Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 554

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High-rise buildings in the CBD seen over a concrete wall. From the left are the Hotel Grand Chancellor, the Westpac building and the Holiday Inn City Centre.

Winter, Mark 1958-: Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim-in-ey... 7 April 2011

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Text reads 'City's old chimneys are considered the no. 1 earthquake danger'. Below are several angry-looking chimneys which sing 'Chim chim-in-ey. Chim chim-in-ey, chim chim cher-oo! When the big shake's on - we're coming to get you!' Context - Invercargill City council building services manager Simon Tonkin has seen first-hand the massive damage falling chimneys inflicted on homes and nearby vehicles following the massive Christchurch quake, and says that Invercargill's old brick chimneys are the No1 danger to the city's residents and homes if a major earthquake strikes and should be removed if they are not being used. (Southland Times 6 April 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Umut Akguzel Photograph 102

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A photograph of traffic congestion on Manchester Street heading towards Moorhouse Ave. The photograph was taken as people try to leave city centre after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Scientist explains 'trampoline effect' in Chch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Scientists studying last month's earthquake in Christchurch say the shaking was exacerbated by a slapdown or trampoline effect that made the land under the city bounce up and down.

The National Christchurch Memorial Service (Part 2)

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A memorial service to remember those who lost their lives, and to reflect on the devastating impact of the February 22nd earthquake on our city and its people.

The National Christchurch Memorial Service (Part 1)

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A memorial service to remember those who lost their lives, and to reflect on the devastating impact of the February 22nd earthquake on our city and its people.

Community stunned at council CEO's 14-percent pay rise

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A payrise of nearly 70 thousand for the Christchurch City Council's chief executive has stunned people in the community, many of whom have been struggling financially since the earthquakes.

Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 023

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A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office ordering at a temporary café. The café was set up in a house in the Christchurch central city.

Rebekah Rogers WEMO Photograph 021

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A photograph of a volunteer from the Wellington Emergency Management Office ordering at a temporary café. The café was set up in a house in the Christchurch central city.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 76

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A photograph of a hallway in a building in the Christchurch city centre. Concrete blocks and other rubble fill the stairwell on the left-hand side of the hallway.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 078

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team using a crowbar to open the door of a building in the Christchurch central city.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 082

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team outside a building in the Christchurch city centre. One of the men is holding bolt cutters.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 308

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A temporary work place for the Fire Service has been set up in front of the Christchurch City Fire Station. Part of their original building has been fenced off.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 096

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A photograph of a map of Christchurch. The city has been divided into sections. Green, red, and yellow dots have been used to indicate the status of inspected buildings.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 313

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A temporary work place for the Fire Service has been set up in fron of the Christchurch City Fire Station. Part of their original building has been fenced off.

Cambridge Terrace, Worcester Street and the Avon River 1910

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Here we look upon one of Christchurch’s beautiful public gardens which spans Durham Street and the River Avon. This photograph shows how carefully the city authorities went about landscaping …

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 0301

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An aerial photograph of the Christchurch central city. The photograph is captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Brannigans building is in the centre of the photograph with Gloucester Street running through the middle of the photograph. The photograph shows the rear of the building".

WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 04

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A member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team team attempting to enter the City Care building on Antigua Street. A green sticker on the door indicates that the building has been inspected and is safe to enter.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 01

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A photograph of the photocopy template for the Christchurch City Council's green sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that 'no structural or other safety hazards' were found.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 112

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A photograph looking west down Dundas Street. Rubble has been stacked on both sides of the street. Several earthquake-damaged cars, recovered from the Smiths City car park, have also been stacked on the left. In the background two excavators are sorting through the rubble.

Fairfax Video, February 2011 (5)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video of the Christchurch central city recorded shortly after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. In the video, Press reporter Olivia Carville describes the experiences of people within the central city. There is also footage of a woman being rescued from the ChristChurch Cathedral, people trapped in the Press building, damaged buildings on Colombo Street and Manchester Street, people evacuating the Forsyth Barr building using a rope, and people gathering in Latimer Square.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2089

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Damage to the Bus Exchange on Lichfield Street caushed by the 23 December 2011 aftershock".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2158

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The partially-demolished Hotel Grand Chancellor viewed from Worcester Street, the lean on the left still visible".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2149

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The IRD building on Cashel Street seen from across the demolition site of the Occidental Hotel on Hereford Street".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2155

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A photograph of a partially-demolished building on Hereford Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2154

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Hereford Street.

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2152

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A photograph of a building with a stripped interior on the corner of Hereford Street and Woolsack Lane.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 244

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A photograph of Danica Nel and other workers standing in line with their authorization forms for the Residential Access Project. The project gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Elizabeth Ackermann Photograph 245

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A photograph of a Christchurch City Council completed authorization form. This form was part of the Residential Access Project which gave residents temporary access within the red-zone cordon in order to retrieve items from their homes after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Personal information has been removed from this photograph in order to protect the individual's privacy.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 164

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Building rubble and liquefaction on the footpath outside the former Public Library on the corner of Hereford Street and Cambridge Terrace.