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At least eight homes are destroyed as a wildfire rages out of control in the Port Hills, in the southern outskirts of Christchurch, New Zealand. A pilot died when his helicopter crashed while fighting the fire.
2017-02-15

100 km-h winds spark a scrub fire near the Christchurch suburb of Hornby in New Zealand destroying two homes with several others damaged.
2015-02-4

Thousands of people in the New Zealand city of Christchurch commemorate the first anniversary of the earthquake that killed 185 people last year.
2012-02-22

A memorial service is held in Christchurch, New Zealand, for the victims of the 2011 Canterbury earthquake.
2011-03-18

Bob Parker, the mayor of the New Zealand city of Christchurch, estimates that the city centre is still "very, very dangerous" with up to a third of the buildings needing to be demolished.
2011-03-13

The New Zealand city of Christchurch is hit by a magnitude 5.0 earthquake, an aftershock to the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
2010-10-13

The state of emergency in Christchurch, New Zealand, following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake is lifted.
2010-09-16

The state of emergency in Christchurch, New Zealand, is extended for another week following an aftershock to Saturday's earthquake in Lyttelton.
2010-09-8

New Zealand Army soldiers begin providing security at the centre of Christchurch following the 2010 Canterbury earthquake as a state of emergency is extended until Wednesday.
2010-09-6

A state of emergency and curfew are declared in Christchurch, New Zealand, after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake.
2010-09-4