Transcript of Evelyn's earthquake story

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Transcript of Evelyn's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Benjamin Tapper's earthquake story

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Transcript of Benjamin Tapper's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Ludovic Romany's earthquake story

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Transcript of Ludovic Romany's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Brian Priestley's earthquake story

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Transcript of Brian Priestley's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Lois Mathie's earthquake story

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Transcript of Lois Mathie's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Jeff Davies's earthquake story

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Transcript of Jeff Davies's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Gordon Proctor's earthquake story

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Transcript of Gordon Proctor's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Transcript of Kate Spackman's earthquake story

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Transcript of Kate Spackman's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.

Lack of engineering assessments investigated

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A lack of building inspections and the engineers to carry them out has come under further scrutiny at the Royal Commission of inquiry into the Canterbury earthquakes.

Grand Chancellor deconstruction underway in weeks

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As for the demolition of the building, The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority deconstruction manager, Warwick Isaacs, says while it will be managed carefully, it is still risky.

Christchurch council admits failure

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The Christchurch City Council has admitted it failed to provide a second line of defence in checks on a building that killed a woman during last February's earthquake.

Inquest into earthquake deaths continues

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Coroner will today hear more evidence about the more than 60 language students who perished in the Canterbury Television building when it collapsed in February's earthquake.

Earthquake Hit Canterbury Farmers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The support has been outstanding for those with damaged homes, buildings and farm infrastructure, but some are still too shattered to really know what to get the keen helpers to do.

Quakes Commission checks on responsibility for cordon

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has tried to determine exactly who should have put a cordon around a central Christchurch building identified as an earthquake risk.

Andy Buchanan - timber and earthquakes

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Professor of Timber Design at the University of Canterbury, who is playing a key role in the international resurgence in the use of timber for large-scale buildings.

Royal Commission hearings start in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Royal Commission hearings into the Canterbury earthquakes started in Christchurch today, with a indication that questions will be raised about whether some of those trapped in collapsed buildings could have survived.

The latest from the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission

Audio, Radio New Zealand

An earthquake engineer says designing buildings to resist earthquakes is as much an art as it is a science and you can never make a structure completely quake-proof.

CTV designer apologises to families for the first time

Audio, Radio New Zealand

For the first time the man whose firm designed the CTV building has apologised to the families of the 115 people killed when it collapsed in the Christchurch earthquake.

Sign of the Kiwi re-opens in Christchurch - locals delight

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Built in June 1917, the popular 'Sign of the Kiwi' heritage building in Christchurch's Port Hills has re-opened today after being closed for six years due to earthquake damage.

Firefighters share remarkable stories of bravery

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Christchurch firefighters who were sent to the CTV and Pyne Gould Corporation buildings after Tuesday's massive earthquake share some remarkable stories of bravery and survival.

Families reflect on first week of evidence about CTV collapse

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The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission hearing into the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building has ended for the week after four days of compelling evidence.

Fairfax Video, September 2011 (5)

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A video of an interview with stonemason Mark Whyte, about the demolition of the Holy Trinity Church in Avonside. Whyte discusses how the building should have been deconstructed slowly in order to salvage unique heritage material such as stained-glass windows and hand-painted ceilings.

Fairfax Video, June 2013 (2)

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A video of an interview with Roger Sutton, Chief Executive of CERA, about his vision for Christchurch. Sutton talks about CERA's Christchurch central city blueprint, the need to show off the heritage buildings in Christchurch, how to link the central city to the suburbs, and how to make compromises.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (03)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key, centre, visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 04:35 Saturday morning. Mayor Bob Parker, facing at left, took him on a tour of the city which was punctuated by a fire breaking out in a building on Worcester Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 (05)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key, centre, visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 04:35 Saturday morning. Mayor Bob Parker, took him on a tour of the city which was punctuated by a fire breaking out in a building on Worcester Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:04 17:58:42

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Prime Minister John Key visited Christchurch after its 7.1 magnitude earthquake at 0435 Saturday morning". Mayor Bob Parker, at left, took him on a tour of the city which was punctuated by a fire breaking out in a building on Worcester Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:09:14 07:04:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The new Christchurch Council building has suffered only cosmetic damage in the September 4th earthquake. Executive staff members whose offices are on the 5th and 6th floors now have temporary offices in the mezzanine level in the foyer".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:10 (16)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Teams of building inspectors gathered at the Linwood Service Centre before heading into the eastern suburbs en masse. Movement around Dallington Terrace was varied. The Medway Street footbridge from River Road to Avonside Drive".

Fairfax Video, March 2012 (1)

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A video of a press conference with Bishop Victoria Matthews in the Botanic Gardens about the plans for the earthquake-damaged ChristChurch Cathedral. Matthews announces that the cathedral will be deconstructed, allowing the safe retrieval of taonga and heritage items within the building.

Christchurch Press 23 February 2011: Section O, Page 5

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Page 5 of Section O of the Christchurch Press, published on Wednesday 23 February 2011.