{"id":584124,"date":"2026-08-29T15:44:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:44:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/584124\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T15:44:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T15:44:26","slug":"auckland-vigil-for-nepal-flood-victims-as-five-new-zealanders-remain-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/584124\/","title":{"rendered":"Auckland vigil for Nepal flood victims as five New Zealanders remain missing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">Ethnic Communities Minister Mark Mitchell attended the vigil, which he described as an honour.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Members of the community gathered in Auckland today to light candles in solidarity with the missing and dead in Nepal. Photo \/ Annaleise Shortland\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Members of the community gathered in Auckland today to light candles in solidarity with the missing and dead in Nepal. Photo \/ Annaleise Shortland<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">He urged families still waiting for news of their loved ones to have faith in the possibility of \u201cmiracles\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cJust keep the candles burning, don\u2019t give up on hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">In his capacity as Emergency Management and Recovery Minister, Mitchell said New Zealand was on standby to assist with the recovery effort.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"National MPs Mark Mitchell (left) and Melissa Lee (second left) attended today's vigil. Photo \/ Annaleise Shortland\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>National MPs Mark Mitchell (left) and Melissa Lee (second left) attended today&#8217;s vigil. Photo \/ Annaleise Shortland<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe\u2019re standing with you shoulder to shoulder,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cWe know the hurt, we know what you\u2019re going through, and we\u2019re going to try and share that with you and take some of that burden off you as much as we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">National MP Melissa Lee became emotional as she addressed the crowd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cTo all my Nepali friends, I just want to say how awful it was to watch the footage, and I can only imagine how difficult it was for you to watch the footage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">Dinesh Khadka, the former Honorary Consul for Nepal to Auckland, called for support for those affected, urging people who were able to donate to contribute to relief efforts.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"The crowd shared a moment of silence at Aotea Square this afternoon. Photo \/\u00a0Annaleise Shortland\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>The crowd shared a moment of silence at Aotea Square this afternoon. Photo \/\u00a0Annaleise Shortland<\/p>\n<p class=\"TpGGueVENmajZwYgWe\" style=\"display:none\">The event ended with several people sharing words before the group listened to a Nepalese song.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ethnic Communities Minister Mark Mitchell attended the vigil, which he described as an honour. 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