Commemoration of the Christchurch earthquake at 12:51pm was varied – is this a sign the city is moving on? When the new earthquake memorial was unveiled, with a minute's silence observed at 12.51pm, it seemed almost no time had passed since the 2011 disaster. READ MORE:* Canterbury earthquake memorial 'a place to grieve and hope' - English* Year seven of the rebuild - what's ahead for Christchurch? STACY SQUIRES/FAIRFAX NZ A woman sits alone looking at the wall of the new earthquake memorial in Christchurch. STACY SQUIRES/FAIRFAX NZ Three women drop flower petals into the Avon river after a ceremony at the new earthquake memorial.

Source: Stuff February 22, 2017 02:32 UTC