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A member of the public holds a juggling torch as the busker climbs onto his unicycle. The performance was in the Re:Start mall.

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A view looking from Cathedral Square tram stop towards Oxford Terrace. The Clarendon Towers building has been damaged and the windows boarded up.

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A view down damaged Chancery Lane through cordon fencing. A large crack can be seen in the former Government Life building to the right.

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A close up of a partially demolished building. The concrete posts have been kept intact by the reinforcement cable which runs through them.

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Security fences surround the Santorini Greek Ouzeri restaurant and bar on Gloucester Street. Some of the windows have been broken and left open.

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A close up of a partially demolished building. The concrete posts have been kept intact by the reinforcement cable which runs through them.

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A partially demolished building on Durham Street. The side wall has been demolished, exposing the inside space. A digger sits amongst the rubble.

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A crowd watch a busker perform in the Re:Start mall. The busker gets a member of the public to hold a juggling torch.

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A digger at the demolition site of the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A 'No entry' sign has been placed on the security fencing.

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The former post office building in Cathedral Square. In the background is the Ibis Hotel. Chairs and tables have been left abandoned outside Starbucks.

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The demolition site of the Gallery Apartments building. A sign that reads, 'Road closed' has been placed in front of the security fencing.

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A digger at the demolition site of the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street. A 'No entry' sign has been placed on the security fencing.

Earthquake aerial photo taken by Jude Lathey, 6 September 2010 (17)

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Earthquake aerial photo taken by Jude Lathey, 6 September 2010.

Councils told to focus on quake prone buildings

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Insurance Council is mounting a legal challenge against the Christchurch City Council over its rules regarding earthquake-prone buildings.

CTV designer blamed for collapse

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Royal Commission into the Canterbury Earthquakes has heard the CTV building collapsed because of the incompetence of the man in charge of designing it.

Govt accused of exploiting quakes to push school closures

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The government is being accused of exploiting the Christchurch earthquakes to force through sweeping changes to schools in the city.

Richard Langston - Things Lay in Pieces

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Poet/Journalist Richard Langston's fifth collection 'Things Lay in Pieces' starts with a sequence about the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake.

Call for more temporary villages in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

For people in Christchurch who have to temporarily leave their earthquake damaged home, two housing villages are filling the accommodation gap.

Broken River revisited

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A year after the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch, Simon Morton revisits the Avon River to see how life's progressing along it and in it.

Scientists dissect communication about Christchurch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

One year on from the February 22nd earthquake, scientists are meeting to discuss how the science behind the shaking was communicated.

One year on, we remember Christchurch's earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Recollections of the February earthquake, and coverage of the services and events being held to mark the events of one year ago.

CANCERN leaders discuss frustration for thousands in Chch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Communities' Earthquake Recovery Network or Cancern acts as an advocate for those in damaged homes.

Cera chief executive reflects on progress a year on

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Dealing with the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes is a challenge unlike any New Zealand has faced in its history.

Christchurch's controversial chief executive breaks his silence

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The chief executive of the Christchurch City Council says there's no pressure from Treasury officials or the Earthquake Recovery authority to sell assets.

Silence observed around New Zealand

Audio, Radio New Zealand

While thousands gathered in Christchurch, the first anniversary of the earthquake has also been marked by hundreds of people around the rest of the country.

More on search and rescue efforts being blamed for 5 deaths

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A lawyer is claiming five victims of February's Christchurch earthquake died because of inept search and rescue efforts.

Engineers followed protocol in CTV assessment, expert says

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An overseas expert has defended the structural engineer who declared the Canterbury Television building sound after the September 2010 earthquake.

Householders unhappy about changes to EQC repair rules

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Christchurch homeowners fear they're being rail roaded into using the Earthquake Commission's preferred builders when it comes to earthquake repairs.

Royal Commission hears of deficiences in CTV structure

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Royal Commission into the Canterbury earthquakes has been told of new deficiencies in the structure of the CTV Building.

Jobs on the line at Canterbury University

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The University of Canterbury has put one-hundred-and-fifty jobs on the line as it tries to recover from the Christchurch earthquakes.