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Grace Millane is being honoured tonight in a number of candlelight vigils being held across New Zealand.
The death of the 22-year-old British backpacker in Auckland has shocked New Zealand and the world. Her body was found on Sunday in the Waitakere Ranges, after she went missing over a week ago. A 26-year-old man has been charged with her murder.
White Ribbon will host Wednesday's vigil from 6-7pm in Auckland's St Patricks Square on Wednesday.
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Four-hundred candles were lit on Queenstown's lakefront in Grace's memory on Tuesday night. She was just shy of her birthday when she was killed, so candles were lit by Joshua Lewis - a friend of Grace's brother, who knew her for 15 years.
Auckland, Hamilton, Rotorua, Wellington, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Blenheim and Dunedin will now host the next vigils for Grace, at various locations on Wednesday night.
Photo tributes to Grace have been posted on social media under the hashtag #herlightourlove.
Rest in peace, Grace Millane.
You can follow the vigils here:
7:53pm - The scale of the crowds in Auckland can be seen here.
7:51pm - Green Party co-leader Marama Davidson has addressed the Wellington vigil.
7:49pm - Singer and activist Lizzie Marvelly has performed a song for Grace Millane.
She sang the song 'Amazing Grace'.
7:41pm - White Ribbon Ambassador Mark Longley has spoken at the Auckland vigil. His daughter, Emily, was murdered eight years ago after a very short but violent relationship.
"Watching Grace's story unfold... it really resonates with me," he said. "It was heart breaking to see a bright young life come to an end for such a trivial reason."
His speech brought many to tears, including Grace's father, David.
7:37pm - Alison Mau has encouraged people to "speak out" when they see violence and inappropriate behaviour.
A waiata is now being sung.
7:33pm - "Only men can stop men's violence against women," said Amber Davis, a social worker at Te Whare o Honore Eastern Women Refuge, speaking at the Auckland vigil at Federal St.
"Throw your might behind young women heading out into the world," she added, echoing Grace Millane's father, David, who said on Wednesday he hopes his daughter's death will not discourage other people from exploring the world.
7:27pm - One Twitter user said people must "never ever tolerate violence and assault against anyone, especially the women and vulnerable among us. It's not right."
7:24pm - The vigil in Hamilton has begun at the War Memorial Park. Footage uploaded by an attendee shows people gathered in silence to pay respects to Grace Millane.
7:10pm - Hundreds of people have gathered for the vigil in Wellington. Flowers can be seen laid next to an image of Grace at her graduation ceremony.
7:08pm - Crowds have started gathering for the vigil in New Plymouth.
6:50pm - Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has given a speech in Auckland to honour Grace Millane.
"Being killed by a stranger is fortunately relatively rare in our country, but what is all too common is the fact that every four and a half minutes in our country, an incident of family violence is reported to the police and other authorities," he said.
6:33pm - New Zealand "grieves for Grace and stands in admiration of the generosity of spirit of the family," another said of the Millane family.
6:14pm - "We gotta stay brave and curious about the world, about travel, about life," one person Tweeted, reflecting on Grace Millane's father David Millane saying he hopes the tragedy won't deter other people from exploring and traveling the world.
6pm - Large crowds have shown up to the vigil at St Patrick's Cathedral Square in Auckland.
5:45pm - Here's where you can attend the vigils across New Zealand:
- Auckland, 7pm, Federal Street & 6pm, St Patrick's Cathedral Square
- Hamilton, 7pm, Memorial Park (pending confirmation)
- Rotorua, 7pm, Tutanekai and Hinemoa Streets
- New Plymouth, 7pm, Puki Ariki Landing
- Wellington, 7pm, Civic Square
- Nelson, 7pm, 1903 Square
- Christchurch, 7pm, Cathedral Square
- Blenheim, 7pm, Taylor River Amphitheatre
- Dunedin, 7pm, Lower Octagon
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