Potential asbestos forces CERA to check paperwork

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is now double checking all of its paperwork following fears earthquake rubble dumped in a Christchurch land fill could have been contaminated by asbestos.

CERA checks on welfare of red & orange zoned residents

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Earthquake Recovery Authority is knocking on the door of every red and orange zone resident in Christchurch to check on their welfare and offer them temporary accommodation if they need it.

Geoff Robinson checks in from Hagley Park

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Church bells will ring worldwide ring for Christchurch today as tens of thousands of people attend today's National memorial service for the victims for the Christchurch earthquake.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 600

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A view down Colombo Street towards a cordon check point.

Te Ahi Kaa mo 13 o Poutu te Rangi (March) 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Te Ahi Kaa check out the relief effort following the Christchurch earthquake on February 22, 2011.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 595

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A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs.

SPCA Canterbury Photograph 18

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A photograph of SPCA Inspector Christoff Heyns checking in a rabbit which was displaced by the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 594

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A cordon check point on Durham Street. The demolition site was a building that housed Laycock Collision Repairs. The Christchurch Casino can be seen in the background.

Role of engineer in inspecting Chch building under spotlight

Audio, Radio New Zealand

A structural engineer who ordered a building green stickered though he'd failed to do another thorough check on it has defended his inspections at the Canterbury Earthquakes Royal Commission.

Landcheck.org.nz

Other, National Library of New Zealand

CERA site which allows a check of the status of residental property in greater Christchurch in the aftermath of the series of major earthquakes and aftershocks which began in September 2010. Also has information about the zone classifications and FAQs.

Evans, Malcolm Paul, 1945-:Christchurch RED ZONE - security staff and cele…

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A large sign just outside Christchurch's Red Zone reads 'Christchurch RED ZONE - security staff and celebrities only'. A security guard phones through to Check Point One, saying 'Base to check point one - no shop keepers allowed but the queen, Fidel Castro, Tina Turner and Elvis are coming in'. These four people have formed a queue and are allowed to enter the Red Zone. Context - It is now three months past the earthquake of 19 February and shopkeepers and owners of small businesses are becoming very frustrated by the still limited access to the Red Zone business area. Colour and black and white versions available Quantity: 2 digital cartoon(s).

Fairfax Video, December 2011 (2)

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A video of a tour through the Christchurch central city Red Zone. The video includes footage of the cordon checkpoint on Armagh Street, Oxford Terrace, Colombo Street, the Edmond's Band Rotunda, Manchester Street, Gloucester Street, Worcester Street, the Octagon Live restaurant, Hereford Street, Bedford Row, the Hotel Grand Chancellor, and High Street.