BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 081

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Damage to the Christchurch School of Music building. The gable on the building has crumbled and bricks can be seen along the ground.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 419

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The badly-damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The brickwork below the dome has cracked and crumbled, exposing the inside.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 108

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Wharetiki on Colombo Street. One of the walls has buckled and pulled away from the house.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 80

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A photograph of several earthquake-damaged houses on Chester Street East. A pile of liquefaction silt is on the footpath in the foreground.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:09 16:27:28

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Canterbury University. Steven Joyce Tertiary Education Minister's visit to Central Library. Earthquake damage to books and shelves".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:09 16:26:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Canterbury University. Steven Joyce Tertiary Education Minister's visit to Central Library. Earthquake damage to books and shelves".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:03 20:23:19

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. Damage to buildings after the 7.1 earthquake which hit Christchurch in the very early hours".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:09:09 12:47:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake cleanup in Dallington. Transport Minister Steven Joyce (right) and other officials inspecting damage on Avonside Drive at Dallington".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:51:18

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake which also destroyed The Press Building in Cathedral Square".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 14:03:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Multi-story building collapsed in Cambridge Terrace, 36 trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 07:32:55

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Chimney repair work at a house on Hackthorne Road, Cashmere".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:05 11:54:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Damage to the road frontage in front of the Kaiapoi Fire Station".

Wish You Were Here 2013: Painting 5

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A digital copy of a painting by Julia Holden. The painting is of the badly-damaged Farmers car park building on Gloucester Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 0101

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A view of Colombo Street looking south towards Cathedral Square. The Chalice and the badly damaged Cathedral can be seen in the distance.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:03 20:35:53

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. Damage to buildings after the 7.1 earthquake which hit Christchurch in the very early hours".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:03 20:16:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. Damage to buildings after the 7.1 earthquake which hit Christchurch in the very early hours".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:03 20:15:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake hits Christchurch. Damage to buildings after the 7.1 earthquake which hit Christchurch in the very early hours".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 1780

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to a structure on the side of the Avon River photographed from Dallington Terrace".

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 091

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A photograph of Colombo Street taken through a car window. In the distance is the earthquake-damaged tower of ChristChurch Cathedral.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 233

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A photograph of the earthquake damage down New Regent Street. The tiles around the tram tracks have lifted all along the street.

The Nervous Pigeon

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A pigeon perches in the beams of a damaged building. The photographer comments, "The building next door was demolished after the Christchurch earthquake, which exposed the side of this building with it's very old corrugated iron walls. Some of the sheeting was damaged and exposed parts of the interior. The pigeon was sitting on a bit of wood with the beam above it had a very serious crack. I think you would be nervous as well".

Timaru Herald Image: Oisin Duke 2010:09:04 15:03:52

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to St. Mary's Anglican Church Timaru resulting from 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake centred near Darfield. (L to R on ground): Archdeacon Andrew Starky; Vicar Indrea Alexander and Concillor Ray Bennett watch as Craig Perkins and Kevin Deam are hoisted by crane to remove damaged spires from the church tower. (L to R): Builder Kevin Deam and St. Mary's parishioner Craig Perkins inspect a damaged spire on the church tower".

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament at Sunset

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The dome of the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament silhoutted against the evening sky. The photographer comments, "Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament taken at sunset looking west".

Monster Munch

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A digitally manipulated image of a excavator claw tangled with reinforcing cable, with a damaged concrete building in the background. The photographer comments, "The monster destroying the earthquake broken buildings close to the Lyttelton tunnel".

The Not So Grand Entrance to the Grand Plaza in Christchurch

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A view through a gap in the partially-demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel to the Forsyth Barr building.

Double Glazing Can Keep More Than the Warmth In

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Building rubble from a partially-demolished building is piled behind and partly against a large display window.

The Christchurch Arts Centre after the quake

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While it's going to take several years and millions of dollars to repair earthquake damage, the Christchurch Arts Centre can count its lucky stars and look ahead to making the historic building better and stronger.

Council staff given hurry up over quake repairs

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Christchurch City Council staff have been given the hurry up from councillors over the length of time it is taking to repair or replace earthquake-damaged council housing.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 309

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A photograph of the Speaker's Chair on display in the Canterbury Quakes exhibition at the Canterbury Museum. The Speaker's Chair stood at the southern end of the Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Chambers, and survived the 22 February 2011 earthquake despite the damage to the chamber.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to Plume on High Street. The awning has completely collapsed, along with the walls near the corner of the building.