Economic activity has been significantly disrupted by the Christchurch earthquake.

由于基督城地震，经济活动被显著地干扰。

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New Zealand has held a two-minute silence exactly a week after the devastating Christchurch earthquake.

克赖斯特彻奇毁灭性地震发生一周之际，新西兰举行一场时长为两分钟的默哀仪式。

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Police today held two meetings with families of victims believed to have died in the Christchurch earthquake.

今天警方举行了两个与基督城地震中遇难者家属的见面会。

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He will also win points this week for visiting the victims of the Queensland floods, after his stop in New Zealand to meet residents hit by the Pike River Mine disaster and the Christchurch earthquake.

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Christchurch, New Zealand : Since it was rocked by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake and endless aftershocks this year, Christchurch has seen its share of visitors who want to view the destruction via bus, walking or Segway tours around the perimeter of affected areas, notes a report in the New Zealand Herald.

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Three weeks on, Christchurch is still digging out from the 6.8-magnitude earthquake (though perhaps acknowledging the good fortune to be spared Japan-like devastation), the worst natural disaster New Zealand has experienced in its short history.

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