Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:12:20 14:15:47

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre reopened today after sustaining damage in the September earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Carys Monteath 2010:12:20 14:16:56

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre reopened today after sustaining damage in the September earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:23:33

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Armagh Street".

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

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Cashel Mall - Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 02:03:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cashel Mall".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 02:03:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cashel Mall".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 02:03:56

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cashel Mall".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:44:05

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Collapsed Cathedral".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:29:43

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Victoria Square".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires, 2011:02:22 17:28:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. CTV Building".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson, 2011:02:22 14:51:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Outside PGG-Wrightson building".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett, 2011:02:22 04:15:56

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Cranmer Courts".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 12:38:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Worcester Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:06:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Gloucester Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:06:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Gloucester Street".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove, 2011:02:22 13:36:24

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage in central Christchurch after a 6.3 earthquake. Colombo Street".

Christchurch Press Image: John Bisset 2010:09:10 13:02:02

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Spectators watch as the Lincoln Hotel is demolished after earthquake damage".

The Dominion Post Image: Ross Giblin 2011:03:15 12:21:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Signs outside homes in Locksley Ave, Dallington after the Christchurch earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:10:07 18:17:23

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Maruschke Barnard and her daughter Dianthe, born minutes after the Christchurch earthquake".

Third Canterbury council in insurance strife

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Christchurch city and Waimakariri District councils have from today got no insurance cover for future earthquakes after their existing policies expired at 4pm.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:13 23:46:16

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Damage to Christchurch CBD buildings after the September 4th earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Don Scott 2010:10:29 13:49:31

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Shops on High Street that are still fenced off after the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:10:07 18:16:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Maruschke Barnard and her daughter Dianthe, born minutes after the Christchurch earthquake".

Christchurch Community group cries foul over OIA fee

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has been labelled obstructive after it demanded 24 thousand dollars to provide documents under an Official Information Act request.

We're under way!

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Professor Andrew Barrie discusses an exhibition that comes up with ways to keep Christchurch communities together after the loss of so many earthquake damaged parish churches.

Midday News for 7 December 2012

Audio, Radio New Zealand

West Auckland residents begin the cleanup after yesterday's tornado. The Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission calls for the seismic grading of all non-residential buildings.

Parties uncertain about special tax for earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The country's political parties are uncertain about whether a special tax might be needed to help pay to rebuild Christchurch after this week's devastating earthquake.

Thousands gather at Parliament for two minutes silence.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A large crowd gathered outside Parliament to pay their respects to the people of Christchurch after last week's 6-point-3 magnitude earthquake.

Quake victim hopes to leave hospital to attend service

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The memorial service for those who died in the Christchurch earthquake will take place in Hagley Park just after midday today.

Earthquake Authority gets wide powers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A stand-alone government department will be vested with the wide ranging powers the Government gave itself after last year's quake, to oversee recovery efforts in Canterbury.