New Zealand paused for two minutes' silence on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the devastating Christchurch earthquake, which left 185 people dead.

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Aftershocks continued to rattle Christchurch on Tuesday, as authorities said an elderly man died when series of powerful tremors hit the New Zealand city a day earlier.

New Zealand's Christchurch weathered a 7.0 earthquake, but a smaller 6.3 aftershock toppled buildings and killed scores largely because it was a 'bullseye' direct hit, scientists said.

Pakistan humiliated New Zealand in the third and final Twenty20 international in Christchurch on Thursday as the black caps slumped to their lowest ever total in the ultra-short form of the game.

New Zealand collapsed spectacularly chasing Pakistan's six for 183, with the top four batsmen all dismissed for ducks as the tourists shrugged off the form slump that saw them lose the first two matches of the three-match series.