Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern unveils the winning design for the Erebus plane crash memorial which is to be built in the Parnell Rose Garden in Auckland. A design that includes a walkway projecting to the horizon has been chosen for the national Erebus memorial. Ministry for Culture and Heritage The chosen design for the national Erebus memorial, Te Paerangi Ataata – Sky Song. READ MORE:* Memorial site for Mt Erebus crash victims proposed for Parnell Rose Gardens in Auckland* Families welcome PM's efforts to work with them for Erebus memorial* Erebus tragedy memorial still missing, families say* Government will pursue national memorial to commemorate the Erebus disasterTwo hundred and fifty-seven people died when an Air New Zealand plane ploughed into Mt Erebus in Antarctica on November 28, 1979. CHECKPOINT/RNZ PM Jacinda Ardern has unveiled the design for a national Erebus memorial to the 257 people who died when an Air New Zealand flight crashed in Antarctica on 28 November 1979.

Source: Stuff April 05, 2019 02:27 UTC