3)

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A photograph of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (11)

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A photograph of 94 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (12)

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A photograph of 94 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (8)

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A photograph of a detail of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (6)

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A photograph of a window of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (5)

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A photograph of a window of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (14)

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A photograph of a window of 94 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (10)

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A photograph of a detail of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (9)

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A photograph of a detail of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (13)

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A photograph of a window of 94 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (7)

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A photograph of a detail of 96 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of the Gas Company Building, 94-96 Gloucester Street (4)

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A photograph of the windows of 96 Gloucester Street.

Christchurch council grilled over buildings at quake commission

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The Christchurch City Council has faced tough questioning at the Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes over its role in ensuring buildings are earthquake strengthened.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 207

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A photograph of buildings on New Regent Street taken from the intersection with Armagh Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 012

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Christchurch Press building on Gloucester Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 011

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Christchurch Press building on Gloucester Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos July 2011 photograph 013

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The new Christchurch Press building on Gloucester Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2477

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi".

Photograph of 130 Hereford Street (5)

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A photograph of a detail of the TSB Bank Building on the corner of Colombo and Hereford Street.