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The preliminary figure of around 10,000 houses in Canterbury needing to be rebuilt was provided by the Earthquake Commission's geotechnical engineers in the first few days after the earthquake on 22...

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0720hrs, 7 March 2011 CORDON REDUCTION - Green Zone cordons 1 & 2 are open to the public, but only for those people needing access to their property or home - Green Zones 3 & 4 are likely to be open...

Education Minister Anne Tolley says that schools in Christchurch City will begin re-opening from tomorrow. 31 schools have indicated they will be open for students from Monday or over the next few...

Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand will allocate at least 25 percent of its annual Lent Appeal towards assisting people hit by the Christchurch earthquake. The Lent Appeal runs for six weeks from Ash...

The Korean government has decided to send four experts from National Forensic Service, including forensic experts and DNA analysts, to Christchurch on the morning of Mar. 6 to help confirm the...

KEY DEVELOPMENTS =B7 On March 3, New Zealand Prime Minister John Key announced the conclusion of the search and rescue phase of the earthquake response, formally shifting the focus of the response to...

1255hrs, 4 March 2011 LATEST - The number of confirmed fatalities is now 163 (updated 0750hrs, 4 March). - New Zealand Police have now list of those identified 20 of the people who died as a result...

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1515hrs, 3 March 2011 CBD operation moves to recovery phase Civil Defence Emergency Management National Controller John Hamilton said the focus of the Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team working in...

The independent New Zealand Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Commission has now been established to disburse the first emergency and hardship grants from the Red Cross 2011 Earthquake Appeal. The Chair of...

02 March 2011 Foreign Office Minister Jeremy Browne has updated Parliament on the UK Government's response to the Christchurch earthquake. In a written statement to Parliament the Foreign Office...

1200hrs, 2 March 2011 Cordon management and access Plans are progressing to allow people to retrieve vehicles abandoned within the CBD cordon after last week's earthquake, and for limited access to...

NGO Disaster Relief Forum members have been part of the ongoing response and recovery effort following the Christchurch quake. A number of New Zealand based international development non government...

Foreign Minister Murray McCully today confirmed that more than 900 international personnel from over 12 international contributors are working shoulder to shoulder with New Zealanders on the rescue...

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The New Zealand Red Cross started a major operation to check on the welfare and needs of people in their homes in Christchurch's eastern suburbs, which were hit hard by last Tuesday's 6.3 magnitude...

1417hrs, 1 March 2011 LATEST State of national emergency extended Civil Defence Minister John Carter has today extended the state of national emergency for a further seven days in the aftermath of...

A devastating earthquake struck Christchurch, the second largest city of New Zealand on February 22, and caused heavy casualties and economic losses. The Chinese Government decided to provide the New...