Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:10:21 14:11:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:10:21 14:16:25

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Emma Goodall from Brooklands who wants to be paid out for the earthquake damage to her two houses".

Too little too late for displaced Christchurch retirees

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Retired Christchurch people affected by the earthquakes are disappointed they have been left out of new rules aimed at giving people in retirement villages better payouts after natural disasters.

Plumbers say EQC paying bills too slowly

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Plumbers industry body says some plumbers helping Christchurch quake victims are struggling to stay afloat, because the Earthquake Commission is not paying out fast enough for emergency repairs.

EQC deploys rapid assessment teams in Canterbury

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Rapid assessment teams are being sent out across quake hit Canterbury with the Earthquake Commission promising that up to 180-thousand homes will be inspected within the next eight weeks.

Earthquake Minister in Europe to speak to insurance companies

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Minister, Gerry Brownlee, is in Europe in an attempt to convince insurance companies not to pull out of New Zealand after the Christchurch earthquakes.

Earthquake Commission guarantees cover for further disasters

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has more than doubled its estimate of how much it will pay out for Canterbury earthquake claims, from three billion dollars to seven billion dollars.

Earthquake family tries to comfort traumatised children

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The days of aftershocks have got too much for the Wingfield family who are getting out of Christchurch in an effort to calm their deeply distressed children aged two and five.

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.

Christchurch's central city bus tour come with stark warning

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Public bus tours of Christchurch's red zone will start off with a warning that the passengers could be trapped by an earthquake and may not make it out alive.

Green Party proposes nationwide earthquake levy

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Green Party has spelt out how it would impose an earthquake levy on higher earning taxpayers, to fund the rebuild of Christchurch, if it becomes part of the next Government.

Rural Recovery - A Quake Aftermath

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Cosmo Kentish-Barnes finds out how the rural recovery is going near the epicentre of the Canterbury Earthquake that shook the province in the early hours of September 4th.

Commission hears crucial evidence was destroyed

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission has heard that evidence crucial to working out what caused the collapse of the Canterbury Television Building, was destroyed by the firm which oversaw its design.

Newly formed Chch management unit

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The rebuild of central Christchurch has been taken out of the control of the city council and will now be managed by a newly formed unit within the Government's Earthquake Recovery Authority.

Transformers Unplugged

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Twisted reinforcing rods tangled in a pile of rubble. The photographer comments, "It is a horrible sight when a transformer runs out of electricity. Anyone got any jumper cables?".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:10:23 18:30:08

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd rocking out during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:10:23 18:32:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd rocking out during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".

Fairfax Media Image: Martin Hunter 2010:10:23 18:39:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Part of the record crowd rocking out during the Band Together concert for Canterbury at Hagley Park".

Northern Outlook Image: Laura Melville 2010:09:04 01:40:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Volcano holes. Small volcano-shaped mounds indicate the force of water being pushed out by the earth's movement".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:10:02 01:18:30

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Hannah Airey giving out free hugs in central Christchurch to make people feel better after the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Infographic: 19 October 2010 (1)

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An advertisement for 'The Big Quake', a book about the 4 September earthquake produced by The Press. The advertisement advises that the book has sold out and is being reprinted.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 204

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A damaged residential property has been cordoned off with tape, and in front are the words "stay out!' written on a board. Piles of brick can be seen around the house.

Changes ahead for Earthquake Recovery Authority

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The jury's still out on whether changes at the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority represent a winding back of the government's involvement in the rebuild of Christchurch or simply a shift in its focus.

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :'Quick! Fill it in before it climbs back out!' 1 …

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Prime Minister John Key tells the Minister for Earthquake recovery, Gerry Brownlee, to 'fill it in before it climbs back out!' Gerry Brownlee is sweeping rubble into a deep pit. The rubble represents many of the problems that New Zealand faces like Pike River, earthquakes, the Rena, child abuse, Winston Peters, gas pipeline damage and so on. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Chch school says it's been blindsided by proposal to shut it down.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A Christchurch school says it's been blindsided by a proposal to shut it down. Redcliffs School has been running out of a deaf education centre in Sumner since the earthquakes.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:21 18:14:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jennifer Graham found $3000 in her bathroom, which fell out from behind the mirror after the last large aftershock recently".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 02:03:55

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "People run out of Cashel Mall during an aftershock. Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:10:21 18:18:26

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Jennifer Graham found $3000 in her bathroom, which fell out from behind the mirror after the last large aftershock recently".

Koen Broekema's Photograph 217

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An abandoned cafe located in the Pavilion building on Cashel Street. Magazines and newspapers are laid out on the counter and the reflection of Les Mills Gym can be seen in the window.

CERA spending money when cheaper option exists

Audio, Radio New Zealand

People in Christchurch fighting to save their Port Hills homes are astounded the Earthquake Recovery Authority is set on spending millions of dollars to buy them out when a cheaper option exists.