Canterbury Earthquake February 22

Christchurch CBD in the aftermath of the February 22 quake. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Civil Defence staff at the Christchurch Art Gallery after the February 22 quake. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Quake damage at Christchurch City Council. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Quake damage following the February 22 quake. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Quake damage at Forsyth Barr building. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Quake damage at Forsyth Barr building. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Christchurch CBD in the aftermath of the February 22 quake. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Liquefaction at Victoria Square following the February 22 quake. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

People gather in Victoria Square following the February 22 quake. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Damage in the redzone area following the February 22 quake in Christchurch. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Damage in the redzone area following the February 22 quake in Christchurch. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Damage in the redzone area following the February 22 quake in Christchurch. RNZ / Marcus Irvine

Rubble in a Lyttelton street a few days after the magnitude 6.3 earthquake hit Canterbury on 22 February 2011. PHOTO: AFP

Rescuers stand at the smoking ruins of the CTV building. PHOTO: Marty Melville / AFP

Housing damaged by the Canterbury earthquake RNZ / Diego Opatowski

People walk through debris in the aftermath of the 6.3 magnitude earthquake in Christchurch on February 22, 2011. PHOTO: AFP

Damaged buildings are demolished in the red zone area in downtown Christchurch on 21 February 2012. PHOTO: AFP

Earthquake damaged Trinity Congregational Church in Christchurch. RNZ / Conan Young

Relief workers sift through the wreckage of the CTV building following the February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch. PHOTO / AFP

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Earthquake-damaged home in Sumner, Christchurch. RNZ / Diego Opatowski

Fencing cordons off the red zone in Christchurch. PHOTO:123rf

Road damage near the Avon River following the February quake. PHOTO: 123rf

Aerial view of Christchurch on 21 September 2011. PHOTO:123rf

A house in Avonside that was damaged after the February quake. PHOTO: 123RF