In Wellington’s Civic Square on Wednesday the seventeenth of November a vigil was held for those lost and injured in the attacks in Paris over the weekend.

French flags were flown and music and conversation punctuated the somber occasion. A minute of silence was held.

Scoop photographer Olexander Barnes was present at the vigil.

Banners laid in Civic Square

Banners laid in Civic Square

People gathered for the vigil

People gathered for the vigil

French Ambassador to New Zealand Florence Jeanblanc-Risler (left) and Wellington Mayor Celia Wade Brown

Florence Jeanblanc-Risler and Celia Wade Brown

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