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Buildings damaged during the Christchurch earthquake, 2011

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Buildings damaged during the Christchurch earthquake, 2011

Built in 1966, the Pyne Gould Corporation (PGC) building in Christchurch collapsed during the 22 February 2011 earthquake, killing 18 people.

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Reference: Photograph by Neil Macbeth 214

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Eileen McSaveney, Earthquakes – Building for earthquake resistance, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/46841/buildings-damaged-during-the-christchurch-earthquake-2011 (accessed 16 June 2026).

Story by Eileen McSaveney, published 25 July 2017, updated 1 August 2017.