Photograph by Eroica Ritchie 008

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Damage to the Repertory Theatre building. Part of the facade has collapsed onto the awning below, and bricks and masonry have spilled across the street. The building is cordoned off with road cones and police tape.

Photograph of the Union Centre Building, 107 Armagh Street (25)

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A photograph of the frog mark in a brick from the Union Centre Building.

Photograph of the Union Centre Building, 107 Armagh Street (24)

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A photograph of a brick from the Union Centre Building. A frog mark can just be seen in it.

Photograph of the Cranmer Courts, 350 Montreal Street (71)

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A close-up photograph of bricks and building rubble outside the Cranmer Courts.

Photograph of 158 Gloucester Street (9)

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A photograph of a pile of bricks from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of 158 Gloucester Street (10)

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A photograph of a pile of bricks from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.

Photograph of 158 Gloucester Street (11)

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A photograph of a pile of bricks from the earthquake-damaged building at 158 Gloucester Street.

The State of Christchurch Heritage

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A digitally manipulated image of a broken window. The photographer comments, "There is hardly anything left of Christchurch's proud heritage buildings. Most older buildings were made of brick and though they should have had improvements to make them withstand a medium earthquake most did not. They were badly damaged when hit with a series of earthquakes that were up to 2.2g at the epicentre and 1.88g in the City".

After the September Earthquake

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The clock tower of the former Railway Station, encased in plywood to prevent further damage. A banner sponsored by The Press hangs below the clock, covered with words which symbolise the September earthquake. The photographer comments, "After the September earthquake the clocked stopped at 04:35 and everyone campaigned to have this clock left as it was. At that time the building was believed to be OK. Two more earthquakes later and the possible memorial will probably end up like a lot of Christchurch's heritage buildings on a huge pile of stone and bricks in Bottle Lake Forest".

An inventory of unreinforced masonry churches in New Zealand

Research papers, The University of Auckland Library

Churches are an important part of New Zealand's historical and architectural heritage. Various earthquakes around the world have highlighted the significant seismic vulnerability of religious buildings, with the extensive damage that occurred to stone and clay-brick unreinforced masonry churches after the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquakes emphasising the necessity to better understand this structural type. Consequently, a country-wide inventory of unreinforced masonry churches is here identified. After a bibliographic and archival investigation, and a 10 000 km field trip, it is estimated that currently 297 unreinforced masonry churches are present throughout New Zealand, excluding 12 churches demolished in Christchurch because of heavy damage sustained during the Canterbury earthquake sequence. The compiled database includes general information about the buildings, their architectural features and structural characteristics, and any architectural and structural transformations that have occurred in the past. Statistics about the occurrence of each feature are provided and preliminary interpretations of their role on seismic vulnerability are discussed. The list of identified churches is reported in annexes, supporting their identification and providing their address.