Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:00:30

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:00:52

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:00:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:01:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:58:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:57:27

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:00:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:23 01:03:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Back of the PGG-Wrightson building on Cambridge Terrace where people are trapped. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2011:02:25 11:59:28

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Headmaster Simone Leese talks from his new Headmaster's Office in the main square, about the damage to Christ's College campus buildings."

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:49:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, climbs out of the damaged cathedral".

QuakeStory Photo 398

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A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Intersection of Avondale Road and Niven Street, Avondale. 8.00am – 23 February 2011".

QuakeStory Photo 346

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A photograph submitted by Anonymous to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Heaps of liquifaction silt and water on Anzac Drive; walking home Feb 22nd.".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:01:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:00:10

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the Christchurch Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:01:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, is rescued from the cathedral tower".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:47:55

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Sue Spigel, Christchurch Cathedral artist-in-residence, climbs out of the damaged cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 06:46:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Liquefaction at the St Martins Shopping Centre and New World supermarket in St Martins, Christchurch".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:35:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Workers are trapped in the Forsyth Barr building with 'Help' signs in the window".

QuakeStory Photo 275

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A photograph submitted by Jamie Mackay to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Containers used to hold up the Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament, 3 June 2011".

The Dominion Post Image: Phil Reid 2011:03:01 13:50:54

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "A piece of rock from the Sydenham Historic Church under his arm. The church was demolished on the corner of Colombo and Brougham Streets".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath, 2011:02:23 06:46:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage from the February 22nd earthquake in Christchurch. Liquefaction at the St Martins Shopping Centre and New World supermarket in St Martins, Christchurch".

QuakeStory Photo 407

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A photograph submitted by Sarndra to the QuakeStories website. The description reads, "Locksley Avenue home. Front slump with Avon river high tide and rudimentary stopbank. 10 April 2011.".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2011:04:14 14:00:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "John Key visit at Woodend School. John Key (second from right) and Kate Wilkinson National MP (right) demonstrate the turtle earthquake procedure to young pupils".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2011:01:11 14:22:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2011:01:11 14:22:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2011:01:11 14:35:59

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Mark Christison, CCC's Water and Waste Unit Manager, in the earthquake-damaged water pumping station on the corner of New Brighton Road and Palmers Road".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 13:39:35

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. A businessman walks down the street with two computers in the minutes after Tuesday's quake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor, 2011:02:22 13:39:35

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. A businessman walks down the street with two computers in the minutes after Tuesday's quake".

The Car Makes its Presence Felt, Cashel Street c. 1920

Articles, Lost Christchurch

Cashel Street has been taken over by the new phenomenon – motor cars.  This photograph documents the quickly changing dynamics of a street which once enjoyed a more sedentary pace of life. Ch…

Market Square: swamp, river and raupo in the central city

Articles, Lost Christchurch

It was hard to avoid sinking up to your knees in wet weather in Market Square in 1862.  This panoramic photograph shows Christchurch’s Market Place (later renamed Victoria Square) the damp ge…