The Chinese search and rescue team arrived at New Zealand's Auckland airport at 5:45 a.m. Friday morning, after a ten-hour flight.

Liao Juhua (5th R, Back), Chinese Consul General to Auckland, poses with Chinese rescue team members upon their arrival at an airport in Auckland, New Zealand, on Feb. 25, 2011. The 10-member Chinese rescue team, including experts and rescuers, arrived in Auckland on Friday and headed for the quake area in Christchurch by New Zealand's military aircraft. [Li Yaoyu/Xinhua]

They will take New Zealand air force craft to the South Island city of Christchurch, which was seriously hit by a 6.3-magnitude earthquake on Feb. 22.

At the request of New Zealand government, the Chinese government decided to send a 10-member team to join the international rescue efforts.

The team leader told media at the Auckland airport that all the team members are rescue specialists and they will do their best to rescue lives of whom trapped in the rubble.

The team is expected to arrive at Christchurch at 3:30 p.m. Friday, and will start working as soon as possible.

The death toll in Tuesday's devastating earthquake in Christchurch rose again on Friday to 113, while around 200 more still remain missing.