New Zealand Embassy Beijing, China
Christchurch Earthquake Gallery
Arrival of the Chinese USAR team at Christchurch RNZAF base
The Chinese USAR team are greeted on arrival in Christchurch
The USAR team departs the RNZAF base for duties
New Zealand Prime Minister Key meets with the Chinese Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) team
Chinese USAR team views the PGG building during a survey of the most affected areas
The Chinese USAR team and New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue personnel work together on the CTV site (Nelson Mail, Colin Smith, 2011)
The Chinese USAR team work on the CTV building site
The Chinese USAR team at work
The Chinese USAR team boards the New Zealand Defence Force plane in Whenuapai
HE Carl Worker, New Zealand Ambassador to China, opens the memorial ceremony at the New Zealand Embassy, Beijing on 22 March
Ngati Aorere Beijing sing Whakaaria Mai, a Maori waiata
Mr David Mahon, a long-standing member of the New Zealand community in Beijing, addresses the gathering
Ambassador Zhang Limin, former Ambassador of China to New Zealand, speaks as a representative of the Chinese community
Sophie McKinnon reads James K Baxter's poem, Inscription
The memorial ceremony was attended by senior representatives from the International Department of the Communist Party of China, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Public Security, China Earthquake Administration, Ministry of Education, and Ministry of Commerce, as well as representatives from the diplomatic community
Guests observe two minutes' silence
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