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The roof of this collapsed building on Atlas Lane has fallen almost intact on top of the rubble. The photographer comments, "Whenever I go past this place it reminds me of a sinking ship".

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A collapsed two-storey house. The photographer comments, "After we finally made it to our home in the Aranui and Bexley areas, we saw a different level of destruction. Some houses were badly damaged such as this one where the top floor had collapsed onto the ground floor".

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Emergency personnel helping an injured man who was trapped in the collapsed Pyne Gould Corporation building. He can be seen descending down the shaft of a crane. This photograph shows how the building's different floors have "pancaked", collapsing on to each other.

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Damage to the Provincial Chambers building on Durham Street. The front wall has collapsed onto the street, bringing the roof down with it. Scaffolding that was placed around the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has also collapsed.

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The partially collapsed St. Paul's-Trinity-Pacific Presbyterian Church on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets. Scaffolding erected around the building after the 4 September 2010 earthquake has collapsed on to the Madras Street footpath.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The families of the victims of the CTV building collapse in Christchurch have told an engineering disciplinary hearing they've been waiting 12 years for accountability. The building collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake killing 115 people. It was designed by Dr Alan Reay's firm - Reay was criticised by the Earthquake Royal Commission for handing sole responsibility of it to an inexperienced employee. Reay has tried to stop the disciplinary process going ahead but it got underway in Christchurch today. Reporter Anna Sargent spoke to Charlotte Cook.

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Detail of damage to the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton. Bricks have fallen from the wall, exposing the interior. The photographer comments, "This is the back of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. The bricks seem to be just on the edge of falling. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".