Join us for LIVE VIDEO coverage as Christchurch marks five years since the devastating 22 February 2011 earthquake.
RNZ News is live from Christchurch as a public service is held at the Botanic Gardens to mark the anniversary of the 6.3 magnitude Canterbury earthquake that left 185 people dead and the city devastated.
Watch LIVE coverage with RNZ's Ian Telfer:
View a gallery of pictures from today's commemorations here: