Christchurch Memorial Service 18 March 2011

[Steve H]

Hi All,

Just wanted to say thanks for all the comments in this thread, the Memorial Service was very moving indeed.

Thanks also to Dave and the team for getting the videos and messages from Hayley up on the website so quickly!

Safe journey back Hayley.

Steve

[tracy]

It’s a shame that the normal news on the basic channels didn’t concentrate a little more on Hayley, they showed plenty of footage of the Prince but only a very short snippet of Hayley, it would have been really good publicity for her for people to hear her voice. If you search for it there is plenty but the average person watching the news didn’t get to see much of Hayley.
its a shame.

BUT very moving wasn't it.
thanks to all for the reports
Much love Tracy

[Libby]

The U.S. coverage only showed a little bit of Prince William, but of course nothing else about the service, let alone Hayley. Not very surprising, of course.

[Dave]

Hello everyone,

This is a plea for help!

I have some extra videos at high quality of Hayley interviews, the National Anthem, and Pokarekare Ana. You've probably all seen or heard them already but the one I like best is Pokarekare Ana, sung after the service itself concluded.

TVNZ seems to be the only station to broadcast Pokarekare Ana and I have that, but the announcer talks over the first verse and that rather spoils what is otherwise a beautiful performance by Hayley.

Does anyone know of ANY audio or video recording, anywhere, of Hayley's first verse of this performance of Pokarekare Ana, i.e. not talked over? Even if it's just a clip of the first bit, in for example a news report. I could then dub it onto the video I have to produce a complete version, accompanied by images of the damage to Christchurch.

If there are none, I'll do the best I can with it and post it in a few days time (Juliette already posted the audio, talked over version). I'll post some of the other videos I have, too.

Cheers, Dave

[John]

Hi Dave

Unfortunately TVNZ were the only braodcaster recording the event. Everyone else was just taking a feed from them.
I can check with the sound company to see if they recorded everything as they were using their new toy which records all 60 channels coming into the desk.
I figure it's fairly unlikely that they will have been recording but you never know

Cheers
John

[Jillian]

Hi everyone,

I just realised that on Australian Itunes you can download for free the videos of Hayley's segment on Close Up and Breakfast. How interesting.

Cheers,
Jillian

[Dave]

Mar 22, 2011 8:53:35 GMT John said:

Hi Dave

Unfortunately TVNZ were the only braodcaster recording the event. Everyone else was just taking a feed from them.
I can check with the sound company to see if they recorded everything as they were using their new toy which records all 60 channels coming into the desk.
I figure it's fairly unlikely that they will have been recording but you never know

Cheers
John

Thanks John, it would be great if they have something but if not, I will of course post what I have.

Cheers, Dave

[Libby]

If anything, there could eventually be amateur videos that pop up. There was already one of the NZ anthem. It wasn't even the whole thing, though, but at the end it shows the singers hugging each other, in particular, Dame Malvina and her prize pupil.

[Richard]

From Dargaville & Districts News:

Memorial brings nation together
Rose Stirling


Mark Taylor/Waikato Times

The mood at the national memorial service for the victims of the Christchurch earthquake was almost impossible to describe, Kaipara mayor Neil Tiller says.

''It was surreal. It was such a subdued atmosphere, totally different to a cricket or rugby game. It was very sad.''

Mr Tiller says he has never seen a crowd that size in mourning before and hopes he never has to again.

''I don't know how many people were there but my taxi driver estimated there would have been 30,000 to 40,000,'' he says.

Mr Tiller and other mayors from throughout New Zealand sat with bereaved family members in an area fenced off from the main crowd.

He says the event was unforgettable.

''Hagley Park as far as the eye could see was packed with people and their picnic blankets, sitting under and up in trees. I will remember it for the rest of my life.''

The mayor says one of the most memorable moments was when Hayley Westenra came on stage.

''Before she went to sing she just stood there in front of the microphone for a few seconds.

''I've never heard such silence from such a huge crowd.

''You could have heard a pin drop. I didn't even hear a baby cry, nothing.''

Mr Tiller says he was proud to represent Kaipara at the occasion.

''I was talking to Christchurch locals as I walked back though the park to my hotel and they were very thankful for our support.''

But he says Sunday night's 5.1 aftershock will have done nothing for the region's confidence although he still sees plenty of hope for it to recover.

He can't think of a better mayor for the task than Bob Parker.

''I know a lot of mayors in New Zealand but there was only one who could have done that job and that's Bob.

''We support him 100 percent.''

He says Christchurch is moving along and is pleasantly surprised by how well the area he stayed in looked.

But he did not get to see the quake-ravaged inner city.

Richard

[Steve H]

Mar 15, 2011 20:12:23 GMT Libby said:

They were doing so well using newer media shots of Hayley, and now they're back to another old one. And they're still calling her an opera singer.

Hi Libby,

I am totally biased of course but I like that photo and it's also an HWI photo!

Steve

[John]

Hi Dave

I checked with the PA company. They didn't record the audio as TVNZ was recording it. Sorry but you might have to go with what you have.

Cheers, John

[Dave]

Hi John,

Never mind, and thanks for asking!

I will have a look at it tomorrow and sort something out.

Cheers, Dave

[Libby]

Thanks for the article, Richard.

I'm not saying I don't like the picture, Steve; it's great, and it looks very professional. But I just think it's better to use more current photos of Hayley. That photo is almost 5 years old now, isn't it? Plus, I've never liked that much makeup on Hayley, and her makeup nowadays has been nicer, in my opinion.

[Dave]

Hi everyone,

I have now uploaded to hwivid on YouTube the video from TVNZ of the devastated Christchurch central business district. This is accompanied by Hayley's live performance of Pokarekare Ana at the Christchurch Memorial Service on 18 March 2011.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhnSvW1NA3g

The first 30 seconds of the audio has a commentator's voice-over, but the rest is pure Hayley.

Cheers, Dave

[Richard]

Here's Prince William with the Westenra family:



Source: www.thinglink.com/scene/400614390740549633

Richard