Prime Minister calls for two minute silence

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Fairfax Video, February 2011 (3)

Videos, UC QuakeStudies

A video showing members of the SPCA standing for two minutes in silence a week after the 22 February 2011 earthquake, in memory of those who lost their lives. A pigeon, found in the ChristChurch Cathedral after the quakes, is released at the end of the two-minutes' silence.

Ruth Gardner's Blog 01/03/2011: Two minute silence - inside the Christchur…

Articles, UC QuakeStudies

An entry from Ruth Gardner's blog for 1 March 2011 entitled, "Two minute silence - inside the Christchurch cordon".

SPCA Canterbury Photograph 24

Images, UC QuakeStudies

A photograph of staff members from SPCA Canterbury gathering outside the building on 1 March 2011 for the two minutes of silence in respect for those who lost their lives in the 22 February 2011 earthquake.

Smith, Hayden James, 1976- :Shared stand still. 2 March 2011

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

A large group of people stand on a huge sundial in a pattern that forms a map of New Zealand; the hand of the sundial casts a shadow that falls on nine minutes to one. Context - the people of New Zealand maintained a vigil of two minutes silence at 12.51 on 1 March which was exactly a week after the Christchurch earthquake of 22 February struck. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Canterbury Earthquake 2011

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2 Minutes Silence - Anglican Church, Cnr Saint John St & Ferry Rd (01.03.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. +...

Canterbury Earthquake 2011

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2 Minutes Silence - Anglican Church, Cnr Saint John St & Ferry Rd (01.03.2011) Woolston Christchurch Canterbury New Zealand © 2011 Phil Le Cren Photo Taken With: Canon EOS 1000D + Canon EF/EF-S lenses + 10.1 effective megapixels + 2.5-inch TFT color LCD monitor + Eye-level pentamirror SLR + Live View shooting. +...

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

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Photographs of people observing two minutes silence for Christchurch Earth…

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

Photographs of people gathered in the grounds of Parliament on 1 March 2011 to observe two minutes silence to remember the people killed in the Christchurch earthquake on 22 February 2011. Arrangement: Images were originally in a folder labelled '2 Minutes Silence for Christchurch Earthquake Mar 1 2011' within the folder '300111 Fairs, Festivals & Protests Jan to July 2011' Quantity: 15 digital photograph(s).

Christchurch earthquake rememberance

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Christchurch Earthquake 2011 - Lancaster

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Taken one week after the 6.3 magnitude quake hit Christchurch 22 February 2011. Processed in HDR. We stood near here during the 2 minute silence observed by all New Zealanders.

Checkpoint Top Stories for Tuesday 1 March 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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)

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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.

Winter, Mark 1958-:Silent Support. 2 March 2011

Images, Alexander Turnbull Library

The cartoon simply has the time '12.51' printed in large text. Context - exactly a week after the Christchurch earthquake which occurred at 12.51 on Tuesday 22 February 2011, the people of New Zealand stopped whatever they were doing for 2 minutes of silence' (the date was Tuesday 1 March 2011) Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Old Post Office Window with Watercolour Effect

Images, eqnz.chch.2010

The Old Lyttelton Post Office, opened in 1874, showing damage after a series of earthquakes hit Christchurch and Lyttelton over the last 9 months. In the shadow of a broken house, Down a deserted street, Propt walls, cold hearths, and phantom stairs, And the silence of dead feet — Locked wildly in one another's arms I saw two lovers meet. ...

The Week in Review - week ending 4 March 2011

Audio, Radio New Zealand

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

Hubbard, James, 1949-:[The New Zealand economy and the royal wedding] 2 Ma…

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Text below the image reads 'More silence?..' Prime Minister John Key and the Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand and several 'hangers-on' almost suffer coronaries when an official suggests in discussions about 'cost-saving ideas' that 'One of the National Projects we could "reprioritise" in the wake of the earthquake is to axe any Kiwi VIP attendance at the royal wedding'. Context - The PM and Governor General are thought to be on the list for invitations to the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton but after the catastrophic Christchurch earthquake of 22 February 2011, which is going to cost the country billions, a wag wonders whether they should go. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).