Fairfax Video, September 2010 (10)

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A video about the Christchurch central city in the days after the 4 September 2010 earthquake. The video includes footage of empty streets, and New Zealand Police and Army members guarding the cordons. It also includes footage of engineers checking the safety of buildings.

Engineers work to restore Christchurch flood protection

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Construction teams are working to fix earthquake damaged stopbanks in the Waimakariri and Kaiapoi rivers near Christchurch.

The latest from an earthquake engineer in Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

It's day four of the massive clean-up operation in Canterbury. Hundreds of shops and offices in the region are being assessed to check if they're safe.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:01:20

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Ian Heslop, ECAN Design and Operations Engineer".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 11:53:44

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Engineers huddle on the stop bank to discuss the situation".

Fairfax Video, September 2010 (13)

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A video showing engineers removing the latticework from the top of the Press Building in Cathedral Square. The latticework is being removed after engineers discovered it was being held onto the building by only two bolts. The bolts are no bigger than a little finger.

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 05:13:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero. Nigel Vaiese, Telecoms engineer".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 05:12:50

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero. Wayne Blanchfield, Civil Engineer".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:10 05:13:34

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Unsung hero Grant Duffield. Telecoms Engineer".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:32:11

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:31:30

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Brian McIndoe, ECAN Waimakariri Area Engineer, inspects one of the cracks which is causing concern on the stop bank".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 21:51:14

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:09:21

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: John Kirk-Anderson 2010:09:06 13:04:17

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Sean Crawford, fire service radio communication engineer, at the Woolston USAR base, following Canterbury's earthquake".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:11:15

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:10:58

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery. Engineers have a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 12:41:41

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 13:44:45

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 12:41:46

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner".

Christchurch Press Image: Iain McGregor 2010:09:09 22:14:48

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Major earthquake hits Christchurch. Civil Defence base at the Art Gallery where engineers are having a briefing".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 23:40:06

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (left) and engineer Malcolm Freeman look at the damage".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 23:39:39

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (right) and engineer Malcolm Freeham look at the damage".

Christchurch Press Image: David Hallett 2010:09:09 23:41:00

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Earthquake damage to Halswell School. School Principal Bruce Topham (right) and engineer Malcolm Freeham look at the damage".

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 11:47:32

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage on Riccarton Road".

Lessons for Wellington from the Canterbury quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of an international team of engineers who design for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.

Christchurch Press Image: Dean Kozanic 2010:09:09 12:42:37

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Aftermath of the earthquake in Christchurch where the cleanup has begun. Engineers assessing the damage in Sumner. Upstairs Club Bazaar Pizzeria".

Engineering expert - Capital must learn from Canterbury quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The head of an international team of engineers who are expert in designing for disasters says Wellington should look closely at the lessons from the Canterbury earthquake.

Shaking Bricks : Jason Ingham

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Civil Engineer Professor Jason Ingham discusses his extensive projects investigating seismic retrofit of structures in earthquake regions he's been to over the past 12 months, Indonesia, Chile and of course, Christchurch.

Photograph by Jocelyn Kinghorn 078

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A Red Sticker on the window, the heading says 'Do not approach or enter this building'. These placards were used following the September earthquake to inform the public about the status of a building after it had been checked by engineers.

Christchurch Press Image: Stacy Squires 2010:09:23 12:13:03

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Photograph captioned by Fairfax, "Engineers from ECAN and other areas in New Zealand have been inspecting the Waimakariri River stop banks on the coast side of State Highway 1 after the September earthquake. Large cracks along the stop bank".