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Christchurch earthquake 10-year memorial service to be livestreamed

Here's the events.

Holly Henry has this report.

It's been 10 years since the earthquake.

The 'moderate' quake struck 5km southwest of Christchurch.

At 12:51pm 10 years ago on Monday, Christchurch was changed forever.

"You displayed great fortitude in the face of sudden, overwhelming loss."

Ten years on and these recordings are a raw reminder of that fateful day.

As New Zealand remembers the disaster a decade on, here is a look back at the devastation.

"It can be years down the track that things pop up, you know, you just can't ask him a question."

"They represented a lot of safety and stability to me."

He's been fighting the insurance company since the 2011 earthquakes.

A total of 115 people died when the building collapsed following the Christchurch earthquake in 2011.

"The calls started coming in, and then you realised that this was a totally different kettle of fish."

When rescuers found her, she was still clutching the hand of her brother who didn't survive.

It's been a decade since the magnitude-6.3 earthquake struck that killed 185 people.