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In our Darkess Hour Friday, 15th March 2019
We are deeply saddened by tragic event that happened in our lovely City of Christchurch.
Our thoughts go out to all those who have lost loved ones and those who have been affected by this unprecedented act of violence bought to our shores.
We are deeply saddened by tragic event that happened in our lovely City of Christchurch.
Our thoughts go out to all those who have lost loved ones and those who have been affected by this unprecedented act of violence bought to our shores.
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We Are One service 2020
The venue for the national remembrance service marking the first anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks has been changed to Horncastle Arena.
The service was originally going to be held in North Hagley Park but with wet weather forecast for Sunday, organisers have made the decision to shift to an indoor venue.
The Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One service will now be held at Addington’s Horncastle Arena, starting at 3pm Sunday.
The service will be a show of unity that pays tribute to the victims of the mosque attacks and to those who came to their aid.
The programme for the service has been put together by those most affected by the mosque attacks, including survivors and families of the victims.
During the service the names of the 51 people who died will be read out and portraits of many of them displayed on a giant screen.
The service will be jointly led by the local Muslim community, Christchurch City Council standing with Ngāi Tūāhuriri as mana whenua, and the Government.
People planning on attending the remembrance services are asked to:
- Allow plenty of time to travel to the event as some roads around Horncastle Arena will be closed to traffic and pedestrians.
- Arrive early for a 3pm start.
- Avoid bringing a bag to the event.
- Leave dogs at home.
Due to concerns about Coronavirus, people should stay at home if they are feeling unwell. People should also not attend the service if they have recently been in mainland China, Iran, northern Italy or the Republic of Korea, or if they have been in close contact with someone confirmed with Coronavirus in the last 14 days.
The service will be live-streamed here.
Hundreds of soft toys left at the Rolleston Avenue tribute wall and outside Masjid Al Noor in the wake of the mosque shootings have been given to young Muslim children in Christchurch as part of Eid celebrations.
The soft toys were among the mass of flowers, messages and tributes that residents and visitors to Christchurch left along the Rolleston Avenue frontage to the Botanic Gardens in the days and weeks following the tragic shootings, which claimed 51 lives.
In an initiative nicknamed Operation Ted, Christchurch City Council and the Canterbury District Health Board worked with Canterbury Linen to have the soft toys sorted and professionally washed so they could then be given to the city’s Muslim children.
This morning the freshly laundered toys were handed out to children at a special celebration at Pioneer Stadium to mark Eid – the festival that marks the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting.
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Soft toys from tribute wall gifted to Muslim children
Hundreds of soft toys left at the Rolleston Avenue tribute wall and outside Masjid Al Noor in the wake of the mosque shootings have been given to young Muslim children in Christchurch as part of Eid celebrations.
