Breakdown in communication - unsafe building collapsed in quake

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The Canterbury Earthquake Royal Commission has heard that a breakdown in communication between structural engineers, a property manager and owner led the tenants of a building to wrongly assume their shop was safe.

John Key wants inquiry into collapse of buildings

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Today marks one week since the devastating earthquake struck Christchurch and overnight, the death toll from the rubble has risen. 154 bodies have now been recovered.

Coroner report into CTV collapse critical of Fire Service

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Professor Maan Alkaisi, a spokesman for the Christchurch Earthquake Families Group speaks with Geoff Robinson.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 05:02:35

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 05:01:40

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 05:02:10

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:52:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 05:02:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:59:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 04:59:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Royal Commission into quakes won't investigate liability

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There's disagreement about whether a Royal Commission of inquiry into building collapses in the Canterbury earthquakes should apportion blame.

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:56:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:59:14

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

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Damage to the Knox Church. The walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 05:00:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:57:07

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:53:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of collapsed PGG building".

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Damage to the Knox Church. The walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.

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Damage to the Knox Church. The walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.

Christchurch Cathedral Square Cathedral

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The Christchurch Cathedral after loosing its tower and spire after the 6.3 quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. The February 22 quake cracked pillars, twisted walls, shattered stained glass, collapsed buttresses, fractured masonry and toppled the tower. The rose window in the west wall collapsed in the June aftershocks. Demolition of the Chr...

Colombo Street

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Colombo Street between Moorhouse and Brougham is in a bad way. These are all closed; the shop at centre has collapsed.

Stone By Precious Stone

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A protest sign painted on a fence shows an image of the cathedral spire and the words "Save + restore, stone by precious stone!" The photographer comments, "The Christchurch Cathedral got very badly damaged in the earthquake. It was being demolished down to a safe level before a major protest managed to stop it going too far. There is still an ongoing debate on what to do with the Cathedral. In the meantime a cardboard cathedral made out of a steel framework and massive toilet roll tubes is being constructed close by. This is to the right of the protest about the closure of Christchurch schools".

Christchurch Press 24 February 2011: Section A, Page 4

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Page 4 of Section A of the Christchurch Press, published on Thursday 24 February 2011.

Christchurch Press Infographic: 17 December 2012 (1)

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A graphic listing the 14 people who died in the collapse of unreinforced buildings in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 05:21:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of the collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:56:01

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Back of the collapsed PGG building".

Christchurch Mail Image: Luke Thomas 2010:10:05 12:55:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The canopy of a Sydenham shop has collapsed onto the sidewalk on Colombo Street in Sydenham".

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The west face of the damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Steel bracing supports the wall where the Rose Window has collapsed.

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Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.

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Damage to the Knox Church. The brick walls of the church have collapsed, but the woodwork ceiling is still intact.