Crushed car

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Christchurch Sept 4th Earthquake

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Crushed!

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A view after the 6.3 magnatude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011.

Christchurch Earthquake - Crushed BMW

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A view after the 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch. Corner of Colombo and Byron Streets

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament with Crushed Car

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The damaged Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament. In the foreground is a vehicle that has been partly crushed by the collapse of the corner of the building.

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A crushed car in a cleared site on Tuam Street.

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Damage to a commercial building. The brick parapets have collapsed, crushing the awning below.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 044

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Damage to a row of shops on Barbadoes Street. The brick facades have collapsed, crushing the awnings.

Tram vs Bus in 1930s Crush

Articles, Lost Christchurch

The busiest intersection in the central city heaves under a rush of pedestrians, buses, trams, cyclists and private motor cars, pushing passed each other as they head for various parts of the city.

Photograph of 199 Madras Street (9)

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A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.

Photograph of 199 Madras Street (10)

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A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.

Photograph of 199 Madras Street (4)

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A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.

Photograph of 199 Madras Street (5)

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A photograph of crushed cars outside 199 Madras Street. A Santa mannequin has been placed next to the gutter.

Waikato Times Image: Chris Hillock 2011:02:25 13:33:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. Ann Brower survived a bus being crushed, suffering broken bones and cut tendons in her hand."

EQC knew wall was unsafe before it collapsed killing two

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It's been revealed that the Earthquake Commission knew a wall which crushed two people in Christchurch's February earthquake was at risk of collapsing.

Labour says by-election victory indictment on National Govt

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The Labour Party says its crushing victory in the Christchurch East by-election is an indictment of the National Government's poor response to the earthquakes.

Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 022

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Damage to a row of shops on Barbadoes Street. The brick facades have collapsed, crushing the awnings. The building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.

The Old Princess Cinema

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The brick facade has fallen from the former Princess Cinema in New Brighton, exposing the rooms inside, and crushing a car parked below. The photographer comments, "The front of the old Princess Cinema in New Brighton after the earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand on 22 February. Under the pile of bricks is a luckily unoccupied blue car. The word CLEAR on the broken facade is to show that there is no one in the car. This building has now been knocked down as it was so dangerous".

Earthquake survivor says Wgtn must cordon around unsafe sites

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A woman crushed to within milimetres of her life in the Christchurch earthquake says it is murderously cavalier for Wellington's council not to cordon off weak or prone buildings.

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:07 15:46:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Adrian Henning, vice president of the Union Rowing Club, in their destroyed Kerrs Reach clubrooms, with a crushed boat that Ryan Nelsen sponsored, following Canterbury's earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:07 15:50:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Adrian Henning, vice president of the Union Rowing Club, in their destroyed Kerrs Reach clubrooms, with a crushed boat that Ryan Nelsen sponsored, following Canterbury's earthquake".

Taxi drivers almost crushed by rubble tell story for first time

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Two taxi drivers have spoken out for the first time about their brush with death when they narrowly escaped falling rubble during the Canterbury Earthquake.

Sydenham Churchills Tavern - the black canopy under all those bricks is wh…

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Reasons why it pays not to be a smoker - if the quake had hit during opening hours there would have been probably half a dozen smokers underneath the black awning crushed by falling bricks.

Colombo St Sydenham, Penny Land Records to Angus Donaldson printers

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The result of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake at 4.35am on September 4th 2010. The ballustrade of these buildings collapsed onto the Victorian veranda crushing it. Taken 20 days after the quake. Colombo Street in Sydenham, Christchurch - looking towards the City Centre.

Buildings may fall but the Kiwi Spirit and compassion for our neighbours w…

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A man with his arm around his wife and baby stands on a heap of rubble with a spade in his other hand. In the background are the Christchurch Cathedral and several other badly damaged buildings and a signpost reading 'Christchurch' lies on top of the rubble. Text reads 'Buildings may fall but the Kiwi spirit and compassion for our neighbours will never be crushed...' There are two versions of the cartoon, one in colour and one black and white. Refers to the Christchurch earthquake of 4th September 2010. Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

PGC building survivor from February Christchurch quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The woman who fought the odds to regain her mobility after being trapped and crushed in her collapsed work place, the PGC building, when Christchurch was devastated by the earthquake of February 22. She is now helping other quake victims, especially the children of injured parents some of who have had long periods of separation.

Christchurch Press Image: Simonetta Cottrell 2010:09:04 09:22:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gunyah homestead was badly damaged during the September earthquake, but the Cotterill family are picking up the pieces and rebuilding. Master bedroom where a large brick chimney fell through the roof crushing the bed where William and Simonetta Cottrell had been sleeping moments before".

Fairfax Video, September 2011 (2)

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A video of an interview with relatives of Earl Nicholas and May Stick about the Coroner's Inquest into the 22 February 2011 earthquake. Nicholas and Stick lost their lives during the 22 February 2011 earthquake when the bus they were travelling in was crushed by falling masonry.

Christchurch Press Image: Simonetta Cottrell 2010:09:04 09:22:19

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gunyah homestead was badly damaged during the September 4th 2010 earthquake, but the Cottrell family are picking up the pieces and rebuilding. Master bedroom where a large brick chimney fell through the roof crushing the bed where William and Simonetta Cottrell had been sleeping moments before".

Christchurch Press Image: Simonetta Cottrell 2010:09:04 06:28:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gunyah homestead was badly damaged during the September 4th 2010 earthquake, but the Cottrell family are picking up the pieces and rebuilding. Master bedroom where a large brick chimney fell through the roof crushing the bed where William and Simonetta Cottrell had been sleeping moments before".

Christchurch Press Image: Simonetta Cottrell 2010:09:04 09:24:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gunyah homestead was badly damaged during the September 4th 2010 earthquake, but the Cottrell family are picking up the pieces and rebuilding. Master bedroom where a large brick chimney fell through the roof crushing the bed where William and Simonetta Cottrell had been sleeping moments before".