New Zealand Earthquake
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NZ holds 2 mins' silence to mourn quake victims

New Zealand held a two-minute silence nationwide at 12.51 p.m. Tuesday, exactly a week after a deadly earthquake ruined the South Island city of Christchurch.
Post-mortems on Christchurch quake victims near completion
Post-mortems on victims of the Christchurch earthquake are likely to be completed in the next few days, police said on Monday.
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New Zealand to hold national memorial day
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Backgrounder
New Zealand is an island country in the south-west Pacific. The country comprises the North Island and South Island, and a host of smaller islands. The capital is Wellington, and the largest city and main port is Auckland. The country has a diverse multicultural population of over 4 million people. >>
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