Tower counts cost of earthquakes

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Insurance company Tower says yesterday's earthquake in North Canterbury will cost it a maximum of just over seven million dollars.

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:17:38

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cathedral Square looking from the north".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:48:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Colombo Street north of the Town Hall".

Freight costs rise in wake of earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Firms can expect to pay more and wait longer to get goods delivered to their door following the North Canterbury earthquakes.

Memorial service marks 10th anniversary

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A civic memorial service was held at 12.30pm on the north bank of Oi Manawa, Canterbury National Earthquake Memorial.

The Liquefaction Flower

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Dried liquefaction silt in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "Wet liquefaction after an earthquake can soon start to dry up".

Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake

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20100918_3500_1D3-60 Porritt Park - Christchurch earthquake The bridge at the north end of Porritt Park, Avondale. #402

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:50:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Looking north up Colombo Street from Cathedral Square".

Matching Walls and Garden

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Liquefaction silt and sand cover the lawn of a residential property. The photographer comments, "This is a garden inundated with liquefaction. Though most liquefaction is grey in Christchurch there must have been golden sandy beaches before the volcanoes erupted millions of years ago".

Koen Broekema's Photograph 014

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A close up of damaged stonework of Christ Church Cathedral. A window has been boarded up on the north side of the cathedral.

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A close up of damaged stonework of Christ Church Cathedral. A window has been boarded up on the north side of the cathedral.

The Ozone RIP

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The former Ozone Dressing Sheds in North New Brighton, with broken and boarded-up windows. The photographer comments, "This is the Ozone as it was before it was demolished. It appeared to have been in the process of being redecorated internally, but the February Christchurch earthquake seems to have caused its demise".

North Canterbury locals struggling after Kaikoura quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Thirty properties are unlivable while another 170 have restricted access following the Kaikoura earthquake last year. RNZ reporter Conan Young reports from a town meeting.

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 07:07:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 07:07:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 07:07:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. View north on Colombo Street in Sydenham. Damaged shops and cars".

Koen Broekema's Photograph 180

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Members of the public take photographs of the damage to the north side of the cathedral. Steel bracing supports the front wall of the cathedral.

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:05 15:53:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Firefighters have had a busy day in Kaiapoi pulling down suspect chimneys, with north-west winds predicted to reach gale force".

Chch population shifts have implications for council

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A property expert says a dramatic shift in the population north and west of Christchurch after the earthquakes has serious implications for council's rate take.

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:05 15:52:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Firefighters have had a busy day in Kaiapoi pulling down suspect chimneys with north-west winds predicted to reach gale force".

The Skeletal Fish

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Dried liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "This shape formed as the liquefaction after the 23 December earthquake in Christchurch started to dry out".

Kaiapoi Street

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TJs Kazbah, 1 Bowhill Road, New Brighton Before the Christchurch Earthquake

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A photograph of TJ's Kasbah in North New Brighton, taken before the February 2011 earthquake. The photographer comments, "Here is what 1 Bowhill Road looked like before the Christchurch earthquake. It was called the Ozone store, which originally was incorporated in the blue Ozone building on the other side of the road".

The Timaru Herald Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:14 12:54:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:14 13:44:28

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".

The Timaru Herald Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:14 12:54:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:10:14 13:01:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Post-quake barbeque at Shirley Intermediate on proceeds from North Island school donations. Josh Lawrence (11) is on the left with Tyla Leonard (11)".

The Timaru Herald Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:14 12:54:13

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Duncan Noble, masters student (left) and Tim Stahl, PhD student, measuring an earthquake-induced fracture in the Harper Hills, north-west of Hororata".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:05 16:44:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake aftermath. Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch, Jeff Springer takes some water from a Civil Defence centre in Kaiapoi North School".

The Strange Colours and Forms in Liquefaction

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Liquefaction in North New Brighton. The photographer comments, "After the double quake local to my home, the liquefaction made strange shapes in the liquid content of the outpourings".