Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people. Behind them smoke is billowing from the remains of the building.
Emergency personnel gathering on Madras Street outside the collapsed Canterbury Television building. A digger and the Urban Search and Rescue team can be seen searching the rubble.
Sailors standing outside the HMNZS Canterbury which has just arrived in Lyttelton after a trip to Wellington to resupply.
A sailor on the HMNZS Canterbury throwing a rope. The ship just arrived in Lyttelton after a trip to Wellington to resupply.
Emergency personnel lifting a metal beam from the ruins of the Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street during their search for trapped people. Behind them smoke is billowing from the remains of the building.
Mayor Bob Parker thanking the company of the HMNZS Canterbury, HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Pukaki for their support after the Christchurch Earthquake.
The Canterbury Hotel on the corner of Oxford Street and Norwich Quay. Wire fencing has been placed around the building and all the way up Oxford Street as a cordon.
Members of the Urban Search and Rescue taskforce conferring on the site of the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Behind them, emergency personnel can be seen searching the rubble for trapped people.
Emergency personnel searching for people trapped in the collapsed Canterbury Television Building on Madras Street. Smoke can be seen rising from the ruins behind them, which were on fire when the photograph was taken.
Sailors standing outside the HMNZS Canterbury which has just arrived in Lyttelton after a trip to Wellington to resupply.
A University of Canterbury student assembling a wheelbarrow in the UCSA car park. The wheelbarrow belongs to the Student Volunteer Army and is to be used for clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties.
An image from a Army News March 2011 photo compilation titled, "All in a Days Work". The image is captioned, "The burnt out lift well and staircase of the Canterbury Television building where 95 people are believed to have perished".
The cartoon shows God sitting at his computer with an image of a devastated Christchurch on the screen. He is about to hit the 'smite' key. Text above reads 'God at his computer'. Context - Two more earthquakes rocked Christchurch on 13th June, following those of 4 September 2010 and 22 February 2011. The first magnitude 5.5 quake struck at 1pm, 10 kilometres east of Christchurch at Taylor's Mistake beach, at a depth of 11 kilometres, and sent people scrambling for cover. It was followed at 2.20pm by a more powerful magnitude 6 quake, centred 10 kilometres southeast of the city and 9km underground.
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A photograph of the Canterbury Trade Union Centre building on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street, showing cracks in the corners of the building.
A view down Gloucester Street in the aftermath of the February 2011 earthquake, showing damage to Wave House (formerly the Trade Union building). In the sky above a helicopter can be seen carrying a monsoon bucket that was used to put out flames in the Canterbury Television building.
Students at the University of Canterbury relaxing inside the UCSA's "Big Top" tent. The tent was erected to provide support for students in the aftermath of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The students have spent the day clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
University of Canterbury staff members are escorted by Civil Defence members in order to retrieve essential items from their offices. The photographer comments, "E-learning team collect their stuff".
A close-up photograph of the damage to the support arm of the clock hour setting circle from the Townsend Telescope. The arm was bent out of shape during the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
A photograph of the declination slow motion gear from the Townsend Telescope.
A photograph of the side plate from the clock drive of the Townsend Telescope.
Students from the University of Canterbury preparing a demolished building site in Sydenham. This is where Gap Filler's Community Chess Board is to be built.
Students from the University of Canterbury preparing a demolished building site in Sydenham. This is where Gap Filler's Community Chess Board is to be built.
A small boy proudly tells his father 'Next month our class is donating all our pocket money to the quake fund'. His father, who is sitting in an armchair reading a newspaper with a headline that says 'Brownlee lavishes top dollar pay on quake panel' is so furious that steam pours out of his head. Context - The public has been very generous with donations to victims of the Christchurch earthquakes. Questions are now being asked about the Christchurch City Council's handling of consultants' contracts (to do with the rebuilding of the city after the earthquakes). City councillors have been questioning the council's awarding of more than $2.8 million of contracts to consultants.
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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "People at the cordon on the corner of Durham and St Asaph Street, soldiers watching by. In the background is the Environment Court building at 83 Armagh Street, formerly the Canterbury Society of Arts. This building was added to the CERA demolitions list on 5 March 2012".
A photograph looking east down Armagh Street, taken from behind a cordon. To the right, the Provincial Chambers can be seen with a pile of building rubble in front.
A photograph of the earthquake-damaged Stone Chamber of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buildings on Durham Street North. Large sections of the Chamber have collapsed and the masonry and other rubble has spilled onto the footpath in front. To the left scaffolding constructed up the side of the building has also collapsed and twisted out of shape. Wire fences have been placed along the side of the building as a cordon.
A photograph of the Canterbury Trade Union Centre on the corner of Armagh Street and Madras Street. USAR codes have been spray painted on the wall.
Students from the University of Canterbury returning to Burwood Park after a day of clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Students from the University of Canterbury returning to Burwood Park after a day of clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
Students from the University of Canterbury returning to Burwood Park after a day of clearing liquefaction from Christchurch properties as part of the Student Volunteer Army.
