Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:13:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 14:01:18

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 14:00:36

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:58:57

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:58:51

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Quake affected residents say they are being neglected

Audio, Radio New Zealand

More than two weeks after the massive earthquake that rocked Canterbury, some living in one of Christchurch's worst hit suburbs are feeling neglected and abandoned.

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:13:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Natalie Kerschner WEMO Photograph 083

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A photograph of a large crack in the pavement of Gayhurst road revealing that the ground has subsided under the tarmac.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:08 14:53:53

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gaye Bruce with the spring that has appeared on her property since the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:12:08 14:54:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Gaye Bruce with the spring that has appeared on her property since the earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:13:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:12:52

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:52:07

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:09:54

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:59:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 14:01:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:05 13:24:22

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Liquefaction in a backyard at Kairaki Beach".

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Buildings cordoned off at the corner of Victoria and Peterborough Streets. On the cordon fence are signs that inform the public about the businesses' current status.

chimney versus roof

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Roof lost. This was not that uncommon a site around the neighbourhood.

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Damaged facade? That's the decorative mural of this restaurant located on Manchester Street in Christchurch!

Building codes minimised quake's injuries, damage

Audio, Radio New Zealand

New Zealand's strict building codes are being praised for minimising the injuries and damage caused by the seven-point one magnitude earthquake that shook Canterbury on Saturday.

Earthquake prompts rush of civil defence volunteers

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The first meeting for new civil defence volunteers in Christchurch since the earthquake last month has attracted more than four times the number that usually turn up.

Quake-affected homeowners unsure about future

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch owners worst affected by October's quake remain uncertain about their future, despite reassurance by the Earthquake Commission that many of the properties are safe to rebuild on.

Canterbury quake family gives thanks this Christmas

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Christchurch woman Lavina Pockson and her family live in a house with big cracks in it, on land that's among the most damaged from the big September earthquake.

BeckerFraserPhotos October 2010 photograph 070

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A sign outside St John's Church indicating that the congregation have relocated and are still meeting at St Saviours on Sundays.

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:05 04:09:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "William Cottrell in his bedroom in Gunyah homestead, Glenroy, that he escaped from after Saturday's earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Kirk Hargreaves 2010:09:05 12:30:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Day after the earthquake that rocked Christchurch. Kitchen of homeowner Mel Whitby, pictured with Clayton Cosgrove".

Manchester St

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view to some of the damage in the distance and the building that might be demolished - brick seven storey building - i've always liked this one : ( .

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:07:04

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. A hedgerow showing horizontal displacement".

Christchurch Press Image: Richard Cosgrove 2010:09:09 13:57:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aerial shot of the fault line that ruptured, causing Saturday's 7.1 earthquake. A hedgeline showing horizontal displacement".