Draft:Timeline of the Canterbury earthquakes

Sources to use:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Todo: Add first opening date of Cathedral Square walkway.

TODO: Establishment of Canterbury Earthquake Temporary Accommodation Service (CETAS)

TODO: Add exact date the Crown's buyout offers were made. August 2011 is not specific enough.

TODO: Free doctors' visits and prescriptions.[15]

TODO: Temporary field hospital.[16] Write when it was opened.

TODO: 24 February timeline.[17]

2010

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September

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  • 4 September
    • 4:35 am — The magnitude 7.1 2010 Canterbury earthquake strikes with an epicentre near Darfield.[18]
    • 4:37 am — A magnitude 5.8 aftershock occurs.[19]
    • 4:37 am — A magnitude 5.1 aftershock occurs.[20]
    • 4:38 am — A magnitude 5.4 aftershock occurs.[21]
    • 4:38 am — A magnitude 5.2 aftershock occurs.[22]
    • 4:39 am — A magnitude 5.3 aftershock occurs.[23]
    • 4:43 am — A magnitude 5.1 aftershock occurs.[24]
    • 4:44 am — A magnitude 5.4 aftershock occurs.[25]
    • 4:52 am — A magnitude 5.5 aftershock occurs.[26]
    • 4:59 am — A magnitude 5.5 aftershock occurs.[27]
    • 5 am — St John has 16 ambulances operational.[28]
    • 5:18 am — A magnitude 5.0 aftershock occurs.[29]
    • 7 am — The National Crisis Management Centre under the Beehive is activated.[30]
    • 8:30 am — Power is restored to Kaiapoi and Shirley.[30]
    • 10 am — A state of emergency is declared in Canterbury.[31][32]
    • 10:30 am — St John has received a total of 687 calls.[28]
    • 1:30 pm — Christchurch Airport becomes operational again.[33]
    • 3 pm — A portable repeater station is placed on the Port Hills to provide VHF communications due to unreliable electrical and phone lines.[33]
    • 3:30 pm — 70% of Christchurch gains power again.[33]
    • 4 pm — Residents of Christchurch Central City are told to be evacuated.[33]
    • 6 pm — Residents of Selwyn are asked to conserve water, especially those in Rolleston after its supply got contaminated.[30]
    • 7 pm — Contact Energy says that gas is safe to be used.[33]
    • 7:00 pm — A curfew is enacted and lasts until 7:00 am the following day.[34]
    • 7:30 pm — Power is restored to 90% of urban Christchurch.[33]
  • 5 September
    • 8:30am — 85% of Christchurch has water supply.[33]
    • 10 am — Christchurch pay phones become free for local, national and international calls.[33]
    • 11 am — KiwiRail finishes transporting 280,000 litres of water from Temuka to Ashburton.[33]
    • 11 am — The council starts inspecting buildings within the cordon.[33]
  • 6 September
    • The government gives $5 million to what became the Red Cross Canterbury Earthquake Commission Fund.[35]
    • 11:40 pm — A magnitude 5.0 aftershock occurs.[36]
  • 7 September
    • Two families are reported to have contracted gastroenteritis. It is not immediately clear whether or not these were caused by a contaminated water supply.[37]
    • Queen Elizabeth II sends a message to the prime minister, which asks to send her good wishes to those affected by the earthquake and those helping with the recovery.[38]
    • Gerry Brownlee is made the Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery.[39]
    • The government allocates $15 million to a new wage support subsidy announced on this date, to help businesses in Canterbury with less than 20 employees.[35]
  • 8 September
  • 9 September
    • Applications for wage subsidies open for people who lost work due to the earthquake.[43]
    • Allan Baird is appointed Rural Emergency Coordinator for the Canterbury area to assist with the recovery of rural farm properties.[35]
  • 13 September
    • Hon Clayton Cosgrove is appointed as the Labour Party spokesperson for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery.[35]
    • Most schools in Canterbury reopen. The others stay closed due to earthquake damage.[44][45]
    • E. Coli is detected in the Kaiapoi water supply.[45]
    • 10 Salvation Army trauma counsellors arrive from Australia.[45]
  • 14 September — The Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 receives royal assent.[46]
  • 15 September
    • The Minister of Energy and Resources announces a programme which gives free heaters to those who lost their fireplaces or logburners in the earthquake.[35]
  • 16 September
    • The Canterbury state of emergency is lifted.[31][32][35]
    • Seven new orders and regulations come into force.[35]
  • 17 September — The government pledges $10 million for the restoration of heritage buildings.[47]
  • 20 September — Cabinet approves the delay of three welfare reforms until 1 March 2011.[35]
  • 21 September — Police charge a demolition digger driver for an alleged attack on an engineer on 15 September after being asked to stop working.[48][49]
  • 23 September — The Canterbury Earthquake (Historic Places Act) Order 2010 takes into effect.[35]
  • 24 September — The members of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission are announced by the Hon Gerry Brownlee.[35]
  • 27 September — The Canterbury Earthquake (Social Security Act) Order 2010 takes into effect.[35]

October

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  • October — The Earthquake Commission publishes the stage 1 Darfield Earthquake 4 September 2010 Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment & Reinstatement Report.[50]
  • 4 October
    • By this date, GeoNet has recorded a total of 1,400 aftershocks in Canterbury.[35]
    • The wage support subsidy for small businesses is extended by four weeks.[35]
    • A regulation and order takes into effect. These are the Canterbury Earthquake (Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act) Order 2010 and the Earthquake Commission Amendment Regulations 2010.[35]
  • 19 October
    • 11:32 am — A magnitude 4.8 aftershock occurs.[51] Measured peak ground accelerations range from 7% to 17%.[41]
    • Demolition begins on Manchester Courts.[52]
  • 23 October — The benefit concert Band Together is held.[53]

November

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  • 30 November — The Earthquake Commission publishes the stage 2 Geotechnical land damage assessment and reinstatement report.[54]

December

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  • 6 December — The Earthquake Commision's claim deadline has been reached. It has recieved a total of 160,641 claims, and has paid out $450 million for 60,686 claims.[55]
  • 26 December — A shallow local magnitude 4.9 aftershock occurs at 10:30 am. This is known as the Boxing Day earthquake. It is followed by a swarm of shallow and strong aftershocks,[56][57] and causes further building damage, power outages, and water supply issues.[58] Measured peak ground accelerations range from 22% to 35%.[41]

2011

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January

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February

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  • 14 February — Ken Ring tweets an earthquake prediction for 18 February, plus and minus three days. This gathers media attention after the earthquake on 22 February occurred.[60]
  • 22 February
  • 23 February
    • 5:30 am — Civil Defence holds a press conference in the National Crisis Management Centre.[68]
    • 10:30 am — The state of emergency is upgraded to a national level.[31][32]
    • 1:30 pm — Search and rescue at the CTV Building is stops after it was realised that the Grand Chancellor Hotel had safety issues. Work continued at the CTV site in the evening, but this was recovery work as it was decided that there was a low chance of there being any remaining survivors.[69]
  • 24 February
  • 25 February
    • 6 am — Power has been restored to 75% of Christchurch, and mains water is able to be accessed by 50% of the city.[15]
    • 10:36 am — Telecom says that phone lines have been restored. It wants the public to text rather than call.[15]
    • 10:55 am — The death toll rises to 113.[15]
    • 10:00 am — The national census on 8 March is cancelled.[15]
    • 12:25 pm — Prince Philip signs the book of condolences in London.[15]
    • 2:45 pm — By this time, 780 portaloos have been distributed around the city, and 1200 are to arrive from overseas.[15]
    • 5:30 pm — Prince Charles signs the book of condolences in London.[15]
    • Over 300 Australian police officers are sworn in to help with recovery efforts.[15] Teams from China, the United Kingdom and the United States also arrive.[72]
    • Prince William and Kate Middleton sign the condolences book in London.[73][74]
    • The Samoan government donates $100,000 to recovery efforts.[74]
  • 28 February — Prime Minister John Key confirms that there will be an inquiry into the collapse of Christchurch's buildings.[75]

March

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  • 1 March
    • Two minutes of silence are held nationwide at 12:51 pm, which marks one week since the February earthquake.[76]
    • Fiji Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama signs the book of condolences at the New Zealand High Commission.[77]
  • 4 March — By this date, 56,000 buildings have been inspected. Half of the listed heritage buildings have been marked unsafe.[78]
  • 11 March — The magnitude 9.0 2011 Tōhoku earthquake occurs off Japan, which causes the Japanese search and rescue teams to return for Japan.[79]
  • 14 March
  • 18 March — Some parts of Canterbury observe a commemoration day as a public holiday.[81]
  • 24 March — The creation of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) is announced.[82]
  • 29 March — The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is established,[83] and recovery work is transferred from Civil Defence to CERA.[84]

April

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  • 11 April — The Burwood Hospital Birthing Unit reopens.[87]
  • 12 April — Three time capsules previously found in earthquake ruins are opened. One came from The Civic, and two came from under the Statue of John Robert Godley.[88]
  • 14 April — The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Building Failure caused by Canterbury Earthquakes is gazzetted.[89]
  • 16 April — A magnitude 5.0 aftershock occurs at 5:49 pm.[90]
  • 18 April — The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act 2011 receives royal assent.[91] The Canterbury Earthquake Response and Recovery Act 2010 is repealed.[92]
  • 30 April — The nationwide state of emergency is lifted.[31]
  • 3 May — An interim agreement is signed for the alliance that will rebuild and repair Christchurch.[93]
  • 27 May — It is announced that the next census, which was originally scheduled for 8 March 2011 but was cancelled due to the February earthquake, will take place in March 2013.[94]
  • 30 May — The first tenants move back into the HSBC building.[95]

June

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  • 6 June — A magnitude 5.1 aftershock occurs at 9:09 am.[96]
  • 9 June — It is announced that by July, the three programmes for accessing the Red Zone will be merged into one programme. These programmes are the business access programme, the residents' access programme and the temporary access programme.[97]
  • 13 June
  • 21 June — A magnitude 5.2 aftershock occurs at 10:34 pm.[103]
  • 23 June — A map is released outlining land that can not be rebuilt on in the near future.[104] Known as landcheck.org.nz, it was designed by Trade Me in four days and allows residents to figure out what zone their property is in.[105]
  • 24 June — The system for residential zoning is announced, which includes the red zone, orange zone, green zone and white zone.[106]

July

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  • 1 July — The government gives up to $16 million to the Canterbury District Health Board to fund earthquake relief.[107]
  • 4 July — It is announced that claims paid out by the Earthquake Commission have passed $1 billion. It is also announced that there have been a total of 370,000 claims, including 22,000 from the 13 June aftershock.[108]
  • 7 July — The Canterbury District Health Board allocates $1.5 million to funding mental health care services.[109]
  • 12 July — New economic indicators are released which shows that before the June earthquakes, retail sales decreased by 8% in Canterbury and 11% in Christchurch.[110]
  • 22 July
    • 5:39 am — A magnitude 4.7 aftershock occurs 35 km west of Christchurch.[111]
    • 9:30 am — The red zone opens at a delayed time after being checked following the aftershock. No damage was found.[112]
  • 30 July — An expo is held in Addington Events Centre and continues the following day. It is called "My Housing Options Expo" and is held to inform the public about their options for those who are in the residential red zone.[113]

August

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  • August — Forty buildings are added to the demolition list, including the Bus Exchange.[114]
  • August — Insured residential property owners are given nine months to select two options for buyout offers from the Crown. Option 1 is "Crown purchase of the property based on the most recent rating valuation for the land, buildings and fixtures, with the Crown taking over all insurance claims for damage to the property." Option 2 is "Crown purchase of the property at the most recent rating valuation of the land, and the Crown taking over the EQC claim for land damage only. Property owners retain the benefit of all insurance claims for the damage to their buildings and fixtures, and continue to deal with EQC and their private insurer to settle those claims."[115]
  • 1 August — Otahuna reopens after repairs.[116]

September

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  • September — The excavator Twinkle Toes arrives in the port of Lyttelton to aid demolition.[117]
  • 5 September
    • 9,700 properties in the Port Hills are rezoned from white to green, which is most of the area. There are 3,700 properties still zoned white.[118]
    • New economic indicators are released showing that "the large earthquakes on 13 June have not had a significant impact on Canterbury's recovery".[119]
    • It is annonuced that Cabinet has signed off Cera's draft recovery strategy for public consultation.[120]
  • 8 September — The Palms Shopping Centre reopens.[121]
  • 13 September — The first owner of a residential red-zoned property receives a payout. It is located in Dallington, and was paid by the government with its land value, which is option two. By this date CERA has sent out 4,853 letters to residential red zone owners, of which, 246 responses have been made choosing option one, and 285 choosing option two.[122]
  • 16 September — It is announced that landcheck.org.nz (the website showing which residential zone a property is in) has passed 10 million visits.[123]
  • 22 September — The final agreement (after an interim agreement on 3 May 2011) is signed for the alliance managing $2 billion for Christchurch's rebuild. It includes CERA, the New Zealand Transport Agency, the Christchurch City Council, Fulton Hogan, Fletcher Construction, McConnell Dowell, Downer Construction, and City Care.[93]
  • 30 September — The Expert Panel Report on PGC, Forsyth Barr and Hotel Grand Chancellor buildings are released.[80]

October

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  • October — The civic offices reopen.[124]
  • 11 October — The government's response to the draft Central City Recovery Plan is released.[125]
  • 14 October
    • New economic indicators are released, showing that spending is around 90–95% of that before the earthquakes.[126]
    • All properties in Banks Penninsula except for 20 are rezoned from white to green (5443 properties). The remaining 20 are still zoned white and require further assessment.[127]
    • After previously been considered for demolition, it is announced that the Nurses' Memorial Chapel will be restored.[128]
  • 28 October — 6430 residential properties are rezoned from orange to green, which was almost 80% of Canterbury's orange zone.[129]
  • 29 October — The pop-up mall Re:START opens.[130]

November

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  • 3 November — CERA announces a new photography competition for local primary, intermediate and secondary school students to show their recovery vision.[131]
  • 4 November — All of CERA's documents relating to the ChristChurch Cathedral are released.[132]
  • 5 November — Bus tours of the CBD's red zone begins.[133][134]
  • 9 November — Christ Church Cathedral is deconsecrated.[135]
  • 17 November — 8,300 non-residential properties are zoned green after previously in the white zone.[136] 758 residential properties are rezoned from orange, of which, 417 are zoned red and 341 are zoned green. Over 90% of the residential orange zone has now been rezoned.[137]
  • 22 November — Bus trips in the CBD's red zone are made available on Saturdays between 1 pm and 7 pm and Sundays between 9 am and 7 pm.[138]

December

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  • 2 December — Tickets for the red zone bus tours sell out.[139]
  • 11 December — The final red zone bus tour takes place.[139] They begin again in July 2012.[140]
  • 12 December
  • 13 December — A door-to-door programme starts, to contact 6,000 of Christchurch's homes in the orange and red zones. It is done to "ensure people living in the city's suburban red and orange zones are able to access services and support," and make people aware about services available and how to use them.[142]
  • CERA launches its cordon reduction map website, which displays a timelapse of the cordon. At this date, it measures 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi), down from 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi) in February.[143]
  • 15 December — The door-to-door programme ends.[142]
  • 16 December — Part of the eastern section of the CBD's red zone cordon reduced at 4 pm, opening up Latimer Square.[144]
  • 17 December — 1:31pm — A panel discussion about the earthquakes and insurance is aired on Maori Television for 29 minutes. It is broadcast again the following day.[145]
  • 19 December — 1,600 properties in the Port Hills area are rezoned from white to green.[146]
  • 23 December
    • 1:58 pm — A magnitude 5.8 aftershock occurs.[147] It causes sewage overflows, water supply issues, and 26,000 buildings to lose power.[148] All council buildings are temporarily closed.[149]
    • 2:00 pm — A magnitude 5.0 aftershock occurs.[150]
    • 2:06 pm — A magnitude 5.4 aftershock occurs.[151]
    • 3:18 pm — A magnitude 5.9 aftershock occurs.[152]
  • 24 December — The Cathedral Square Walkway is open for the final time, from 9 am to 3 pm.[153]

2012

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January

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  • Undated — Demolition of the BNZ building begins.[154]
  • Undated — Demolition of the Christchurch Convention Centre begins.[155]
  • 2 January
    • 1:27 am — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurs offshore.[156]
    • 5:45 am — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs offshore.[157]
  • 4 January — The CERA office reopens following the closure after the December aftershocks. Inspections declare the building safe.[158]
  • 7 January — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurs at 1:21 am.[159]
  • 20 January — A construction worker is taken to hospital after being injured on the Hotel Grand Chancellor's demolition site.[160]
  • 21 January — A discussion about the 23 December earthquakes is televised on Maori television. With a runtime of 29 minutes, it starts at 1:31pm and is broadcast again the following day.[161]

February

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  • 4 February — Demolition starts on two buildings of the Terrace on the Park apartment complex following damage from the 23 December earthquakes. Demolition started 'urgently' under the Cera Act.[162]
  • 9 February — The technical report about the collapse of the CTV Building is released. It found that the CTV Building did not meet building standards when it was built.[163]
  • 10 February — 255 residential properties are rezoned from orange. Of these, 213 are zoned red and 42 are zoned green. There are 653 properties still zoned orange, with 401 being in Southshore.[164]
  • 13 February — Park Terrace has one lane out of three temporarily closed, and traffic is closed to Salisbury Street. This is due to the demolitions of the Terrace on the Park buildings.[165]
  • 15 February — The owner of the Holiday Inn confirms that the building will be demolished.[166]
  • 17 February — After concerns were made about the structural integrity of a building on Riccarton Road, it is cordoned off. This caused Rotheram Street to become one-way.[167]

March

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  • March — Deconstruction of ChristChurch Cathedral begins.[169]
  • March — By this date, there are 7000 red zoned properties, of which, 5000 have accepted buyout offers from the Crown. 2590 home owners had already moved after being paid a total of $487 million.[170]
  • 2 March — Bishop Victoria Mathews announces that Christ Church Cathedral will be demolished.[171]
  • 14 March — Demolition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers building begins.[172]
  • 18 March — The Cathedral Square walkway opens for the final time due to demolition of the BNZ building. On this day, 18,700 people went through the walkway, and 13,300 people walked through it on the previous day.[173]
  • 23 March
    • 250 orange zoned properties next to Avon River are rezoned to red. This includes 144 in south Richmond, 78 south of the central city and 29 in Linwood.[174]
    • A new temporary village to ease the demand for short-term housing is announced. It will be located at Rawhiti Domain.[175]
    • A delay is announced for the rezoning of the 401 Southshore properties that are still in the orange zone.[176]
    • 251 residential properties are rezoned from orange to red. They are located near the Avon River, and were zoned red due to widespread liquefaction. Of these properties, 144 are locates in Richmond South, 78 in Central City South and 29 in Linwood.[177]

April

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  • 20 April — The deadline for the Crown's offers to buy red-zoned residential properties is extended by three months. This was made due to the effects of aftershocks on insurance details of option 2.[115]
  • 22 April — Remains of Christ Church Cathedral's tower starts being pulled down.[178]
  • 24 April — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs 35 kilometres south-east of Saint Arnaud at 3:36 pm.[179]
  • 26 April — Demolition of Crowne Plaza Hotel is described as almost complete.[180]
  • 27 April — CERA's documents about the ChristChurch Cathedral are released to the public. This follows a similar move in November 2011.[181]
  • 1 May — Despite CERA aiming for a decision by the end of April, it is announced that Southshore's rezoning decision had not yet been reached.[182]
  • 8 May — Hotel Grand Chancellor finishes being demolished.[183]
  • 18 May
    • 198 properties in Southshore West are zoned red and 203 properties are zoned green. 421 properties in the Port Hills are zoned green.[184]
    • It is announced that after analysis of the Parklands East land following the 23 December earthquakes, it will continue to be zoned green. It will also continue being in Department of Building and Housing Technical Category 3.[185]
  • 25 May — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs at 2:44 pm.[186]
  • 31 May — CERA releases the Recovery Strategy.[187]

June

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  • 6 June — The Avondale Earthquake Assistance Centre temporarily closes due to heavy snow.[188]
  • 8 June — Canterbury Club, a historic gentmen's club, reopens.[189]
  • 25 June — The Royal Commission of Inquiry starts hearing evidence about the CTV Building collapse.[190]
  • 29 June — 1,107 residential Port Hills properties are rezoned from white to green.[191] 285 properties are zoned red due to collapsing cliffs or rock fall, or the possibility for that to occur.[192] There are still 166 properties zoned white, as further assessment is needed regarding these hazards.[193]

July

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  • 11 July — A half-hour panel discussion is held, to discuss heating quake-damaged homes in a safe manner, and how to reduce the power bill.[194]
  • 17 July — Bus tours of the CBD's red zone begins, which operate daily from 10am to 2am. They are operated by Red Bus and tickets cost $15.[195][140]

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September

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  • 15 September — The Press runs a story accusing Gerald Shirtcliff of identity theft and faking his engineering degree.[200]
  • September — It is reported that a total of 1350 buildings have been totally or partly demolished.[201]

October

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  • October — Demolition of the Farmers car park building begins.[202]
  • 29 October — Ballantynes and City Mall are officially reopened, becoming the first significant central Christchurch area to reopen.[203]

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June

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  • 6 June — Demolition of the Craigs Investment Partners House begins.[213]

July

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  • July — Demolition of the Copthorne Hotel begins.[215]

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January

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  • 20 January — Demolition begins on Victoria Apartments.[221]

February

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  • 22 February — Scott Base holds a minute of silence at 12:51 pm, marking the three year anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake.[222]

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June

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  • 13 June — The northern part of Re:START reopens after being relocated.[223]

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  • 20 February — By this date, there have been about 1240 demolitions in central Christchurch.[225]

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  • 2 May — Trams return to New Regent Street after they stopped operating in the area due to the Valentine's Day earthquake.[230]

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  • 14 November — The unrelated 7.8 MwKaikōura earthquake occurs, which causes further damage to Canterbury.

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  • 24 April — Gerry Brownlee resigns from his portfolio of Minister for Supporting Greater Christchurch Regeneration.[236]

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  • March — The Distinction Hotel opens in the Millenium Building after the Millenium hotel did not reopen.[245]

2019

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  • 24 February — The first part of the Christchurch Town Hall reopens after restoration.[248]
  • 30 April — A court decision concludes a long insurance legal battle, which gives $190 million for the demolition and restoration of the old Rydges hotel.[249]
  • 10 September — Deconstruction of Lancaster Park Stadium is announced as almost finished, with expectations to finish by December.[250]

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  • October 2021 — The last demolition in the residential red zone is completed.[252][253]
  • 1 April 2023 — The 185 empty chairs memorial is dismantled by the public at the request of its creator.[254]
  • December 2023 — Demolition begins on the old Rydges Hotel and empty shops adjoining it.[255][256]
  • 19 February 2024 — Demolition begins on the car park at the back of Rydges Hotel.[255]
  • April 2024 — Scaffolding is removed from Our City.[257]

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