EQC knew wall was unsafe before it collapsed killing two

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It's been revealed that the Earthquake Commission knew a wall which crushed two people in Christchurch's February earthquake was at risk of collapsing.

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A crushed trailer on a property in Redcliffs. A large rock from cliff above fell onto the trailer during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A view looking south down Manchester Street in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Several vehicles have been crushed by falling masonry.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cycle Trading store on Manchester Street. The gable of the store has collapsed, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath in front. A car parked on the street has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The word "Clear" has been spray-painted on the front of the car. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament on Barbadoes Street. The tower on the right has crumbled and the masonry has fallen to the pavement below. A car has been crushed by the fallen rubble. The dome of the left tower has collapsed and the cross at the top of the building is on a lean.

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A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team posing for a photograph on Lichfield Street. In the background is the earthquake-damaged John Burns & Co. Ltd Building. The top storey of the side wall of the building has collapsed and the rubble has spilled into the car park below. Several cars which were crushed by the falling rubble have been stacked next to the building.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Iconic bar on the corner of Manchester and Gloucester Streets. Large sections of the outer walls have collapsed, the bricks and masonry spilling onto the footpath below, crushing several cars. USAR codes have been spray-painted near the door and a red sticker has been taped above. The red sticker indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

Labour says by-election victory indictment on National Govt

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The Labour Party says its crushing victory in the Christchurch East by-election is an indictment of the National Government's poor response to the earthquakes.

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of the lower end of the main tube of the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Edward Gibbon building on Madras Street. Sections of the top storey have collapsed and the bricks have spilled onto the road in front, damaging the awning and smashing several cars. The message, 'Clear', has been spray-painted on the closest car.

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Welles Street taken shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. A car parked outside has been crushed by fallen bricks.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Remaining crushed concrete rubble on the site of the Hotel Grand Chancellor, Cashel Street. Te Waipounamu in the background (to be demolished)".

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Damage to a row of shops on Barbadoes Street. The brick facades have collapsed, crushing the awnings. The building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.

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A close-up photograph of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A close-up photograph of the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

The Old Princess Cinema

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The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".

Earthquake survivor says Wgtn must cordon around unsafe sites

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A woman crushed to within milimetres of her life in the Christchurch earthquake says it is murderously cavalier for Wellington's council not to cordon off weak or prone buildings.

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The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. The tower on the south-west corner of the building has collapsed, and a vehicle has been crushed by the falling stones.

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A crushed road cone placed on top of a pole on Tuam Street. In the background, the flag on the McKenzie and Willis building flies at half mast.

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A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) crawling in between two layers of the Smiths City car park. To his right, a crushed car can be seen.

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A member of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) crawling in between two layers of the Smiths City car park. To his right, a crushed car can be seen.

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Adrian Henning, vice president of the Union Rowing Club, in their destroyed Kerrs Reach clubrooms, with a crushed boat that Ryan Nelsen sponsored, following Canterbury's earthquake".

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Adrian Henning, vice president of the Union Rowing Club, in their destroyed Kerrs Reach clubrooms, with a crushed boat that Ryan Nelsen sponsored, following Canterbury's earthquake".

Taxi drivers almost crushed by rubble tell story for first time

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Two taxi drivers have spoken out for the first time about their brush with death when they narrowly escaped falling rubble during the Canterbury Earthquake.

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A photograph of the slow motion assembly on the lower end of the main tube from the Townsend Telescope. The tube was crushed and bent during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

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A photograph looking east down Dundas Street. Piles of twisted steel reinforcement have been placed on both sides of the street. Several earthquake-damaged cars, recovered from the Smiths City car park, have been stacked on the left. On the other side of the street is an excavator grapple and bucket. In the distance two excavators are sorting through the rubble.