Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:04 06:53:54

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The early morning earthquake caused damage to the Royal Hotel at Temuka. Pictured is the new owner of the Royal Maz Opele".

Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:04 06:54:53

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The early morning earthquake caused damage to the Royal Hotel at Temuka. Pictured is the new owner of the Royal Maz Opele".

Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:04 06:55:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The early morning earthquake caused damage to the Royal Hotel at Temuka".

Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:04 06:55:35

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The early morning earthquake caused damage to the Royal Hotel at Temuka".

Evidence given on how close Chch hotel came to collapsing

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard how close the city's tallest building came to collapsing entirely during the February 22nd earthquake.

Timaru Herald Image: John Bisset 2010:09:04 06:49:36

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "The early morning earthquake caused damage to the Royal Hotel. Pictured inspecting the damage is Derek Neill of The Timaru District Council".

Fairfax Video, March 2013 (5)

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A video of a tour of Gloucester Street from Dallington to Rolleston Avenue, a five kilometre journey which can be seen as a cross-section of the Canterbury rebuild. The video includes footage of the site of the demolished St George's Presbyterian Church in Linwood, New Regent Street, the Rendezvous Hotel, the Isaac Theatre Royal, the Press building, the Christchurch Art Gallery, and Christ's College.

Grand Chancellor checked for damage four times before February

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury earthquake's Royal Commission has heard that the Hotel Grand Chancellor was checked for earthquake damage - and cleared for use four times prior to the February 22nd earthquake.

Tourists forced to stay in marae, arts centre in Wellington

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Hundreds of tourists have spent the night in makeshift accommodation in Wellington after fleeing earthquake hit Christchurch. The tourists were flown to the capital by the Royal New Zealand Airforce, many without passports, money and belongings left behind in hotels.

20131231_8513_EOS M-22 The chocolate double decker

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Another city walk around, this time with my brother-in-law from Auckland. Also went to the Quake City exhibition in the city organised by the Canterbury Museum. First fine day for a while. This bus is used as a chocolate restaurant, and is parked next to the Pallet Pavilion on the site of the old Park Royal Hotel.