Millennium & Copthorne Hotels New Zealand (NZX:MCK) advises that some of its hotels in Christchurch had suffered some damage as a result of the earthquake that affected the Canterbury region on Saturday 4 September 2010, but that all guests and staff are safe.

"The safety and security of our guests and our staff is paramount", said MCK Managing Director Mr. BK Chiu. "We are taking steps to minimise the disruption to our guests including relocating them to our other properties and we are ensuring that our staff are looked after and able to work safely". One hotel, the Copthorne Hotel Christchurch Durham Street has been issued with a Restricted Use notice from the Council and is closed to guests until further notice. Guests are being relocated to the Copthorne Hotel Christchurch Central.

Recovery and retrieval operations at the hotel are currently underway.