Thousands have gathered in a park for a public memorial service one week after the New Zealander terror attack.
Muslims and non-Muslims together showed their support in Christchurch's Hagley Park opposite the Al Noor mosque where worshipers were gunned down last Friday.
The call to prayer will be heard at 1.30pm local time (11.30am AEDT) and followed by two minutes of silence.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is due to close the ceremony with a speech at 2pm.
United in grief: Thousands have gathered in a park for a public memorial service one week after the New Zealander terror attack
Muslims and non-Muslims together showed their support in Christchurch's Hagley Park opposite the Al Noor mosque where worshipers were gunned down last Friday
The call to prayer was to be heard at 1.30pm local time (11.30am AEDT) and followed by two minutes of silence
Armed police officers secure the perimeter before Friday prayers at Hagley Park outside Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch
Australian boxer Anthony Mundine (centre) joins Muslims for the call to pray at Hagley Park, opposite the Al Noor Mosque
Mundine, a Muslim who has visited surviving victims in hospital, was seen praying and hugging friends in the park
Australian boxer Anthony Mundine, a Muslim who has visited surviving victims in hospital, was seen praying and hugging friends in the park.
Before the ceremony, prominent Muslims thanked the public for their support since the shooting.
'We appreciate the support that the people of New Zealand have given to us at this time, and the opportunity to do this,' community leader and head of the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand, Mustafa Farouk, said.
'We are so happy that this prayer will be broadcast to the entire world so that everyone can be a
