Fifty one people were killed at the Al Noor and Linwood mosques and many others were injured and traumatised.
The programme has been put together with input from those most affected by the attacks, including survivors and families of the victims.
Students from Burnside and Cashmere high schools will perform music at the service. The two schools were heavily impacted by the mosque attacks. Cashmere High lost two current students and a past student in the attacks, and one student from Burnside High died.
The service will be jointly led by the local Muslim community, Christchurch City Council, the Government and Ngāi Tūāhuriri as mana whenua.
The full order of service and further details will be released when finalised next week.
The remembrance service will be live streamed for people to view. More details on the livestream will be released next week.
Christchurch event logistics
Information on how to get to the service, and road closures will be updated in coming days here.
People attending are asked to:
- Allow plenty of time to travel to the event with some roads around North Hagley Park closed to traffic and pedestrians.
- Arrive early for a 3pm start.
- Avoid bringing a bag to the event.
- Dogs are not permitted, this includes small dogs and dogs on a leash.
- The wearing of a hijab is optional for women attending.
- If severe weather impacts, or is expected to impact, the grounds at North Hagley Park, the service will be moved to Horncastle Arena.
Tributes
In the interests of sustainability and minimising waste, 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.
