The memorial is marked by steel salvaged from ground zero from tower two of the World Trade Centre. Photo: RNZA service to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks has been held Christchurch today. Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel told the small gathering she was overwhelmed with the memory of the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent terror attack that had happened in Christchurch since then and acknowledged the trauma the city had been through. NZ firefighters form a guard of honour at the site of the memorial this morning. Photo: RNZFire and Emergency NZ head Paul Henderson paid tribute to the first responders of 9/11 and to those in Christchurch, saying the city had had its share of trauma over the past 10 years.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 11, 2021 00:11 UTC