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A photograph of an excavator on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Madras Street".

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A photograph of an excavator demolishing a building. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "TUC demolition".

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A photograph of an excavator on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Fitzgerald Avenue and Chester Street".

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A photograph of a Mainzeal sign on the fence around the demolition site of Queen Elizabeth II Park.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".

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A photograph of an excavator on a demolition site. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Madras Street".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "The old City Library being readied for demolition".

Nisbet, Alistair, 1958- :Church of multi-denominations. 6 August 2011

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A woman in a burqa walks out of the 'Church of the Multi-denominations'. The church has a steeple and an onion dome. Context: The cartoonist says that the cartoon was drawn for a satirical piece about the rebuilding of Christchurch. Because of the number of churches damaged, including the Anglican cathedral, The cartoon suggests that there should just build one massive church on the AMI stadium site that all religions can use on their particular day....spires would be raised and lowered etc. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

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A photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "A crane above the Gallery Apartments on Gloucester Street".

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A photograph of the Westpac Trust Building taken from behind a cordon fence on High Street. The building is under deconstruction, with many of the windows removed. In the background, cranes are filling the skyline.

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Photograph captioned by BeckerFraserPhotos, "When a business recovery or deconstruction crew are working inside a building, there is usually a watcher outside on the street. This one looked quite comfortable in Armagh Street".

Fairfax Video, December 2012 (3)

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A video of an interview with Wendy Rushworth, whose house was fenced off despite not being scheduled for demolition. Falcon Construction accidently added Rushworth's property to a list of homes ready for demolition. The company has since apologised to Rushworth and removed the fencing.

Christchurch's Divine Cakes rebuilds post quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Divine Cakes in Christchurch has had a tough past five years building up again after the 2011 earthquakes.

Christchurch earthquake: City's east still rebuilding

Audio, Radio New Zealand

As Christchurch prepares to mark 10 years since its deadly earthquake, the impact of that day continues to be felt differently. The less affluent eastern suburbs, which bore the brunt of the damage, continue to lag behind the rest of the city in their recovery. The former dean of Christchurch and fellow east sider, Peter Beck, told Conan Young that while government agencies such as EQC often failed people in their hour of need, what did not fail was the willingness of people to help out their neighbours.

What to rebuild, where and when

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A presentation given at the New Zealand Geospatial Research Conference 2015.

Libraries supporting the rebuild of Christchurch

Research papers, Lincoln University

Increasingly, economic, political and human crises, along with natural disasters, constitute a recurrent reality around the world. The effect of large-scale disaster and economic disruption are being felt far and wide and impacting libraries in diverse ways. Libraries are casualties of natural disasters, from earthquakes to hurricanes, as well as civil unrest and wars. Sudden cuts in library budgets have resulted in severe staff reductions, privatization and even closures. The presenters share their experiences about how they have prepared for or coped with profound change.

Chch community groups worried about quality of home repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Commission has brought forward its deadline for repairing thousands of earthquake-damaged properties in Canterbury by 12 months.

Householders unhappy about changes to EQC repair rules

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Some Christchurch homeowners fear they're being rail roaded into using the Earthquake Commission's preferred builders when it comes to earthquake repairs.

Call for Royal Commission into shoddy quake repairs

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Frustrated Christchurch home-owners have delivered a 3000 strong petition to the government, calling for a Royal Commission of Inquiry into shoddy earthquake repairs.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 19/05/2012: Road Repairs

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An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 19 May 2012 entitled, "Road Repairs".

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A photograph of workers repairing the Rendezvous Hotel. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

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A photograph of workers repairing the Rendezvous Hotel. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

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A photograph of workers repairing the Rendezvous Hotel. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

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A photograph of workers repairing the Rendezvous Hotel. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

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A photograph of workers repairing the Rendezvous Hotel. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".

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A photograph of workers repairing the Rendezvous Hotel. The photograph is captioned by Paul Corliss, "Central city, from Manchester Street".