Christchurch, a town hurt hard by earthquakes over the last 8 months, was urged to rise up by thousands of well wishers, who turned out across the country to perform a HAKA in support of Christchurch.

The biggest turn out was in Auckland where Aotea Square was packed for the super HAKA.

A new Ngai Tahu HAKA was especially composed for the lunchtime event; “rise up, rise up” it urged.

“It is giving us the call to the rest of the nation to come and help support us in these hard times,”

I WAS AT AOTEA SQUARE IN AUCKLAND TO CAPTURE THE EVENT
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