
Rescue services out in full force at the Christchurch Arts Centre following the magnitude 7 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
Front parapet of this building toppled onto Moorhouse Ave; aftermath of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
These diggers finished off what the quake failed to completely destroy; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
No traffic on Tuam Street which was in the area cordoned off following the magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Christchurch on Saturday 4-9-2010.
I could have sworn there was another storey above the corner shop; aftermath of a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
Cross cracks in the brick wall of St Elmo Courts apartment block at the Hereford Street / Montreal Street intersection.
Quake-damaged shops on Manchester Street; aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 3 September 2010.
Hostel along Bealey Ave with its chimney missing afetr the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Part of the parapet of this building was shaken loose by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
Part of the parapet of this building was shaken loose by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that hit Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
St John the Baptist Church at Latimer Square in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
St John the Baptist Church at Latimer Square in the aftermath of the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on 4 September 2010.
This house along Bealey Ave lost its chimney stack in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
This hostel along Bealey Ave lost its chimney stack in the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that struck Christchurch on Saturday 4 September 2010.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Waitaki Street resident Mark Gilbertson shovels silt. The crater on the New Brighton street is where the pavement collapsed, bursting the mains and flooding the street".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Dean Beck of the Christchurch Cathedral rushes to get help for people trapped in the collapsed tower".
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Dean Beck of the Christchurch Cathedral rushes to get help for people trapped in the collapsed tower".
Hotel Grand Chancellor on verge of collapse but still standing after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch on 22 February 2011 because of concrete being poured into the lower floors.
Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Christchurch earthquake. Rob Souness of Weedons Eggs suffered serious damage to his hen house but managed to save 23000 hens, losing 3000 after the earthquake proof cages collapsed".
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Crown Masonic Lodge on Wordsworth Street, also known as the Freemasons Centre. Sections of the brick wall at the front of the building have collapsed. The entranceway is supported with wooden bracing.
A photograph of earthquake damage to the Crown Masonic Lodge on Wordsworth Street, also known as the Freemasons Centre. Sections of the brick wall at the front of the building have collapsed. The entranceway is supported with wooden bracing.
It now seems unlikely that engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake will face any external action, with the profession's administrators telling the Government there's nothing more they can do.
It's emerged that engineers involved in the most serious building collapse of the Christchurch earthquake are unlikely to face any external action, with the profession's two top bodies telling the Government their hands are tied.
A man whose wife was killed when the CTV building collapsed says the council's inspections after the September quake were in a mess and signage put on some buildings sent the wrong message that they were safe to occupy.
An investigation is continuing into the CTV site, where 115 people died in the Christchurch earthquake five years ago. Dr Maan Alkaisi, whose wife died in the collapse, is keeping a close eye on developments as engineers examine the site.
A digitally manipulated image of 'Save Our Cathedral' ribbons hanging from a cordon fence near Latimer Square.
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