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'They will not be forgotten': New Zealanders remember Christchurch mosque victims – video The 51 worshippers murdered in the Christchurch mosque attacks almost two years ago by a white supremacist have been remembered at a national service with songs, prayers, speeches and pledges to rebuild the community. New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, and the governor general, Patsy Reddy, joined around 1,000 members of the community at Christchurch’s Horncastle arena on Saturday for the service. The centrepiece of the service was a reading of the names of the dead as their pictures ...

Share on Twitter The 51 murdered worshippers in the Christchurch Mosques terror attack have been remembered at a national remembrance service, two years since the 2019 shootings. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Governor-General Patsy Reddy joined hundreds of community members at Christchurch's Horncastle Arena on Saturday for the service. READ MORE The lost were remembered in song, in prayer, in tears and with defiant pledges to rebuild lives, bodies and community. The centrepiece of the service was the names of the dead read aloud as their pictures were displayed on...

Ardern Leads Tributes On New Zealand Quake Anniversary 02/22/21 AT 12:31 AM Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern paid tribute to victims of the Christchurch earthquake Monday as New Zealand paused to mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster that claimed 185 lives. Thousands gathered at a memorial service in the South Island city and marked a minute's silence at 12:51 pm (2351 Sunday GMT), the precise time the shallow 6.3-magnitude quake hit. Ardern said it was a moment that changed everything in the city of 400,000. "The toll could not have been more significant, and daily reminders made it harder ...

Centenarian celebrations at Summerset Margaret Pratt celebrated her century in style. The phrase “100 years young” could have been invented for Margaret Pratt, who celebrated her landmark birthday at Summerset Falls in Warkworth on Friday, February 5. The sprightly centenarian, who still lives independently in her own cottage at the Mansel Drive retirement village, enjoyed a special lunch with friends and family, surrounded by flowers, gifts and cards, including official congratulations from Queen Elizabeth II, the Governor-General of New Zealand, Patsy Reddy, and Prime Minister Jacinda A...

Wednesday, 10 February 2021, 1:06 pm Hindus have expressed dismay at the reported ejection of Māori member of New Zealand parliament for refusing to wear tie. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that New Zealand needed to grow up and show some maturity before ejecting a Māori MP from the Parliament which was built on land discovered by his ancestors. Inflicting the dress code and fashion traditions imported from Europe on the original settlers of New Zealand was simply unjust and should be universally condemned; Zed, who is President of Universal Society o...