Prime Minister calls for two minute silence

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In the last hour the Prime Minister, John Key, has called for a two-minute nationwide silence on Tuesday, exactly one week on from the Christchurch earthquake.

One week on, country asked to fall silent to recall dead

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Later today at 12.51 many parts of the country will be stopping for two minutes silence for the victims of the Canterbury earthquake.

Two minutes of silence for quake victims marked

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Church bells tolled around the country at exactly 12.51 this afternoon - one week on from the deadly Christchurch earthquake, which may have claimed as many as 240 lives.

Thousands gather at Parliament for two minutes silence.

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A large crowd gathered outside Parliament to pay their respects to the people of Christchurch after last week's 6-point-3 magnitude earthquake.

Christchurch earthquake rememberance

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Geoff Robinson in Christchurch, where the Dean of Christchurch leads the observance of two minutes silence as a mark of rememberance for those lost in the quake.

Small band of campanologists keep bellringing alive

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With the silencing of the Cathedral bells in Christchurch following February's earthquake there are now just six places in New Zealand where a full set of bells can be rung.

Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 1 March 2011

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Church bells toll and thousands stand in silence to commemorate the Christchurch earthquake. Petrol prices go up, but the quake damaged city is spared and what was found under a statue in Cathedral Square?

The Panel, with David McPhail, Tim Watkin and Islay McLeod (Part 1)

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Topics - New Zealanders paid tribute to the victims of the Christchurch earthquake today - with two minutes' silence marking the moment the disaster struck last week. The emergency ambulance service provider, St John, has hit out at hoax callers who have been wasting valuable time and ambulance service resources following Tuesday's earthquake.

The Week in Review - week ending 4 March 2011

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A review of the week's news including: Christchurch's emergency operation moves from rescue to recovery, two minutes' silence observed nationwide, government announces aid package, Finance Minister outlines cost of quake, a fifth of Christchurch population has fled, inquiry launched into collapse of damaged buildings, many Christchurch schools remain closed and some of their pupils enrol elsewhere, students and farmers roll up their sleeves to help quake victims, rescuers tell stories of survival, hundreds of Wellington buildings expected not to meet earthquake safety standards and time capsule discovered under statue of Christchurch founding father