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Damage to retail buildings on High Street. Shops shown include Burgers & Beers, as well as boutique clothing stores Embassy and Plush. All are cordoned off for safety. A collapsed ceiling is visible through the windows above Burgers & Beers.

Cathedral Square facing the Post Office and Regent Theatre

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A colour photograph taken from above Cathedral Square, with two old buildings of Christchurch, the Post Office and the Regent Theatre, in the centre and the hills beyond, taken after the September earthquakes but prior to February 22.

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Cracking in the plaster work of the side wall of a building in the central city. The bricks that make up the wall have shaken apart and are threatening to topple.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 011

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Damage to the Westende Jewellers building. The upper storey facade has collapsed, and rubble covers the road. The area has been cordoned off with road cones and police tape, and fire service personnel are inspecting the damage from the basket of a fire engine's ladder.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 009

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Damage to the Westende Jewellers building. The upper storey facade has collapsed, and rubble covers the road. The area has been cordoned off with road cones and police tape, and fire service personnel are inspecting the damage from the basket of a fire engine's ladder.

'Think of people not buildings' - CHCH property owner

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Some Christchurch building owners say a bulldozer's the best option, despite the city council calling for government help to rebuild heritage buildings damaged by the earthquake.

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Manchester Courts on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. While the building looks mostly fine from the outside, it is unsafe to enter. "Danger, no entry" has been spray-painted on the front window.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0295

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A photograph of the damaged Durham Street Methodist Church.

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A photograph of the damaged Durham Street Methodist Church.

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Mattisons Pub, old Crown Hotel. Moorhouse Avenue. Earthquake 4th of September 2010".

ChCh mayor urges heritage building owners not to tear down city'

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The mayor of Christchurch is urging owners of heritage buildings damaged in the earthquake, not to tear down the city's treasures without first considering if they can be saved.