Breanna Gowland watching her daughters plant a memorial tree in Christchurch yesterday. At 5-months-old, he was one of the youngest victims of the deadly Christchurch earthquake that claimed 185 lives 10 years ago. Then, the family crossed the river to plant the tree and remember Baxtor – and the other 184 people who lost their lives. "This memorial is our obviously not-so-nice-a-day but we try and remember [Baxtor] in the nicest way possible." Wreaths laidPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern led tributes to the quake victims and laid a wreath at the memorial wall.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 22, 2021 20:37 UTC