The Basin Reserve, nowadays Wellington's home of international cricket, was part of the sea floor before the earthquake ... caused New Zealand's largest loss of life in a natural disaster ...

"This will be the first new Catholic cathedral built from scratch in New Zealand for more than 120 years, so it will be a complex undertaking," he said. "As people in Christchurch know, it takes ...

Former National cabinet minister Philip Burdon has been kept busy campaigning for the restoration of Christchurch Cathedral, which was all but destroyed in the 2011 earthquake ... as honorary adviser ...

John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand ... Christchurch as part of the Ceremony from Worcester Street Bridge to Cathedral Square in the city centre. Upon arrival at Cathedral Square the athletes were ...