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A state of emergency is declared in Christchurch, New Zealand, as firefighters attempt to control a bushfire in the city's Port Hills region.
2024-02-14

The government announces that the state of catastrophe and the night curfew in the country will end on October 1.
2021-09-27

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

Anglican Church officials in Christchurch, New Zealand, announce that the 131-year-old landmark ChristChurch Cathedral will need to be demolished, having suffered severe damage from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and its aftershocks.
2012-03-2

The state of emergency put in place after the 2011 Canterbury earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, is extended.
2011-03-7

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 magnitude 7.1 earthquake occurs near Christchurch, New Zealand, causing widespread damage and power cuts but no deaths.
2010-09-3