The ninth anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake will be marked with a public civic service at the Oi Manawa Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial.

Sunday's National Remembrance Service marking the first anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks has been cancelled, as a precautionary approach to Covid-19 (the Corona Virus).

A special Waitangi Day citizenship ceremony will take place on Monday at Ngā Hau E Wha National Marae on Pages Road.

A condolence book is being set up at Tūranga and the flag above the Civic Offices is flying at half-mast as Christchurch joins the nation in mourning the death of the Duke of Edinburgh, His Royal Highness Prince Philip.

Christchurch will hold a memorial service for the late Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday 25 September.

Christchurch Mayor Phil Mauger has warmly welcomed 363 people as New Zealand citizens at his first official Citizenship Ceremony.

The Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Jens Stoltenberg, has met with Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel to offer his condolences for the mosque shootings.

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Details have been released of the civic service that will mark the 9th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake that claimed 185 lives.

The 10th anniversary of the 22 February 2011 earthquake will be marked with a civic memorial service and a free concert featuring Bic Runga.