The Prime Minister, John Key, has just announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the 18th.
Rowan Quinn, Radio NZ reporter in Hagley Park, Christchurch, where tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the memorial service marking the February 22 earthquake.
A civic memorial service was held at 12.30pm on the north bank of Oi Manawa, Canterbury National Earthquake Memorial.
A video of the 2016 Civic Earthquake Memorial Service, held to mark the fifth anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake. The service was held on the Archery Lawn in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens at midday on 22 February 2016. The service was filmed for the Christchurch City Council by Alan Radford of Multicam TV.
The public will have its first chance to see an $11 million earthquake memorial today, after family members of the injured and dead held an emotional private service at the site yesterday evening.
A guide to the National Christchurch Memorial Service.
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Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the memorial service in Hagley Park, marking the February 22 earthquake.
A memorial service to remember those who lost their lives, and to reflect on the devastating impact of the February 22nd earthquake on our city and its people.
A memorial service to remember those who lost their lives, and to reflect on the devastating impact of the February 22nd earthquake on our city and its people.
We look back at the first anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake.
The names of each individual killed by the Christchurch earthquake were read one after the other at a memorial service to commemorate the quake's seventh anniversary today.
A graphic giving information about memorial services marking the anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake.
The Prime Minister says Prince William will speak at next week's national memorial service being held for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake.
Thousands of people have turned out for the National Memorial Service in Ōtautahi today, where the 185 victims who died in the Christchurch earthquake 10 years ago are being remembered. Maurice Gardiner's sister, Donna Manning, died in the CTV building collapse. Ms Manning was the presenter of CTV's Good Living Show, and her brother describes her as someone who was the life and soul of the party, and cared deeply for others.
The Anzac Day Dawn service returns to Christchurch's Cathedral Square tomorrow, the first time since the 2011 earthquake. The service will take place near the newly-restored Citizens' War Memorial at 5.30am, where traditional veterans will parade up Worcestor Boulevard towards the Square. Christchurch Memorial RSA president, Dennis Mardle, spoke to Corin Dann.
The memorial service for those who died in the Christchurch earthquake will take place in Hagley Park just after midday today.
An advertisement for an edition of the Press including a guide to the National Christchurch Memorial Service.
The public memorial service held at Hagley Park to mark the first anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
The public memorial service held at Hagley Park to mark the first anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
The public memorial service held at Hagley Park to mark the first anniversary of the 2011 Christchurch earthquake.
The public at the Memorial Service in Hagley Park to commemorate the one year anniversary of the 22nd February earthquake. The big screen showing the lighting of candles, part of the memorial activites.
A memorial service for the 166 victims of the Christchurch earthquake has been held at Westminster Abbey. Attended by the Prince of Wales and the High Commissioner for New Zealander, the ceremony was led by the Dean of Westminster.
The words 'Rise Up Chch' being flown over Hagley Park as part of the memorial service that was held there.
More now from today's post cabinet news conference where the Prime Minister announced that a national memorial service to mark the Christchurch earthquake will be held in the city on Friday March the 18th.
Today marks 10 years since the February earthquake claimed 185 lives. RNZ's Christchurch reporter, Rachel Graham, was at the Canterbury Earthquake Memorial site for the official ceremony and spoke to Māni Dunlop.
In the wake of a series of devastating earthquakes, Christchurch, New Zealand is faced with a long, complicated mourning and memorialisation process. The initial intention of this research was to comparatively examine memorial design theory with popular memorial sentiment as expressed in Christchurch City Council's 'Share an Idea' initiative. The outcome of such an investigation was hypothesized to reveal conflicting perspectives which may potentially be reconciled by the development of a series of schematic models for memorial design. As the research was carried out, it became clear that any attempt to develop such models is counter-intuitive. This position is reinforced by the literature reviewed and the data examined. Subsequently, a fundamentally different approach to memorialisation focused on an active participation process is suggested.
The public at the Memorial Service in Hagley Park to commemorate the one year anniversary of the 22nd February earthquake.
The public at the Memorial Service in Hagley Park to commemorate the one year anniversary of the 22nd February earthquake.
The public at the Memorial Service in Hagley Park to commemorate the one year anniversary of the 22nd February earthquake.