CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand: Thousands of people stand and listen silently in a Christchurch Park today as the names of 50 people shot dead in two mosques were read out at a national memorial service, media reports said.
Speaker called for the legacy of the tragedy to be a kinder, more tolerant New Zealand.
Several representatives of governments from around the world joined New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern at the remembrance service in Hagley Park.
PM Ardern said that the challenge now is to make the very best of us a daily reality.
Ardern, wearing Maori cloak known as a kakahu during the service, said the world had to end the vicious cycle of extremism. (Agencies)
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