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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

New Zealand declares a national state of emergency as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rise to 205.
2020-03-25

Telstra blocks access to several websites in Australia for hosting footage of the recent mass shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand, which were livestreamed on Facebook, including LiveLeak, 4chan, 8chan, Voat and the blog Zero Hedge. Optus and Vodafone took similar actions but did not list which sites had been blocked.
2019-03-18

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

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

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

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