The emotional ceremony of the victims of the Christchurch earthquake marking ten years since the tragedy. The memorial service was held on Monday afternoon at the Canterbury Earthquake National Memorial in the heart of the city, with tributes from Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel, the Prime Minister of NZ Jacinda Ardern, and The Queen. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck on 22 February 2021 at the time of 12:51 pm, 185 peoples died in this disaster. A minute’s silence held to tribute the peoples who died in this disaster.
Prime Minister of NZ and Leader NZ labour Party Jacinda Ardern said the 10th anniversary of the Christchurch earthquake was a chance to remember and celebrate those who lost their lives alongside their families. She added the foreign nationals prevented due to COVID Pandemic. The survivors left with “unseen scars” from the disaster; and the children who grew up in its aftermath – known as the “generation of the rebuild”.
Prime Minister of NZ and Leader NZ labour Party Jacinda Ardern said on the radio this morning I heard someone say that it’s not ten years; it’s ten birthdays, ten Christmases, ten years of moments without the one you loved.
At the end of her speech, Jacinda Ardern To everyone who lost someone, to everyone who was injured, to everyone who lives with the aftermath – I hope you feel as much love and support around you today as you did ten years ago. She also added the read from The Sparrows, a poem by Helen Lowe, about the absence of birds in Christchurch city after the earthquake – and their eventual return.
