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Mark Lincoln Photograph 131

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The backs of a row of damaged brick buildings in the CBD. Large sections of wall have fallen from several buildings, and rubble litters the ground.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2011 photograph 391

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Cathedral Square".

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 1037

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Intersection of Manchester, Lichfield and High Streets".

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 265

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Smoke billowing from the remains of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Below, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 329

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A photograph of a sign post in Cathedral Square. A large pile of rubble lies next to the badly-damaged ChristChurch cathedral in the background.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 500

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A member of the New Zealand Defence Force on the site of the CTV Building. In the background diggers are being used to clear the rubble.

Quake victim families want answers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The families of some of those killed by falling rubble in February's Christchurch earthquake are desperate to know why buildings that had been deemed safe collapsed.

John Key wants inquiry into collapse of buildings

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Today marks one week since the devastating earthquake struck Christchurch and overnight, the death toll from the rubble has risen. 154 bodies have now been recovered.

Deconstruction of central Christchurch back on track

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The removal of rubble from the earthquake-stricken centre of Christchurch will start again today, once the worst of the ice in the central city melts.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 509

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A digger clearing building rubble from demolished buildings on the corner of London Street in Lyttelton. Fabric hearts have been attached to the fence in front.

Man on a bicycle in front of the security cordon on Dundas Street

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Man on a bicycle in front of the security cordon on Dundas Street. Diggers and rubble from the Smiths City car parking building in the background.

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.

BeckerFraserPhotos September 2011 photograph 255

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester Street. Demolition rubble and a shop window mural reflected in a mirror on the back wall of a shop".

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 395

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A demolition site with the words "No Go" spray painted on a fence that has been mostly demolished. Demolition rubble is still contained within the grounds.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 062

A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team examining an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, and the bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.

TJ's Kazbah, New Brighton After the Christchurch Earthquake (2)

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Damage to TJ's Kazbah in New Brighton. The east and north walls and part of the upper floor have collapsed, tipping rubble and the contents of the rooms out onto the street. The photographer comments, "The occupants of the business and rooms all managed to escape alive. A digger was used to make the building safe and then used to sift through the rubble for any surviving belongings. It was a very emotional time for the ex-occupants".

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 103

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Montgomery's Building on the corner of Colombo and Tuam Streets. Large sections of the façade have collapsed, exposing the inside of the building. The bricks and other rubble have mostly been cleared from the footpath and street in front. Wire fences have been placed around the building as a cordon. In the distance there is a large pile of bricks on a property where another building has collapsed.

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 248

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Emergency personnel gathering on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 684

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A view looking west along Tuam Street from Colombo Street. To the left, rubble from a demolished building can be seen".

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 261

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Building rubble littering the steps and footpath outside the badly-damaged Peterborough Apartments. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 601

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A fence around a residential property where the side wall has collasped, exposing the interior structures and fixtures. Piles of building rubble are contained in the fencing.