By 3 New online staff
Memorial services will be held throughout the country tomorrow to mark the one year anniversary since the February 22 Christchurch earthquake that killed 185 people and crippled a city.
All the main city centres will observe a moment’s silence at 12.51pm, the time of the 6.3 magnitude quake.
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Where: North Hagley Park
When: 12pm-1:30pm
Christchurch residents welcome to attend the reading of names of the 185 who perished and two minute’s silence will be observed.
Where: North Hagley Park
When: 2pm-4pm
Christchurch Earthquake Awards will celebrate those who rose above the call of duty to assist others in the aftermath.
Where: Latimer Square
When: 8am-8.45am
Service focused towards those who lost loved ones as well as first responders, the public is also welcome to attend.
Where: Avon River
When: 8am-8pm
An event called River of Flowers. The public is invited to cast flowers into the river at particular sites. More information available here
Where: Christchurch Botanic Gardens
When: 10am-11.45am
Festival of Flowers where Golden Angel/Spirit sculpture will be unveiled and ringing of Peace Bell by Japanese students who lost friends in the CTV building.
Where: Wainoni/Avonside Community Services Trust
When: 12:45pm
Lighting of candles and two minutes’ silence along with other memorial activites.
Where: Branston Intermediate
When: 4.30pm-7.30pm
The Crusaders will be manning the free BBQ and there will be ice cream and games to entertain the children.
Where: Sacred Heart Parish Church, Addington
When: 5pm-8pm
Mass by the Filipino community of Christchurch.
Where: Queenspark Reserve
When: 5pm-7pm
A Memorial Reflection where northeast Christchurch residents can reflect over the year at stations dotted around the park.
Where: Oxford Terrace Baptist Church
When: 7pm
Reflection of Loss of Lives, Livelihoods and Living in Neighbourhood. An installation of white chairs will represent earthquake victims.
Where: Holy Trinity Avonside
When: 7pm
Brief service and candle lighting will be followed by Ash Wednesday service.
Where: Spreydon Baptist Church
When: 7.30pm
Remembrance and Ash Wednesday service.
Where: Selwyn District Council chambers, two minutes’ silence
When: 12.51pm
Where: Rolleston Domain
When: 5pm-7pm
Community picnic with music and children’s games
Where: Kaiapoi Baptist Church, the Kaiapoi Club and the Oxford Workingman's Club
When: 12pm-1.30pm
North Hagley Park’s Civic Memorial Service will be screened.
Where: District Council Rangiora and Oxford service centres and Darnley Square, Kaiapoi
When: 12.51pm
Two minute’s silence.
Where: Parnell’s Holy Trinity Cathedral
When: 12.30-1:00pm
Mayor Len Brown will lead two minute’s silence at 12.51pm.
Where: Aotea Square
When: 12.51pm
The Auckland Town Hall clock bell will ring at the start and finish of two minutes’ silence.
Where: Auckland War Memorial Museum
When: 12pm-2pm
Reading from The Broken Book by Christchurch author Fiona Farrell, two minutes' silence at 12.51pm and a screening of When A City Falls documentary at 1pm.
Where: Anglican and Catholic cathedrals
When: 12.30pm
Wellington’s service will be hosted by the Anglican and Catholic cathedrals, as vigil of solidarity with the two iconic Christchurch cathedrals that were destroyed.
Where: Otago Museum lawn
When: 12.30pm
Otago Student Association president Logan Edgar says a two minute’s silence, mayoral address from Dave Cull and end karakia will be held.
Where: Majestic Square
When: 5pm
Wanganui District Council’s youth committee and Mayor Annette Main will be hosting a service.
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