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Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial

Christchurch City, New Zealand

Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial
Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

The Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial (Māori: Oi Manawa) is the Crown's official memorial for those killed or seriously injured in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. It is located on both sides of the Avon River / Ōtākaro downstream from the Montreal Street bridge. The memorial opened on 22 February 2017, the sixth anniversary of the earthquake.

Monument data from Wikidata (CC0). Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

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