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Army engineers desalinating water, Christchurch, 2011

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Army engineers desalinating water, Christchurch, 2011

New Zealand Army engineers pump sea water from New Brighton beach in Christchurch so it can be desalinated after the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The armed forces are deployed during natural disasters and other emergencies, both in New Zealand and overseas. 

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Jim Rolfe, Armed forces – Non-military tasks, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/35737/army-engineers-desalinating-water-christchurch-2011 (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Jim Rolfe, published 3 May 2012, updated 1 April 2020.