The Canterbury earthquakes in New Zealand started with a
moment magnitude 7.1 earthquake on 4 September 2010 at 4:35 am with an epicentre near
Darfield. It caused widespread damage and two indirect fatalities.[citation needed] It was followed by a
magnitude 6.2 earthquake on 22 February 2011, which had an epicentre closer to Christchurch's city centre. This caused 185 fatalities and much greater damage to Canterbury. Major events following this include a
Mw 6.0 earthquake in June 2011, and a
ML 5.7 earthquake in February 2016. The 2016 Mw 7.8
Kaikōura earthquake occurred in November and caused further damage to Canterbury, but is not included in this timeline.
Note: Go through this list backwards (source number descending) as some sources describe delays/extensions/etc.
TODO: Add exact date of the opening of Rawhiti Domain Temporary Accommodation Village.
TODO: Rezoning on 23 June (??) and 18 August 2011.[54]
TODO: Find & Fix and Winter Make it Right programmes. Is briefly mentioned in the Lessons report.
TODO: Residential red zone deadlines and settlement dates 31 August 2013, 31 March 2013, 30 April 2013, 31 May 2013, 30 June 2013.[55] Extensions.[56][57][58][59] Be careful with the extensions.
TODO: Add to Margaret Mahy Playground, which started with the Amazing Place competition. Its article also does not say this so might want to expand it too.[61][62][63]
TODO: Community Expo "that attracted 10,000 people" (Lessons report)
TODO: September 2012 wellbeing survey. "half of greater Christchurch residents reported high levels of stress and that their quality of life had decreased" (Lessons p.11),[64]
TODO: The alliance made in September 2011 is called the Stronger Christchurch Infrastructure Rebuild Team (Lessons p. 11)
TODO: Investigate date of Gerry Brownlee becomining minister. Article says 7 September, Lessons p.19 says 6 September. Then add the Ad Hoc Cabinet Committee on Canterbury Earthquake Recovery
TODO: Earthworks on the Justice Precinct was expected to begin by February 2014.[65] See what actually happened.
Two families are reported to have contracted
gastroenteritis. It is not immediately clear whether or not these were caused by a contaminated water supply.[85]
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.[86]
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.[83]
The Minister of Energy and Resources announces a programme which gives free heaters to those who lost their fireplaces or logburners in the earthquake.[83]
16 September
The Canterbury state of emergency is lifted.[79][80][83]
Seven new orders and regulations come into force.[83]
17 September — The government pledges $10 million for the restoration of heritage buildings.[95]
20 September — Cabinet approves the delay of three welfare reforms until 1 March 2011.[83]
21 September — Police charge a demolition digger driver for an alleged attack on an engineer on 15 September after being asked to stop working.[96][97]
23 September — The Canterbury Earthquake (Historic Places Act) Order 2010 takes into effect.[83]
24 September — The members of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Commission are announced by the Hon Gerry Brownlee.[83]
27 September — The Canterbury Earthquake (Social Security Act) Order 2010 takes into effect.[83]
October
October — The Earthquake Commission publishes the stage 1 Darfield Earthquake 4 September 2010 Geotechnical Land Damage Assessment & Reinstatement Report.[98]
4 October
By this date, GeoNet has recorded a total of 1,400 aftershocks in Canterbury.[83]
The wage support subsidy for small businesses is extended by four weeks.[83]
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.[83]
19 October
11:32 am — A magnitude 4.8 aftershock occurs.[99] Measured peak ground accelerations range from 7% to 17%.[89]
30 November — The Earthquake Commission publishes the stage 2 Geotechnical land damage assessment and reinstatement report.[102]
December
6 December — The Earthquake Commission's claim deadline has been reached. It has received a total of 160,641 claims, and has paid out $450 million for 60,686 claims.[103]
26 December — A shallow
local magnitude 4.9 aftershock occurs at 10:30 am. Known as the
Boxing Day earthquake, it is followed by a swarm of shallow and strong aftershocks,[104][105] and causes further building damage, power outages, and water supply issues.[106] Measured peak ground accelerations range from 22% to 35%.[89]
2011
January
14 January — It is reported that the
Earthquake Commission has received 6895 claims for the Boxing Day earthquake.[107]
20 January — A magnitude 4.8 aftershock occurs at 6:03 am.[108][109]: 86
Late January — Demolition of Manchester Courts is finished.[109]: 14
February
14 February —
Ken Ringtweets an earthquake prediction for 18 February, plus and minus three days. This gathers media attention after the earthquake on 22 February occurred.[110]
17 February
By this date, the Earthquake Commission has received 181,107 claims.[53]
The government's Temporary Accommodation Allowance is made available.[111]
18 February — By this date, the Earthquake Commission has paid out $740 million.[53]
21 February — Four Canterbury Earthquake Temporary Accommodation Service offices open, in Christchurch, Linwood, Papanui, and Kaiapoi.[53]
Queen Elizabeth II sends Prime Minister John Key a letter which includes "Please convey my deep sympathy to the families and friends of those who have been killed".[117]
5:30 am — Civil Defence holds a press conference in the National Crisis Management Centre.[119]
10:30 am — The state of emergency is upgraded to a national level.[79][80]
1:30 pm — Search and rescue at the CTV Building 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.[120]
~2 pm — A woman is rescued from the PGC Building, and becomes the last person to be rescued in Christchurch.[121][109]: 55
Over 300 Australian police officers are sworn in to help with recovery efforts.[51] Teams from China, the United Kingdom and the United States also arrive.[126]
19 March — Some residents flee the city in response to Ken Ring's prediction that there will be another big earthquake on 20 March.[142]
21 March — About 100 CBD businessowners protest at the Christchurch Art Gallery (the temporary headquarters of Civil Defence) and within the cordon about a lack of communication from Civil Defence, and not being able to access business properties.[143][144]
22 March — The government issues a press release stating "Business owners need to exercise patience and consider their need to access their businesses, bearing in mind that in doing so without authorisation they may not only endanger their own lives, but also the lives of others."[145]
30 April — The nationwide state of emergency is lifted.[79]
May
3 May — An interim agreement is signed for the alliance that will rebuild and repair Christchurch.[157] Its members include CERA, the Christchurch City Council,
Fletcher Construction,
Fulton Hogan, Downer Construction, MacDow New Zealand and City Care.[158]
14 May — Share an Idea expo is held throughout the weekend and is attended by 10,000 people. It gives the public an opportunity to share ideas for the central city rebuild.[159]
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.[160]
30 May — The first tenants move back into the
HSBC building.[161]
June
6 June — A magnitude 5.1 aftershock occurs at 9:09 am.[162]
9 June — It is announced that by July, the three programmes for accessing the central city Red Zone will be merged into one programme. These programmes are the business access programme, the residents' access programme and the temporary access programme.[163]
21 June — A magnitude 5.2 aftershock occurs at 10:34 pm.[169]
23 June — A map is released outlining land that can not be rebuilt on in the near future.[170] 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.[171]
24 June — The system for residential zoning is announced, which includes the green zone, where properties can be repaired and rebuilt; the
red zone, where rebuilding is infeasable; the orange zone, where further assessment is required; and the white zone, "which [is] still being mapped or [is] not residential land."[172]
28 June — The remaining New Zealand Defence Force personnel leave Christchurch,[173] after 857 days working around the cordon.[174]
30 June — The last of city centre cordon is removed. A subsequent ceremony is held where John Key thanks about 120 people of the Defence Force, Navy and Air Force for their work in Christchurch.[174][175][132]
June — 40 temporary homes in Linwood Park become available to tenants.[176]
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.[178]
7 July — The Canterbury District Health Board allocates $1.5 million to funding mental health care services.[179]
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.[180]
22 July
5:39 am — A magnitude 4.7 aftershock occurs 35 km west of Christchurch.[181]
9:30 am — The red zone opens at a delayed time after being checked following the aftershock. No damage was found.[182]
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.[183]
August
August — Forty buildings are added to the demolition list, including the
Bus Exchange.[184]
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."[185]
16 August — The city's red zone is temporarily closed due to hazards from
a snowstorm.[187]
19 August — It is announced that in the coming days, the first of the 3000 properties zoned red on 23 June will be mailed buyout offers from the Crown.[54]
10 September —The draft recovery strategy opens to public submissons. It sets the goal of having all demolitions finished and cordons removed by 1 April 2012, and have the Central City Red Zone halved by Christmas 2011.[193]
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.[194]
16 September — It is announced that landcheck.org.nz (the website showing which residential zone a property is in) has passed 10 million visits.[195]
11 October — The government's response to the draft Central City Recovery Plan is released.[197]
14 October
New economic indicators are released, showing that spending is around 90–95% of that before the earthquakes.[198]
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.[199]
After previously been considered for demolition, it is announced that the
Nurses' Memorial Chapel will be restored.[200]
28 October — 6430 residential properties are rezoned from orange to green, which was almost 80% of Canterbury's orange zone.[201]
3 November — CERA announces a new photography competition for local primary, intermediate and secondary school students to show their recovery vision.[203]
4 November — All of CERA's documents relating to the ChristChurch Cathedral are released.[204]
5 November — Bus tours of the CBD's red zone begins.[205][206]
17 November — 8,300 non-residential properties are zoned green after previously in the white zone.[208] 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.[209]
22 November — Bus trips in the CBD's red zone are made available on Saturdays between 1pm and 7pm and Sundays between 9am and 7pm.[210]
26 November — A walkway surrounded with security fences opens between Cathedral Square and Cashell Mall opens for the first time. It is opened during weekends and closed during weekdays until 24 December.[211][212]
December
2 December — Tickets for the red zone bus tours sell out.[213]
11 December — The final red zone bus tour takes place.[213] They begin again in July 2012.[214]
12 December
Entries close to CERA's school student photography competition.[203]
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.[216]
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.[217]
15 December — The door-to-door programme ends.[216]
16 December — Part of the eastern section of the CBD's red zone cordon reduced at 4 pm, opening up
Latimer Square.[218]
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.[219]
19 December — 1,600 properties in the Port Hills area are rezoned from white to green.[220]
23 December
1:58 pm — A magnitude 5.8 aftershock occurs.[221] It causes sewage overflows, water supply issues, and 26,000 buildings to lose power.[222] All council buildings are temporarily closed.[223]
1:27 am — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurs offshore.[229]
5:45 am — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs offshore.[230]
4 January — The CERA office reopens following the closure after the December aftershocks. Inspections declare the building safe.[231]
7 January — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurs at 1:21 am.[232]
20 January — A construction worker is taken to hospital after being injured on the Hotel Grand Chancellor's demolition site.[233]
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.[234]
February
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.[235]
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.[236]
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.[237]
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.[238]
15 February — The owner of the Holiday Inn confirms that the building will be demolished.[239]
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.[240]
March — Partial demolition of Christ Church Cathedral starts.[242]
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.[243]
2 March — Bishop
Victoria Mathews announces that Christ Church Cathedral will be demolished.[244]
14 March — Demolition of the PricewaterhouseCoopers building begins.[245]
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.[246]
23 March
250 orange zoned properties next to
Avon River are rezoned to red. This includes 144 in south Richmond, 78 south[clarification needed] of the central city and 29 in Linwood.[247]
A new temporary village to ease the demand for short-term housing is announced. It will be located at Rawhiti Domain.[248]
A delay is announced for the rezoning of the 401 Southshore properties that are still in the orange zone.[249]
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 located in Richmond South, 78 in Central City South and 29 in Linwood.[250]
April
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.[185]
22 April — Remains of Christ Church Cathedral's tower starts being pulled down.[251]
24 April — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurs 35 kilometres south-east of
Saint Arnaud at 3:36 pm.[252]
198 properties in Southshore West are zoned red and 203 properties are zoned green, resulting in there being no more orange-zoned properties in Christchurch.[257][258]
421 properties in the Port Hills are zoned green.[258]
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.[259]
25 May — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake occurs at 2:44 pm.[260]
31 May — CERA releases the Recovery Strategy.[261]
June
6 June — The Avondale Earthquake Assistance Centre temporarily closes due to heavy snow.[262]
25 June — The Royal Commission of Inquiry starts hearing evidence about the CTV Building collapse.[264]
29 June
1,107 residential Port Hills properties are rezoned from white to green.[265] 285 properties are zoned red due to collapsing cliffs or rock fall, or the possibility for that to occur.[266] There are still 166 properties zoned white, as further assessment is needed regarding these hazards.[267]
The Royal Commission of Inquiry delivers part one of its final report.[268]
July
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.[269]
15 July — The part of
Gloucester Street between Manchester Street and Durham St North is closed from 1pm to 5pm, allowing only pedestrians through.[270]
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.[271][214]
31 July — John Key attends a tree planting ceremony in Victoria Square, and is assisted by students from Discovery 1 School and
Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti.[275]
July — The Rawhiti Domain Temporary Accommodation Village opens with 20 temporary units. The total number of government-funded temporary units is now 83.[276]
6 August — CERA holds a community meeting about the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan from 2 to 4 pm.[277]
8 August
After previously refusing,
Gerald Shirtcliff, a supervisor to the construction of the CTV Building, gives evidence to the royal inquiry about the building's collapse.[278]
CERA holds a community meeting about the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan from 6 to 8 pm.[277]
9 August — CERA holds a community meeting about the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan from 6 to 8 pm.[277]
10 August — CERA holds a community meeting about the Christchurch Central Recovery Plan from 2 to 4 pm.[277]
17 August — 121 Port Hills properties are rezoned from white to red, and five properties are rezoned green.[279]
16 August — An interactive 3D display, known as Liquid Galaxy, shows the future of Christchurch to the public. It is open daily from 8:30 am to 5 pm until 24 August.[281]
23 August — The government releases part one of the Royal Commission of Inquiry's final report.[268]
September
6 September — Tuam Street reopens for the first time since February 2011.[282]
13 September — 37 residential properties in the Port Hills are zoned red. This marks the end of rezoning the white hills properties in the Port Hills at risk from rock roll.[283]
15 September — The Press runs a story accusing Gerald Shirtcliff of identity theft and faking his engineering degree.[284]
24 September — Gloucester Street is temporarily closed due to demolitions.[285]
27 September — The government extends its Temporary Accommodation Allowance.[111]
September — It is reported that a total of 1350 buildings have been totally or partly demolished.[286]
October
October — Demolition of the
Farmers car park building begins.[287]
October — Two men steal a dishwasher from an unoccupied residential red zone property in Dallington, and are later respectfully sentenced to inprisonment, home detention and community work.[288]
4 October —
Cranmer Court, one of Christchurch's oldest buildings, starts being demolished.[289] This is met with protests.[289][290]
9 October — It is announced that over 6,000 residential red zone property owners have agreed to sell their properties to the Crown. This is over 88% of all properties that have received offers. Of these, 4775 sales have been settled for a total of about $947 million.[55]
10 October — The Royal Commission of Inquiry delivers part two of its final report, outlining recommendations for buildings that are earthquake-prone.[268]
11 October — The council votes to pause the demlition of Cranmer Court for one month, but demolition still continues.[291]
29 October —
Ballantynes and
City Mall are officially reopened, becoming the first significant central Christchurch area to reopen.[292]
31 October
Eight final residential Port Hills properties are rezoned from white to green. All properties in Christchurch are now either zoned green (181,000 properties) or zoned red (7,860 properties).[60]
Applications for the Port Hills Zoning Review have been counted up. There were 132 applications, with 72 applicants being zoned Red but wanting to be zoned Green, and 60 applicants zoned Green but wanting to be zoned Red.[293]
15 November — The draft Transport Plan is opened for public consultation, with submissions either being made physically or on the Christchurch Central Development Unit website.[295]
23 November — The Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub opens to assist employers with finding workers for the rebuild.[296][297]
24 November — Demolition of the eight-story URS House, an office block on the corner of Gloucester and Durham Streets, begins with the expectation of finishing in under 48 hours.[298]
29 November — The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Building Failure caused by Canterbury Earthquakes delivers part three of its final report.[268] It says that the CTV Building did not meet the building standards when it was built, and should have never been given a resource consent in 1986.[299]
February — The Durham Street Front of House opens.[276]
March
23 March — Construction begins on the Avon River Precinct.[309]
27 March — It is announced that three companies have been selected to give tours inside the CBD Rebuild Zone.[310]
28 March — The Rebuild Zone is reduced "on Hereford Street, west of the Colombo Street intersection, and the Triangle Centre area and upper section of High Street".[311]
April
10 April — It is announced that the the Port Hills zoning review has been postponed, meaning that decisions will not be announced in the following week.[312]
19 April
The Residential Advisory Service, a free advisory service for residential property owners with rebuild or repair problems, is announced.[313]
The Rebuild Zone cordon is reduced through a section of Cambridge Terrace, making the PGC site accessible to the public. The "city-side of the Avon River between Hereford and Armagh Streets" is opened to pedestrians.[314]
3 May — By this date, there have been a total of 1909 residential red zone clearances. Sales and Purchase Agreements have also been signed for 7057 properties, of the 7433 that are eligible.[288]
16 May — The Residential Advisory Service becomes available to property owners.[320]
June
6 June — Demolition of the Craigs Investment Partners House begins.[321]
30 June
The last of the Rebuild Zone cordon is removed.[322]
At this date there are 1,092 employers registered with the Canterbury Skills and Employment Hub.[296]
June — Demand for temporary accommodation is at its peak.[323]
July
July — Demolition of the Copthorne Hotel begins.[324]
17 July — The Crown buys the CTV site, which will end up being used for the
East Frame.[325]
August
6 August — The
Cardboard Cathedral (the transitional cathedral for the ChristChurch Cathedral) opens to the public.[326]
2 September — An online interactive map showing the city's progress is released ot the public.[329]
5 September — It is announced that the Christchurch Central Development Unit has decided that certain properties in the North and East frames will need to acquired by the Crown, and some properties will not.[330]
18 September — John Key unveils new temporary housing in Linwood Park.[331]
19 September — The Crown acquires the property of the former
PGC building, which collapsed in the February 2011 earthquake.[332][333]
20 September — Images of The Terraces, the next stage of the Avon River Precinct, are unveiled. [334]
23 September — Responses to expressions of interests for being the main construction contractor for the new Justice and Emergency Services Precinct are due.[335]
25 September — This year's CERA wellbeing survey opens, targeting youth aged 12–24.[336]
October
2 October — It is announced that the Crown has made its first compulsory land acquisition in the CBD. By land area, it now owns 55% of what it needs for the Anchor Projects.[337]
17 October — The design of the Justice Precinct is unveiled by John Key.[65]
25 October — Another delay is anounced for the Port Hills zoning review, and the expiry date of Crown buyout offers is extended from 31 January 2014 to 31 March 2014.[58][338]
30 October — Winners of the Amazing Place competition are announced, with the Year 12/13 team (who made a design for the Retail Precinct) winning $10,000 and their school being awarded $5,000.[339]
1 November — The Youth Wellbeing Survey of 2013 closes.[336]
6 November — The Canterbury Earthquakes 2010/11 Port Hills Slope Stability: mass movement Stage One Report is released, which outlines 36 areas of land in the Port Hills that had moved.[341]
18 January — It is announced that 20 of Rawhiti Domain's temporary houses will be able to be sold to and relocated by farmers affected by the 2016 Kaikōura earthquake.[361]
26 April — Prince William pays his respects to the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial.[384]
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.[385]
10 September — Demolition of Lancaster Park Stadium is announced as almost finished, with expectations to finish by December.[386]
September — The rebuild of Opawa Public Library starts.[387]
2020s
2020 — A 2018 study is published in the journal Earthquake Spectra, which suggests that ground shaking from the 2010 Darfield earthquake caused a death.[388]
February 2020 — The temporary housing in Linwood Park starts being removed.[389]
4 September 2020 — The last temporary house in Linwood Park is removed.[390]
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