Engineers work to restore Christchurch flood protection

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Construction teams are working to fix earthquake damaged stopbanks in the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers near Christchurch.

The latest from an earthquake engineer in Christchurch

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It's day four of the massive clean-up operation in Canterbury. Hundreds of shops and offices in the region are being assessed to check if they're safe.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 05:13:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero. Nigel Vaiese, Telecoms engineer".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 05:12:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero. Wayne Blanchfield, Civil Engineer".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 05:13:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero Grant Duffield. Telecoms Engineer".

Fairfax Video, September 2010 (10)

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A video about the Christchurch central city in the days after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video includes footage of empty streets, and New Zealand Police and Army members guarding the cordons. It also includes footage of engineers checking the safety of buildings.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 21:51:14

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:09:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:06 13:04:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sean Crawford, fire service radio communication engineer, at the Woolston USAR base, following Canterbury's earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:11:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:10:58

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

"Tread lightly, we don't want any more aftershocks..." G. Brownlee Earthqu…

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Earthquake Minister Gerry Brownlee trundles heavily through debris left after the Canterbury earthquake of 4th September 2010. An engineer tells him to 'Tread lightly' as they 'don't want any more aftershocks..' Gerry Brownlee is not a slight man. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 12:41:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 13:44:45

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 12:41:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:14:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery where engineers are having a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 23:40:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (left) and engineer Malcolm Freeman look at the damage".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 23:39:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (right) and engineer Malcolm Freeham look at the damage".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 23:41:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (right) and engineer Malcolm Freeham look at the damage".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 11:47:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage on Riccarton Road".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:01:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Ian Heslop, ECAN Design and Operations Engineer".

So that's what an earthquake feels like.

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Here's Prarie, outside our flat, the day after the 7.1 earthquake hit Christchurch. You see the damage to the street, which continued through our flat. We were forced to move out once an engineer examined the cracks in our balcony, walls, floors, and ceilings, and told us the building was unsafe for living. One crack ran from the street, pres...

Lessons for Wellington from the Canterbury quake

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The head of an international team of engineers who design for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 11:53:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Engineers huddle on the stop bank to discuss the situation".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 11:55:09

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Earthquake damage repair work on the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 12:42:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner. Upstairs Club Bazaar Pizzeria".

Engineering expert - Capital must learn from Canterbury quake

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The head of an international team of engineers who are expert in designing for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.

Shaking Bricks : Jason Ingham

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Civil Engineer Professor Jason Ingham discusses his extensive projects investigating seismic retrofit of structures in earthquake regions he's been to over the past 12 months, Indonesia, Chile and of course, Christchurch.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:32:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:31:30

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".