Student Volunteer Army get ANZAC award

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In the next few minutes, the Student Volunteer Army in Christchurch is being presented with the ANZAC of the Year award, to recognise the huge clean up job the students did after the earthquakes.

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The entrance to a building has been spray painted after it has been cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.

A humble home

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Today’s post presents the story of William Bowen, a prominent Christchurch builder, as told by his residence at 441 Madras Street. Archaeologists recorded this building using building archaeology techniques before and during its post-earthquake demolition. 441 Madras Street was initially … ...

Ruth Gardner's Blog 14/07/2013: Memories of McLean's Mansion

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 14 July 2013 entitled, "Memories of McLean's Mansion".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/03/2011: Day 13, 8am - inside the Christchurch cord…

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 March 2011 entitled, "Day 13, 8am - inside the Christchurch cordon.".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 13/09/2010: A Week of Wonders

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 13 September 2010 entitled, "A Week of Wonders".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 22/02/2012: Loss of Lives, Livelihood and Living

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 22 February 2012 entitled, "Loss of Lives, Livelihood and Living".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 24/10/2011: Don't ask, don't tell

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 24 October 2011 entitled, "Don't ask, don't tell".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 08/04/2011: Day 46 - Clearing Kilmore

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 8 April 2011 entitled, "Day 46 - Clearing Kilmore".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 10/04/2011: Day 48 - Foraging and Fences

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 10 April 2011 entitled, "Day 48 - Foraging and Fences".

Ruth Gardner's Blog 06/06/2011: Circumnavigating the City

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 6 June 2011 entitled, "Circumnavigating the City".

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Bronze award Hannah Duder on the left and Claire Laredo on the right. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.

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A photograph of a temporary house in Rawhiti Domain.

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A group people walking on the street carrying their luggage, in the days following the February 2011 earthquake. On the street, brick fences have crumbled and a digger can be seen in the background.

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On the one year anniversary of the February 22nd, flowers were placed in road cones across Christchurch to remember the earthquake victims. Flowers has been placed on a sign outside Satchmo Hairdressers.

Dallington 9

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A photograph captioned, "After the September earthquake, it was more a simple case of something gets broken and it gets repaired. Then came February, and June as well, and suddenly it's just not so straightforward anymore".

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Gold Award recipient Sam Johnson (from Mayfield), Student Volunteer Army founder and leader. Pictured here with Vice-Chancellor Dr Rod Carr, Prime Minister John Key and Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Gerry Brownlee.

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A photograph of a sign for Rawhiti Village Grove.

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The roof gable on the Avon Bridal building has crumbled onto the footpath. On the building are spray painted markings, used by USAR after they had checked the building after the February earthquake.

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The side wall of a building has been spray painted after it was cleared by a USAR team. This system was used following the February earthquake to mark buildings that have been checked.

Christchurch redzone homeowners win seven year battle

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The quake outcasts, who were uninsured at the time, will receive 80 percent of the pre-earthquake value of their homes. Three of them tell John Campbell how they've been living in limbo.

EQC defends handling of asbestos in quake rebuild

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A project manager for a company doing home repairs in the Christchurch earthquake rebuild says it is highly likely as many as 60-thousand people have been exposed to potentially lethal asbestos fibres.

EQC Chch scopes 'weren't 100% accurate'

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A former works manager for Fletcher EQR says assessors didn't check behind walls or under floors to examine the true extent of damage caused by the Christchurch earthquakes because there wasn't enough time.

Chch homeowners waiting for repairs 7 years after quake

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It's been more than seven years since the fatal 6.3 earthquake broke thousands of Christchurch homes, and yet many homeowners are still waiting for repairs, re-repairs, or to settle with EQC.

Lyttelton Review 11 July 2011

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The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 11 July 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.

Lyttelton Review 17 October 2011

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The "Lyttelton Review" newsletter for 17 October 2011, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.

Lyttelton Harbour Review 4 February 2013

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The "Lyttelton Harbour Review" newsletter for 4 February 2013, produced by the Lyttelton Harbour Information Centre.

Roz Johnson's Blog 03/06/2012: Grubb Cottage Gets the Warm Fuzzies

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An entry from Roz Johnson's blog for 3 June 2012 entitled, "Grubb Cottage Gets the Warm Fuzzies".

Christchurch Press 26 June 2012: Section A, Page 1

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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Tuesday 26 June 2012.

Christchurch Press 28 June 2012: Section A, Page 1

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Page 1 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 28 June 2012.