Following the Christchurch earthquake on 4 September 2010 and the major aftershock on 22 February 2011 programming in Christchurch was greatly affected . After both earthquakes the station broadcast in place of other radio stations in Christchurch operated by The Radio Network , the local studios located in Worcester Street in Christchurch were evacuated . Local news services in Christchurch were replaced temporarily with the network news feed which mostly contained news stories related to the quake heard by all of New Zealand . Local news readers reported news about the quake for all of New Zealand
Christchurch earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
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