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A photograph of the earthquake damage to the Provincial Hotel on the corner of Barbadoes and Cashel Streets. The second storey walls have crumbled, and the bricks have fallen onto the ground below. Scaffolding erected in front of the building is now on a lean. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon.

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A photograph of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing in a car park on Lichfield Street. The team are wearing face and gas masks, hard hats, safety glasses, knee pads, and rubber gloves. In the background are several earthquake-damaged buildings.

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on the intersection of Manchester and Lichfield Streets. In the background is the Majestic Theatre. Piles of rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings has been piled on the road below the building.

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A photograph of an excavator clearing the rubble from earthquake-damaged buildings on Lichfield Street. The rubble has been gathered from the street and piled up beside the Majestic Theatre. In the foreground a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team is crossing the street.

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A video of a press conference with Mayor Bob Parker about an offer from the New Zealand Institute of Architecture to appoint an Architectural Ambassador for Christchurch. The proposed ambassador would head a team of architects and urban designers to prepare ideas for the Christchurch rebuild.

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A photograph taken near the intersection of Manchester Street, Lichfield Street and High Street. The old Post Office building, now housing C1 Espresso, can be seen in the distance with Ronnie Van Hout's sculpture on the roof. Coloured shipping containers support the remaining front facade of the Excelsior Hotel building.

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A photograph of a sign on the side of Torlesse Street giving information about the closure of Kerrs Road. The sign reads, "Temporary road closure. Kerrs Road will be closed between Wainoni Road and 144 Kerrs Road from 7am 04/02/2013 to 6pm 15/03/2013. 24 hours for enquiries, phone 0508 718 719".

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to a house on Major Hornbrook Drive. The chimney has collapsed and many of the tiles have been lifted on the roof. Tarpaulins have been laid over the holes in the roof as waterproofing, but the closest has shredded. Gaps can be seen between the bricks in the wall and the wall to the left has crumbled.

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A photograph of Marie Hudson in Crack'd for Christchurch's workshop. Behind her, boxes of broken china have been stacked on a shelf. Hudson is wearing painters overalls and rubber gloves, and is holding a teacup.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "The famous grey overalls. This all we would see Marie in for the next year."

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A photograph of the completed Green Room garden on Colombo Street. Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair and mosaic artworks are on a platform in the back. The armchair and ottoman have been wrapped in calico and secured with a bow. A blue ribbon has been tied across the entrance of the garden.

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A photograph of the members of Crack'd for Christchurch gathered on and around their armchair and ottoman artworks. The artworks have just been unveiled during the launch of the Green Room garden on Colombo Street.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Everyone enjoying the chair."

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A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.

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A photograph of earthquake-damaged buildings and rubble on Colombo Street near the intersection of St Asaph Street. The walls of the top storey of the buildings to the left have crumbled, and bricks and other rubble have fallen onto the footpath and road below. Wire fencing and police tape have been placed across the street as a cordon.

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A photograph of a map used by the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team. The block of buildings between Montreal, Acton, St Asaph, and Antigua Streets has been outlined in red. Halkett Street has also been coloured in red. Various buildings around these areas have been highlighted in orange and blue.

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A photograph of an earthquake-damaged building on Acton Street. The closest section of the outer wall has collapsed, the bricks and other rubble spilling onto the pavement in front. A boat which was being stored inside has toppled over and is now sticking out of the building. Several cars, also stored inside the building, are visible.

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A photograph of a car on Gloucester Street which has been crushed by falling bricks from the Canterbury Times and Star building. There is a pile of bricks on the front of the car. A USAR team have spray-painted codes on a plywood board and wedged it into the back of the car.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to St Elmo Courts on the corner of Hereford and Montreal Streets. There are large cracks in the building's façade. USAR codes have been spray-painted on one of the windows. Police tape has been draped around the building as a cordon.

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on the bank of the Avon River. In the background are the remains of the collapsed PGC Building. An excavator is on top of these remains, working to clear them away.

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A photograph of a member of the Wellington Emergency Management Office Emergency Response Team standing on the bank of the Avon River. In the background are the remains of the collapsed PGC Building. An excavator is on top of these remains, working to clear them away.

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A photograph of earthquake damage to the Cranmer Centre on the corner of Armagh and Montreal Streets. Large sections of the wall have collapsed, the bricks spilling onto the footpath below. Wire fencing has been placed around the building as a cordon. Scaffolding has been erected up the side of the building to the left.

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A photograph of members of the Wellington Emergency Management Office walking down Kilmore Street near the intersection with Durham Street. To the left "no go" has been spray-painted on the Copthorne Hotel. A red sticker has been placed above this, indicating that the building is unsafe to enter.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Burrito Company on Armagh Street. The front window has smashed, the glass spilling onto the floor and footpath outside. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door and window to the side. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

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A photograph of the earthquake damage to The Burrito Company on Armagh Street. The front window has smashed, the glass spilling onto the floor and footpath outside. USAR codes have been spray-painted on the door and window to the side. A red sticker on the door indicates that the building is unsafe to enter.

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A photograph of the McKenzie & Willis building on Tuam Street. Small pieces of masonry have crumbled from the pillars between the windows and fallen onto the footpath below. The front door has also shattered and broken glass has spilled onto the footpath in front. The word "clear" has been spray-painted on the bottom-storey window to the left.

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A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch, who have been breaking up pieces of china.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "November now, a nice shot of us (from left: Marie Hudson, Jenny Cooper, Helen Campbell, Sharon Wilson, and Shirley Walden). We met regularly over that first winter, trying to keep on top of the china as it flowed in."

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A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's partially-completed mosaic on their armchair artwork.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "We had many interesting discussion about the 'opus' (the background cream colour surrounding our pattern). Should it flow like the pattern, or be a geometric grid as these lines drawn on the chair indicate?."

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A photograph of Crack'd for Christchurch's armchair artwork being loaded on to the back of a truck. The armchair has been wrapped in a tarpaulin and sits on a pallet. Straps wound under the armchair are being lifted by a mechanical arm.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Flora is uplifted from the workshop at last!"

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A photograph of members of Crack'd for Christchurch cleaning their armchair mosaic.Crack'd for Christchurch comments, "Once the grout was complete, the whole chair had to be clean of excess grout, polished, and sealed. A dirty job done with dremmels and various scrapers. From left: Katherine O'Connor, Helen Campbell, and Sharon Wilson."