New Zealand remembers 185 who died in quake 10 years ago

No masks?

Why would they?

Are they 100% certain no asymptomatic positives in that crowd?

Yes.

Did every single person get tests?

They don't need to.

I'm envious. If only we all had competent leaders like Ardern.

The CTV building collapse was one of those events where multiple errors and in one case fraud, all aligned to make a complete disaster. The man who designed the building was inexperienced in designing buildings over two stories in height, the company that employed didn't provide adequate monitoring of his work, and to top it off, the man in charge of supervising the buildings construction had a fake engineering degree he obtained through identity theft.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/ctv-fraudster-could-be-investigated/J3Q52V7MJDNVEIOCOQJTYWDZ5U/

Although this day should be used to commemorate those who lost their lives, we should not forget that many people died due to a building that was not up to standard. Nobody has been held accountable.

I recall the sad day when the bodies of many of the Japanese victims were flown to Japan.

The victims families and friends were all waiting as of course were politicians and the media.

It was to be an important memorial day for all those loved ones.

And what day was it - March 11.

How terrible that their anguish and sadness was to be compounded by Japans own day of terror.

With all the chaos, tragedy and death occurring in Tohoku the nation never got to collectively pay respects and mourn the passing of the NZ victims.

A tragedy.