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Photograph by Paul Corliss 2244

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A photograph of a heritage building on Hereford Street.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2172

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A photograph of the Edmonds Clock on Oxford Terrace, protected with plastic wrapping and steel braces.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2408

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Edmond's Clocktower, Oxford Terrace and Madras Street".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2272

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A photograph of the exposed side of the McKenzie & Willis building.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2404

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Edmond's Clocktower, Oxford Terrace and Madras Street".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2503

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A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Shands Emporium".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2812

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A photograph of the former Trinity Church. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2813

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A photograph of the former Trinity Church. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2814

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A photograph of the former Trinity Church. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

Photograph by Paul Corliss 2193

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of the Edmonds Clock on Oxford Terrace, protected with plastic wrapping and steel braces.

Stonemason Mark Whyte puts sculpting commissions aside in order to respond to the Christchurch earthquakes and save classic street facades from the 1870s. Across the Red Zone and 3 generations of the Aires family- Bob, Rob and Suzie are at work on the Heritage Hotel which were the old government buildings.

Willburn Furniture and Restoration Needs Restoring

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A digitally manipulated image of furniture and machinery. The photographer comments, "This furniture restoration company got caught in the middle of the Christchurch earthquake and lost a whole wall. After constant exposure to the elements everything now needs a bit of restoration. They are now working in a different part of Christchurch, but their past can still be seen".

Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers

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A digitally manipulated image of the Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers building on Tuam Street. The photographer comments, "This building at 210 Tuam Street is still off limits after the Christchurch earthquake. It has Lawrie and Wilson Auctioneers at the top and Christchurch City Council below. In the past it had a City Photography and at a different time a Parking Unit sign".

Fairfax Video, June 2012 (9)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video about the discovery of a historic tramline on North Avon Road. The video includes an interview with Brent Leersynder, a site engineer for SCIRT, and Steve Timpson, site foreman for SCIRT. The SCIRT team found the tramline while repairing the damaged wastewater system under North Avon Road in May.

The Panel with Sir Bruce Slane and Michelle A'Court (Part 1)

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Topics - the latest twist in the Kim Dotcom saga is that the police have announced they're investigating the Government Communications Security Bureau's illegal surveillance of the internet mogul. New research has shown that membership of all mainstream Christian denominations has fallen to historic lows - except for Catholicism. New research has uncovered the role underground rock structures played in stopping the September 2010 Christchurch earthquake from linking up with the Port Hills faultline and causing greater damage to Christchurch.

Here Today Gone Tomorrow

Images, UC QuakeStudies

The entrance to the West Avon building on Montreal Street. The photographer comments, "This very wonderful Art Deco heritage building in Christchurch had residents living in it until another visit from the building engineers re-re-checking for earthquake damage. Now it is fenced off and on the list for possible demolition".

Memorial Guitar: Kia Kaha

Images, Canterbury Museum

One white over-painted hand-made electric guitar made primarily from ash and maple timbers, also incorporating wood from a variety of historic buildings in Canterbury damaged or destroyed in the 2010 - 2011 earthquakes including the Arts Centre, Kutwell’s Warehouse, Lyttleton main street pub, Timeball Station, Carlton Hotel, Merivale shops, bui...