Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance reopens

Audio, Radio New Zealand

People can walk over Christchurch's Bridge of Remembrance once again, after nearly seven million dollars in earthquake repairs.

Midday Sports News for 22 February 2021

Audio, Radio New Zealand

The Black Caps captain will lay a wreath in Christchurch for the Canterbury earthquake remembrance service. Brenton Vannisselroy has te pūrongo hakinakina.

One week on, vigils to be held for those who died in quake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Anglican and Catholic churches will unite today, holding services with cathedral bells tolling throughout the country in remembrance of those who died in the Christchurch earthquake.

Remembering the 22 February 2011 Christchurch Earthquake

Audio, Radio New Zealand

In North Hagley Park thousands of people gather for a Memorial Service in a day of remembrance and to stand united in two minutes of silence. Then Hewitt Humphrey reads the names of those who died in the earthquake .

Councillor rallying for protest to be banned from parts of Christchurch

Audio, Radio New Zealand

Protesting could be banned from some parts of Christchurch, if one councillor gets his way. The council will tomorrow vote on a notice of motion requesting staff investigate Aaron Keown's proposal to create protest-free zones at what he calls 'sensitive sites', including the Bridge of Remembrance, the earthquake memorial, places of worship and cemeteries. That's alarmed one of the city's best-known protesters and Amnesty International, as Keiller MacDuff reports.