The city centre is dominated by old brick buildings, many of which collapsed: damage is conservatively estimated at around NZ$2 billion ($1.4 billion).
A third site that was once used as a storage centre for spent reactor fuel is now a brick-strewn wasteland.
曾经作为反应堆废料储存中心的第三所设施，现在也遭到废弃，遥遥欲坠。
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"It defines the centre piece of the radiating arrangement of brick masses which relate in scale and grain to the neighbouring houses and suburban condition," they added.