22 February Earthquake - Photograph 69

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Part of the parapet of the damaged Carlton Hotel is leaning forward and in danger of falling onto the street below.

22 February Earthquake - Photograph 71

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Part of the parapet of the damaged Carlton Hotel is leaning forward and in danger of falling onto the street below.

Photograph by Paul Corliss 0658

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A photograph of damaged buildings on Norwich Quay. A car parked in front of the buildings has been crushed by falling bricks.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 284

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Severe damage to the corner of Cranmer Courts. The tower in the corner has crumbled, the bricks and roof falling into the street.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 285

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Severe damage to the corner of Cranmer Courts. The tower in the corner has crumbled, the bricks and roof falling into the street.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 283

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Severe damage to the corner of Cranmer Courts. The tower in the corner has crumbled, the bricks and roof falling into the street.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 267

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A construction site on Wakefield Avenue in Sumner that has been red-stickered due to rock fall danger from the cliff behind it.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 268

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A construction site on Wakefield Avenue in Sumner that has been red-stickered due to rock fall danger from the cliff behind it.

BeckerFraserPhotos May 2011 photograph 0132

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Gloucester/Manchester Street intersection (south-west corner) - containers are used to protect workers from debris falling in aftershocks".

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 076

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "16 March, 2011. Redcliffs School with the rock fall behind which is the reason the school is closed".

Photograph by Neil Macbeth 225

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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.

New Zealand Defence Force photograph 283

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Damage to the Lyttelton Port. A concrete slab has separated from the pavement. A crack has opened up and bricks at the edge are falling in.

Quake victim families want answers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The families of some of those killed by falling rubble in February's Christchurch earthquake are desperate to know why buildings that had been deemed safe collapsed.

Midday News for 5 August 2011

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Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee says its taking too long to consent new sub divisions in Christchurch. The sharemarket and dollar fall following turmoil on world markets.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 426

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Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.

BeckerFraserPhotos June 2011 photograph 427

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Bricks littering the street below the former Sumner Borough Council building. The building is cordoned off, and shipping containers protect the street from further falling masonry.

Banks Avenue, Richmond - Photograph 19

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A power pole on a lean is anchored by a large concrete block. The photographer comments, "Do these concrete weights really prevent poles from falling over?

Back of the Old Princess Cinema in New Brighton (2)

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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".

BeckerFraserPhotos December 2011 photograph 2006

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A photograph of shipping containers placed in front of the north side of Christ Church Cathedral. The shipping containers are there to protect the street from falling rubble.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 115

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building. The brick wall on the right hand side of the building has come away from the building, bricks falling into the street.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 812

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside the Sumner electrical sub-station which was severely damaged by rock fall from the cliffs above during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

BeckerFraserPhotos April 2011 photograph 811

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "Inside the Sumner electrical sub-station which was severely damaged by rock fall from the cliffs above during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Mark Lincoln Photograph 112

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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.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 143

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Houses teetering on the edge of the cliff above Sumner, which collapsed, taking one house with it. Below, a line of shipping containers protect the road from falling rocks.

June 2011 Earthquake - Photograph 14

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Damage to a house in Richmond. Bricks have fallen from the walls onto the driveway. The photographer comments, "More movement caused the brick cladding to fall off the building".

Umut Akguzel Photograph 110

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A photograph of the badly damaged Canterbury Provincial Chambers on Durham Street. The roof and upper walls of the Stone Chamber have collapsed, the masonry falling onto the footpath below.

BeckerFraserPhotos March 2011 photograph 091

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Shipping containers on Main Road in Redcliffs that have been placed there to prevent rocks falling on passing cars. The road is buckled and lanes are marked with road cones.

Umut Akguzel Photograph 244

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A photograph of the badly-damaged Octagon Live Restaurant on the corner of Worcester and Manchester Streets. The masonry around the gable has crumbled, falling onto the footpath in front.

2011 - Engineering Bridge Challenge Photograph 2

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A photograph of students falling through a bridge into the Avon River, outside the UCSA building. The photograph was taken in 2011 during the annual Civil Engineering Bridge Challenge event.

One week on, country asked to fall silent to recall dead

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Later today at 12.51 many parts of the country will be stopping for two minutes silence for the victims of the Canterbury earthquake.