N.Z. gov't purchases quake site

N.Z. gov't purchases quake site

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in December 2012 shows the site of the former Canterbury Television building in Christchurch, New Zealand, where 115 people including 28 Japanese students perished in a 2011 earthquake. The New Zealand government announced July 17, 2013, that it has purchased the site which will form part of a predominantly residential area "with green open space."

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