Mosque attacks memorial: Low numbers at national service, refunds offered for service fees on free tickets
15 Mar, 2021 12:50 AM
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Fees of up to $16 charged in error for tickets to national service to mark the anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks despite it being a free and public event. Photo / George Heard
Fees of up to $16 charged in error for tickets to national service to mark the anniversary of the Christchurch terror attacks despite it being a free and public event. Photo / George Heard
NZ Herald
A national remembrance service held to mark the second anniversary of the Christchurch terror attack was only attended by about 150 members of the public.
Portrait of Remembrance to mark the second anniversary of the Christchurch mosques terror attack.
EDITORIAL: Two years ago today, an individual consumed and twisted by hate and ignorance took the lives of 51 Muslims as they prayed. The shock and grief which swept New Zealand brought us together. Flowers, artworks and written tributes were left in vast numbers at the walls of Christchurch’s Botanic Gardens. Tens of thousands shared in the Muslim Call to Prayer the following Friday, and a week later our nation stopped to watch the Memorial Service for those who died. We heard the imams speak of forgiveness and gratitude as they grappled with their own and their worshippers’ grief. We learnt the power of Islam to bring comfort to the bereaved.
New Zealand remembers Christchurch terror attack at national service
13 Mar, 2021 03:53 AM
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A national remembrance service has been held in Christchurch today ahead of the second anniversary of the March 15 terror attack. Photo / George Heard
A national remembrance service has been held in Christchurch today ahead of the second anniversary of the March 15 terror attack. Photo / George Heard
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
Monday marks the second anniversary of the Christchurch terror attack - one of the darkest days in New Zealand s history where 51 people were murdered as they gathered to pray.
Survivors and family members of the victims of the Christchurch terror attack have told a public remembrance service that their lives will never be the same, but they are learning to rise up again with dignity.
Zara Omar and Sara Qasem read out the names of the people who lost their lives on 15 March 2019.
Photo: Supplied / Mark Tantrum
The Ko Tātou Tātou We Are One event at the Christchurch Arena - held this afternoon to mark two years since the Christchurch terror attack - was intended as a way for all New Zealanders to show solidarity with those affected.