The Government has appointed the panel of experts that will investigate why so many buildings collapsed during Christchurch's February earthquake.
The Christchurch City Council says it needs Government money to help repair its earthquake damaged heritage and character buildings.
A photograph submitted by Raymond Morris to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "The New Zealand Express Co. Ltd. building (Manchester Courts) built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Sts. In its time it was Christchurch’s tallest office building. This painting is from the Raymond Morris Collection of earthquake demolished buildings.".
Photograph of a drawing captioned by Fairfax, "The New Zealand Express company's new building now being erected at the corner of Hereford and Manchester Streets. W. H. Bowen, builder. Messrs S and A. Luttrell, architects. Manchester Courts, MLC building from The Weekly Press, November, 8, 1905".
Winnie Bagoes on Gloucester Street. The side of the building has collapsed. Bricks and rubble lie in a pile on Gloucester Street where they fell.
Members of the New Zealand and Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams watching a digger clear rubble on the site of the CTV Building.
A video of a fire which broke out in the Pills for Thrills building on Worcester Street following the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The fire is thought to have been caused by a gas leak in the building.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester and Hereford Streets. The seven-storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Urban Search and Rescue workers remove the insides of the historic MLC building built in 1906 on the corner of Manchester/Hereford Streets. The seven storey building will be demolished as it is at risk of collapsing".
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