Earthquake coverage - reporter Jessica Maddock

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Radio New Zealand's Jessica Maddock reports in from outside the remains of the Canterbury TV building where people are still trapped alive.

Questions over measure used to judge quake resistence

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The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard evidence questioning the measure used to judge how resistant a building is to earthquake damage. It's come on the second day of hearings into why unreinforced masonry buildings collapsed in Christchurch during the February 22nd earthquake, killing 40 people.

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This apartment building was across the street from our old flat. Now it's an empty lot.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Bank of New Zealand building in Kaiapoi on the corner of Williams Street and Charles Street".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:22 14:38:54

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:07:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Tce where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:07:22

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 14:21:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:22 14:21:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 14:16:29

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 14:15:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:18:18

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Tce where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:08:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:48:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:42:38

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Tce where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:50:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:50:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 14:25:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 15:07:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:22 15:05:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:22 15:04:58

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:22 15:04:58

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 15:37:53

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:03:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:03:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 00:59:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 00:59:12

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Tce where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:00:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Tce where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:00:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Tce where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:04:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".