Fifty-one people died as a result of the shootings at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques on March 15, 2019, and many others were injured and traumatised.
To mark the second anniversary of the attacks, the national remembrance service, Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One, will be held at Christchurch Arena, on Saturday, March 13, at 3pm.
Last year’s National Remembrance Service to mark the first anniversary was cancelled due to the Covid-19 retrictions.
A Christchurch City Council spokesperson said the programme for this year’s service is based on what was planned for last year.
It has been put together with input from the people most affected by the attacks, including survivors and families of the victims.
The two schools were heavily impacted by the attacks. Cashmere High lost two current students and a past student in the attacks, and one student from Burnside High School died.
Christchurch Muslim leaders, Mayor Lianne Dalziel and other dignitaries will take part in the service, which will be jointly led by the Muslim community, the city council, Government and Ngāi Tūāhuriri as mana whenua.
The event will be held on March 13, rather than the actual anniversary, so it falls on the weekend allowing more people to attend.
The service will be live-streamed, with the border restrictions meaning people from overseas will not be able to travel to Christchurch to attend the event.
The full order of service and further details will be released in the coming weeks.
Other March 15 commemorative events in the city will be listed here as they are finalised.
Tributes
People wanting to leave tributes around the city are asked to make sure the tributes are entirely compostable, with flowers left unwrapped, and any ties or attachments able to be composted.
