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AFP | February 23, 2012 09:01
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A Christchurch youth releases some of the 185 Monarch butterflies symbolizing the 185 people who lost their lives in last year's earthquake during a remembrance service in Hagley Park in Christchurch yesterday, one year after a 6.3-magnitude quake hit New Zealand's second largest city. Photo: AFP

A Christchurch youth releases some of the 185 Monarch butterflies symbolizing the 185 people who lost their lives in last year's earthquake during a remembrance service in Hagley Park in Christchurch Wednesday, one year after a 6.3-magnitude quake hit New Zealand's second largest city. Photo: AFP

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