Bic Runga to headline quake concert
Bic Runga will headline a free concert marking the 10th anniversary of Christchurch’s February 22, 2011, earthquake.
The Christchurch City Council said the concert, called tautahi Together, would be held on February 28, following a memorial service on the day of the anniversary.
The memorial service will be held at the city’s national memorial, Oi Manawa, which is located next to the Avon River and displays the names of the 185 people who lost their lives in the disaster.
‘‘It is important that on this significant anniversary we remember and acknowledge those who died, the bereaved, the severely injured, the traumatised and everyone who endured hardship or lost something of value to them,’’ council civic and international relations manager Matt Nichols said.
The memorial service is scheduled to begin at 12.30pm on February 22 and will be livestreamed and available on demand.
The¯Otautahi Together concert, headlined by Runga, would be held on the Archery¯O Lawn of the Botanic Gardens on February 28 to mark the end of the 10th anniversary commemorations. Nichols said the Quake Families Trust supported ending commemorations with an event ‘‘centredon the healing power of music’’.