Christchurch Earthquake
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This page contains links to our up-to-date information about the Christchurch Earthquake which occurred on Tuesday 22 February, 2011.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about other aspects of Police operations during Operation Earthquake can be found here.
Press Releases
Thursday 8 September 2011
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Wednesday 20 April 2011
Tuesday 19 April 2011
Saturday 16 April 2011
Friday 15 April 2011
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Saturday 9 April 2011
Thursday 7 April 2011
Wednesday 6 April 2011
Monday 4 April 2011
Saturday 2 April 2011
Friday 1 April 2011
Thursday 31 March 2011
- Police begin retrieving vehicles from Farmers car park in Christchurch
- Letters boost morale of earthquake workers
Wednesday 30 March 2011
- Three more names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Safety first for heavy vehicle movements in Christchurch
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Monday 28 March 2011
Saturday 26 March 2011
- Five further names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Christchurch Vehicle Recovery Operation hits halfway point
Friday 25 March 2011
- Two further names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Christchurch Vehicle Recovery - opening hours, Friday 25 March
Thursday 24 March 2011
- Four further names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Suggested route - key drop-off, Vehicle Recovery Operation, Christchurch
Wednesday 23 March 2011
- Seven more names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Recovery of vehicles from Lichfield St Carpark starts today
Tuesday 22 March 2011
- Advisory: Media invited to official thanking of Australian police contingent
- Police name employee killed in earthquake
- Two names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Vehicles to be recovered from Lichfield car parking building
Monday 21 March 2011
Sunday 20 March 2011
Friday 18 March 2011
Thursday 17 March 2011
- Two further names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Recovery of vehicles from The Crossing and Bedford Row car parks
- Important keys stolen with vehicle
- Recovery of vehicles from Rydges car park this evening
- CBD streets almost clear of abandoned vehicles
Wednesday 16 March 2011
- 11 names released following Christchurch earthquake
- Recovery of vehicles from Manchester Street car park this evening
Tuesday 15 March 2011
- Three carparks deemed too unsafe for vehicle recovery
- Be safe and responsible when you drink
- Further names released following Canterbury Earthquake
- Ceremonial blessing of sites a time for grief and healing
- Recovery of vehicles from 101 Victoria Square car park this evening
- Vehicle recovery site now up and running
Monday 14 March 2011
- Driving behaviour on Canterbury roads disappoints
- Further names released following Christchurch Earthquake
Sunday 13 March 2011
- Car park at 101 Victoria Square will be cleared on Tuesday
- Steady progress with vehicle recovery
- Take care around schools in Christchurch
- Four more names released in Christchurch earthquake
- Watch your alcohol intake
Saturday 12 March 2011
Friday 11 March 2011
Thursday 10 March 2011
- Police confirm latest 12 names of deceased
- Correction to spelling of Christchurch earthquake victim's name
- Christchurch Police targeting alcohol, disorder and driving
- Police release additional names of deceased
- Recovery of vehicles begins from Christchurch CBD
- Police pay tribute to Australian contingent leaving Christchurch
Wednesday 9 March 2011
- Police release eight more names of deceased
- Wellington District Police adopt Cantabrian World War II veteran
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Media invited to official thanking of Australian Police contingent
- MEDIA ADVISORY: Victoria Police assist student army in earthquake clean up
Tuesday 8 March 2011
Monday 7 March 2011
Sunday 6 March 2011
- Police release names of 15 earthquake victims
- Drivers clogging central city in Christchurch
- Lyttelton Police Station will keep operating
- Disaster Victim Identification teams in for the long haul
- Police Keeping A Close Watch For Potential Flooding
Saturday 5 March 2011
Friday 4 March 2011
- Family liaison officers motivated to get job done accurately and in a timely fashion
- Eagle eye over Christchurch
- Police release more names
- Drivers flouting the law in Christchurch
Thursday 3 March 2011
- Media Advisory: NSW Police Commissioner available for interviews this afternoon
- Who needs a day off when you can help out a mate?
- Police confirm death of two from Israel
Wednesday 2 March 2011
- Rescue operation disrupted by high winds
- Emotional family visit to CBD
- Australian Police blown away by Kiwi's 'volunteeriness'
- Three more names released - confirmed death toll 159
- Karakia helps workers with emotional toll
- Thai DVI team arrives to assist in identifying Christchurch quake victims
- Trans-Tasman Police assistance goes full circle
- Friends reunited after 17 years during reassurance patrols in Lyttleton
Tuesday 1 March 2011
- Death toll rises
- 5000 Christchurch residents arrive in Timaru
- Police mark seven days since quake
- Number of confirmed dead remains unchanged
- Controlled felling
- Christchurch earthquake - 154 now confirmed dead
Monday 28 February 2011
- Sumner roads open
- Christchurch earthquake - revision of access points
- Earthquake death toll remains unchanged
- Evacuation in the Redcliffs - Clifton area: Community meeting at 5pm
- More names released
- Community rallies around in police officer's street
- Christchurch earthquake - Reminder of cordon access
Sunday 27 February 2011
- Suburban patrollers there to help
- Two more names expected tomorrow
- Gift of solidarity from colleagues
- Police working hard on identification
- Looter confesses to "scary" Australian cops
- Media Advisory: Update on cordon access in Christchurch CBD
Saturday 26 February 2011
- Police meet with families as death toll hits 145
- Christchurch central city is no place for rubber-necking
- Media Advisory - new access point for media
- Cordon access point closed due to unstable building
- Normal policing continues
- Death toll of 123 expected to climb
- Media bus tour - today 2pm
- Cultural needs of victims being addressed
- Christchurch earthquake - cordons needs to be respected
Friday 25 February 2011
- Revised access to Art Gallery for inter-agency media briefings
- Names of two further victims released in Christchurch Earthquake
- Caution urged on Canterbury roads
- Official death toll rises as search and rescue operation continues
- Corrected spelling of a victim's name
- Kapiti Police warn of fraudster claiming to be a Christchurch earthquake victim
- Correction to age of earthquake victim
- Police media briefing Christchuch at 10.30am today
- Overwhelming generosity from community
- Bogus officials in Christchurch
- Death toll passes 100
Thursday 24 February 2011
- Media access to central city
- Extension of restricted airspace over Christchurch
- First earthquake victims identified
- DVI process explained
- Latest media advisory on access to restricted areas in Christchurch city - update
- Updated Media Advisory: on access to the restricted areas in Christchurch city
- Media Advisory: Release of lists of dead and injured
- Media Advisory: Media access to central Christchurch city restricted
- Advise friends and the authorities if you are safe
- Media Advisory: Media conference and filming in Christchurch
- Christchurch earthquake - Work resumes at CTV building
- Christchurch earthquake - Take care of one another
Wednesday 23 February 2011
- Media advisory: Enforcement of Christchurch cordon restrictions from 6:30pm
- Police to impose overnight restrictions
- Cordon enforcement policy
- Australian police contingent to assist local police
- Death toll reaches 75
- Media Advisory - Time change for escorted media tour in Christchurch city
- Media Advisory - Escorted media access to central Christchurch sites 10:45am today
- National Police response continues to support Christchurch rescue effort
- Advisory: Media and cordons
- People still being pulled alive from buildings
- Number for international callers now activated
Tuesday 22 February 2011
- Phone line set up to report people missing after quake
- Media advisory: cellphone number for all media calls to Christchurch Police
- Police reinforcements to help with Christchurch Earthquake response
- BoP Police to send staff to Christchurch
- Number of fatalities rise from Christchurch earthquake
- Additional Police staff heading to Christchurch
- Police response to Christchurch Eart