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Rock fall restrictions end in Port Hills but council warns danger remains
Stuff.co.nz   06 July 2016   New Zealand   Christchurch  
Rock fall on the road under the Sumner cliffs following an aftershock in June 2011 JOSEPH JOHNSON/FAIRFAX NZ
<p>Dozens of Christchurch property owners barred from their houses because of the risk of rock fall can return after the law keeping them out expired.</p> <p>However, the Christchurch City Council is advising them not to reoccupy many of the buildings, as ...
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New Zealand cliffs collapse in Christchurch earthquake
BBC NEWS   14 February 2016   New Zealand   Christchurch  
The cliff that collapsed was in the coastal suburb of Sumner / Richard Loffhagen
<p>Cliffs have collapsed in New Zealand during an earthquake in the city of Christchurch on the South Island.<br />No serious damage or fatalities were reported in the Valentine's Day quake that struck at 13:13 local time (00.13 GMT).</p>
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6TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EARTHQUAKE GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
6icege   30 July 2015   New Zealand   Christchurch  
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<p>Christchurch, the second largest city of New Zealand, was hit by a series of destructive earthquakes in 2010 and 2011 causing 185 fatalities and extensive damage to the buildings and lifelines of Canterbury (~$40 billion New Zealand dollars loss). While ...
Testing how the earth might move for Trafalgar Centre
The Nelson Mail   25 March 2015   New Zealand   Christchurch  
CPT test
<p>Ground work and testing is under way at the Trafalgar Centre as Nelson City Council pushes to meet the building's reopening deadline of next February. A large Fugro Geotechnical truck, one of two in the country, has arrived from Christchurch to test the ...