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The implosion of Radio Network House in 2012 was the first implosion used in New Zealand to demolish a building, and was a "test case" for the potential to use such a demolition method on similar buildings in Christchurch Central City that had been damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Like most other large buildings in central Christchurch, Radio Network House was damaged beyond repair in the 2011 earthquake, and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) added it to the demolition list in August 2011. In July 2012, it was announced that the building was going to be imploded, involving a specialist company from the United States with considerable experience in this type of work.

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  • The implosion of Radio Network House in 2012 was the first implosion used in New Zealand to demolish a building, and was a "test case" for the potential to use such a demolition method on similar buildings in Christchurch Central City that had been damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Like most other large buildings in central Christchurch, Radio Network House was damaged beyond repair in the 2011 earthquake, and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) added it to the demolition list in August 2011. In July 2012, it was announced that the building was going to be imploded, involving a specialist company from the United States with considerable experience in this type of work. The right to push the button for the implosion was put up for auction on Trade Me, and became that website's third most viewed auction. The winning bid of NZ$26,000 was made by a consortium of demolition contractors, who allowed the Child Cancer Foundation to nominate a six-year-old boy from Queenstown to trigger the event. The implosion, which was carefully monitored to assess the suitability of this demolition method for potential future applications, went without any problems and it is anticipated that this will have paved the way for many more implosions in New Zealand in general, and in Christchurch in particular. But as of 2020, only one further implosion has been carried out. (en)
  • L’implosion de la Radio Network House le 5 août 2012 est la première démolition par implosion contrôlée au moyen d'explosifs ayant eu lieu sur le territoire de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Comme de nombreux autres bâtiments du cœur de Christchurch, la Radio Network House avait subi des dommages irréparables lors du tremblement de terre du 22 février 2011. Rapidement après l'annonce de l'approbation de l'implosion de l'immeuble, l'entreprise chargée de la démolition proposa de mettre aux enchères le droit de déclencher l'implosion et de verser le produit de cette enchère à une œuvre caritative. L'enchère fut mise sur le site internet Trade Me, devenant la troisième page de mise aux enchères la plus consultée. L'offre gagnante émise pour la démolition (26 000 dollars new-zélandais) fut proposée par un consortium de démolisseurs. Le montant de l'enchère a été versée à l'association de lutte contre le cancer Child Cancer Foundation, ce fut ainsi qu'un garçonnet de six ans de Queenstown déclencha l'implosion. La manœuvre d'implosion représentait un challenge pour l'entreprise de démolition. Les immeubles construits en Nouvelle-Zélande offrent une résistance parasismique et ne présentent pas les mêmes caractéristiques d'effondrement que les immeubles auxquels les entreprises de démolition sont confrontées habituellement. Une zone d'exclusion de 200 mètres avait été mise en place. Malgré les craintes de certains riverains que l'implosion ne provoque des secousses sismiques pouvant endommager les immeubles voisins, les sismographes n'ont enregistré qu'une secousse équivalente au passage d'un gros camion à allure réduite. (fr)
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  • The implosion of Radio Network House in 2012 was the first implosion used in New Zealand to demolish a building, and was a "test case" for the potential to use such a demolition method on similar buildings in Christchurch Central City that had been damaged in the 2011 earthquake. Like most other large buildings in central Christchurch, Radio Network House was damaged beyond repair in the 2011 earthquake, and the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) added it to the demolition list in August 2011. In July 2012, it was announced that the building was going to be imploded, involving a specialist company from the United States with considerable experience in this type of work. (en)
  • L’implosion de la Radio Network House le 5 août 2012 est la première démolition par implosion contrôlée au moyen d'explosifs ayant eu lieu sur le territoire de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Comme de nombreux autres bâtiments du cœur de Christchurch, la Radio Network House avait subi des dommages irréparables lors du tremblement de terre du 22 février 2011. (fr)
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  • Implosion de la Radio Network House (fr)
  • Implosion of Radio Network House (en)
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