It will be a call to prayer like none before in New Zealand today, as the nation honours the victims of our country's darkest day in modern times. Thousands are expected to gather in Hagley Park, opposite the Masjid Al Noor on Deans Ave before the Jummah Salah, or afternoon prayer, by 1.15pm. call_top_prayer.jpg Image: New Zealand HeraldPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern will be at the reflection when the call to prayer sounds at 1.30pm, followed by two minutes' silence at 1.32pm. In Auckland, mosques in four corners of the city will open their doors to people of all faiths to remember the 50 lives lost. These are the Ponsonby Masjid, Ranui Mosque, North Shore Islamic Centre and Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq in Pakuranga.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 21, 2019 20:15 UTC