WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 032

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team sitting outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 031

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team filling out paperwork outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 030

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team filling out paperwork outside City Care on Antigua Street. The City Care building has been blocked off with wire fencing and police tape.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 036

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A photograph of liquefaction inside a building in the Christchurch central city.

WEMO ERT Set 4 - March 2011 - Photograph 01

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A photograph of a whiteboard in the Christchurch City Council Command Unit in Latimer Square. The whiteboard includes information about each USAR team working in Christchurch after the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 173

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A photograph of emergency tape cordoning off Hereford Street near the end of the Christchurch City Council building. Tape has also been draped around St Elmo Courts as a cordon.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 116

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A photograph of USAR codes spray-painted on the side of a building in the Christchurch central city.

WEMO ERT Team Set 1 - June 2011 - Photograph 2

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A photograph of Fred Mecoy, the Wellington City Council's Emergency Preparedness Manager, speaking at a graduation ceremony for more than 40 new civil defence volunteers in the Wellington Town Hall. Members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office team were presented certificates of appreciation during this event. The certificates were presented to the members to honour their involvement in the emergency response to the 22 February 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 27

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A photograph of a collapsed house in the Christchurch central city. USAR codes have been spray painted on the fence in front.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 075

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team breaking into a clinic in the Christchurch city centre.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 077

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in a car park in the Christchurch city centre.

Are Wellington and Gisborne ready for a big earthquake?

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The devastation caused by the Christchurch earthquake has other cities reviewing how well they are prepared for a similar shake.

Are Wellington and Gisborne ready for a big quake?

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The devastation caused by the Christchurch earthquake has other cities reviewing how well they are prepared for a similar shake.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 097

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A photograph of a map of the Christchurch central city. Greed, red, and yellow dots have been used to indicate the status of inspected buildings

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 112

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A photograph taken inside an office in the Christchurch central city. Documents have fallen off many of the desks and are lying on the floor.

WEMO ERT Set 2 - February 2011 - Photograph 04

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A member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team team attempting to enter the City Care building on Antigua Street. A green sticker on the door indicates that the building has been inspected and is safe to enter.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 01

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A photograph of the photocopy template for the Christchurch City Council's green sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that 'no structural or other safety hazards' were found.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 112

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A photograph looking west down Dundas Street. Rubble has been stacked on both sides of the street. Several earthquake-damaged cars, recovered from the Smiths City car park, have also been stacked on the left. In the background two excavators are sorting through the rubble.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 115

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A photograph of a pile of twisted steel reinforcement and other rubble at the entrance to the Smiths City car park on Dundas Street. In the background a section of the collapsed car park has not been demolished yet. Many cars are still parked on the top floor.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 76

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A photograph of a hallway in a building in the Christchurch city centre. Concrete blocks and other rubble fill the stairwell on the left-hand side of the hallway.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 078

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team using a crowbar to open the door of a building in the Christchurch central city.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 082

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team outside a building in the Christchurch city centre. One of the men is holding bolt cutters.

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 096

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A photograph of a map of Christchurch. The city has been divided into sections. Green, red, and yellow dots have been used to indicate the status of inspected buildings.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - February 2011 - Photograph 13

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team using a sledgehammer to break open the window of a building in the Christchurch central city.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 162

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house in the Christchurch central city. The bricks walls of the building have collapsed and the bricks have spilt into the garden.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 113

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on Dundas Street near the Smiths City car park. In the background several crushed cars have been removed from the car park and stacked on the road.

WEMO ERT Set 1 - March 2011 - Photograph 114

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A photograph of the partially-demolished Smiths City car park, taken from Dundas Street. The front section of the car park has mostly been cleared, though there is still a scattering of rubble and steel reinforcement. The back section has collapsed, but the floors are largely intact, with many cars still parked on the top floor.

Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[PM John Key plays charity cricket match] 15…

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PM John Key sits at a large desk in a very large chair looking disconcerted as a messenger says 'after your display in the charity match - John Wright wants you on standby for India. Context - The charity match for Christchurch played at the Basin reserve on Sunday 9 March 2011. The prime minister played along with actors Russell Crowe and James Nesbitt, who were opposing coaches with the match being refereed by Ian McKellen in Sunday's match starting at 4pm. Key will face an over from the Australian spin king during the innings break at the Basin, which Cricket Wellington expects could sell out as early as today. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

WEMO ERT Set 3 - February 2011 - Photograph 064

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A photograph an Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing next to car inside a building in the Christchurch city centre. The car is a 1968 Plymouth Road Runner Super Bee.

WEMO ERT Team Set 3 - April 2011 - Photograph 03

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A photograph of a Christchurch City Council red sticker. The sticker was used by the Civil Defence after the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes to indicate that a building had been inspected and that serious structural damage had been found. The sticker states that there should be no entry to the building. It also states that 'entry may result in death or injury'.