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Mosque attacks: Christchurch to get rare bravery award
Mosque attacks: Christchurch to get rare bravery award Wed, 21 Jul 2021, 11:43AM
Christchurch city and its citizens are set to receive a rare bravery award for their response to the March 15, 2019 mosque terror attacks.
A ceremony this Friday night will see the city and citizens of Christchurch receive a representative Gold medal bravery award from the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, for their response to the shootings where 51 people were murdered.
It s the second time the people of Christchurch have received the award - the last one being presented in 2012 in recognition of the bravery shown by persons known and unknown during and following the deadly February 22, 2011 Christchurch earthquake.