Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 066

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An empty site left after the demolition of a building.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 076

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An empty site left after the demolition of a building.

Raised petrol tanks, Bexley

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As the tanks were empty, they floated due to soil liquefaction. Pages Road.

Minister of Housing asks Canterbury properties to help

Audio, Radio New Zealand

People in Canterbury who own empty houses are being urged to help put a roof over the heads of homeless earthquake victims.

In The Cheese Shop

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Now empty and soon to be demolished - sadly for the family and all the customers. Fortunately all plant and stock saved and the search to go on for another suitable space

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 19:37:07

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Melissa Skurr and her partner, JC Anderson, with their dog, Shady, who was fed by the people who burgled their empty home following Canterbury's earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:09 19:37:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Melissa Skurr and her partner, JC Anderson, with their dog, Shady, who was fed by the people who burgled their empty home following Canterbury's earthquakes".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 (08)

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the clean-up has begun. Carol Williams (not pictured) of Jane Daniels in Victoria Street emptied her shop as the buildings next door were demolished, with help from surrounding volunteers.

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: Carys Monteath 2010:09:04 11:19:49

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Anna Lipsham begins the clean up at Ashton, Wheelans and Hegan in Kaiapoi. Lipsham empties dirt from the building into a large fissure in the road".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:09:04 11:19:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Anna Lipsham begins the clean up at Ashton, Wheelans and Hegan in Kaiapoi. Lipsham empties dirt from the building into a large fissure in the road".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:09:04 11:20:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch Earthquake. A massive 7.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Christchurch and the wider South Island, causing widespread damage, two serious injuries and power cuts to most of the city. Warren Lipsham begins the clean up at Ashton, Wheelans and Hegan in Kaiapoi. Lipsham empties dirt from the building into a large fissure in the road".

"The bin!... not the portaloo!" 25 September 2010

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The small crane on the back of a rubbish truck has picked up a whole portaloo and dumped its contents (a man with his pants around his ankles) into the rubbish. The driver tells the crane operator that he should have emptied 'the bin! ... Not the portaloo!'. A streetsign reads 'Avonside'. Refers to the use of portaloos in parts of Christchurch since the earthquake of 4th September because of damage to plumbing infrastructure. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).