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  2011
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| Jan.26 |
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NZ inquest: Miners 'died quickly'
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| Feb.21 |
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Deadly quake strikes New Zealand   Map of Christchurch New Zealand A 6.3-magnitude earthquake ripped through Christchurch, causing multiple fatalities as it toppled buildings onto buses, buckled streets
| The quake caused widespread damage and several power outages, particularly in the city of Christchurch.
The epicentre was 40 kilometers west of Christchurch. The hypocentre was at a shallow depth of 10 km
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Earthquake leaves 65 dead Map of Christchurch New Zealand The toll was expected to rise further. The tremor struck at 10km south-east of the city and at a depth of 5km, causing widespread damage
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| Feb.22 |
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City in ruins after quake kills at least 75 Map of Christchurch New Zealand| Rescue teams continued to search for survivors after a powerful earthquake rocked downtown Christchurch, killing scores of people, toppling buildings | |
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| Feb.23 |
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Rescue offers ray of hope after quake Map of Christchurch New Zealand Authorities have identified 76 victims of 6.3 earthquake, according to police in Christchurch. But they warn more bodies are being recovered
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Hopes fade for NZ quake missing Map of Christchurch New Zealand Hopes are fading of finding survivors beneath collapsed buildings in the aftermath of earthquake in the New Zealand city of Christchurch
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| Feb.24 |
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 Quake's death toll rises The death toll from the 6.3-magnitude earthquake that struck Christchurch this week has risen to 113. More than 200 are still missing
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| Feb.25 |
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Mayor Parker praises rescuers The mayor of Christchurch has praised the 'incredible progress' made four days after a massive earthquake rocked the New Zealand city
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| Feb.26 |
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Central Christchurch 'faces demolition' Map of Christchurch New Zealand A third of the buildings in central Christchurch may need to be demolished and rebuilt, following an earthquake
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NZ mourns Christchurch quake dead Victims of this 6.3 earthquake that devastated the centre of Christchurch have been honoured at church services across New Zealand
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| Feb.28 |
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NZ falls silent in quake memorial New Zealand has held a two-minute silence exactly a week after the devastating Christchurch earthquake
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| Mar.1 |
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Recovery hampered by weather
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| Mar.2 |
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'No more survivors' from NZ quake Map of Christchurch New Zealand| No more survivors of the earthquake in Christchurch, are likely to be found and the task is recovery, not rescue, say relief officials. | |
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| Mar.16 |
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William visits NZ disaster zones
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| Mar.25 |
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New Zealand shock S Africa to reach semis
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| Jun.11 |
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 Chile volcano affects NZ flights| Flights to and from Tasmania and parts of New Zealand have been cancelled as ash from a volcano erupting in Chile drifts across the region | |
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| Jun.12 |
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Quake shocks rattle Christchurch Several serious aftershocks have hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch, almost four months after a quake that killed 181 people
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| Jun.29 |
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Volcano ash disrupts air travel, again
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| Sep.15 |
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Quakes hit off Cuba, Japan and New Zeal.
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| Sep.17 |
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Rugby: Ireland shock the Wallabies
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| Sep.23 |
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Wallabies whip U.S. Eagles
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| Oct.7 |
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New Zealand battles to contain oil spill Oil appears to have stopped leaking from a ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of heavy fuel that ran aground after striking a reef
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| Oct.8 |
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'Serious questions' over NZ spill Prime Minister John Key says 'serious questions' must be answered about why a ship ran aground on a reef off the spectacular coastlines
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| Oct.9 |
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New Zealand and Australia through
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NZ races to empty oil spill ship Salvage teams are racing to extract oil from a leaking container ship stranded off New Zealand, ahead of forecast gale-force winds and swell...
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| Oct.10 |
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NZ ship oil spill 'significant' Map of Tauranga New Zealand Efforts to recover oil from a ship carrying nearly a half million gallons of heavy fuel that ran aground after striking a reef
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Spill NZ 'worst marine disaster' The oil leaking from a stranded cargo ship off New Zealand has become the country's worst maritime environmental disaster
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| Oct.11 |
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NZ oil spill ship captain charged The captain of a cargo ship Rena that has grounded off New Zealand and is leaking oil into the sea has been arrested and charged
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| Oct.12 |
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'Massive' oil spill clean-up underway Map of Astrolabe Reef New Zealand A major clean-up operation is underway along the north coast of North Island as debris and oil leaking from a cargo ship that ran aground
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| Oct.15 |
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Rugby semi-final: Wales 8-9 France
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| Oct.16 |
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All Blacks reach World Cup final
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NZ ship oil-pumping resumes Salvage crews have resumed pumping fuel from a stricken cargo ship listing badly on a reef off the northern coast of New Zealand
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| Oct.21 |
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Wallabies take third in World Cup
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| Oct.23 |
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 All Blacks edge France to claim Rugby Cup Hosts edged out France 8-7 in a nailbiting finish to the World Cup final in Auckland to win the William Webb Ellis trophy for the second tim...
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| Oct.31 |
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All Blacks coach Henry quits
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| Dec.22 |
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Christchurch rocked by earthquake A strong 5.8 earthquake has rocked the city of Christchurch, 10 months after swathes of the city centre were destroyed by another quake
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