Please scroll down this page for details of the peace vigils on Tuesday, 11 November 2014 to mark Armistice Day - these details are available on Facebook here, please share the link on your page, thank you. Photos of the vigils are available here.

The vigils are coordinated nationwide by Peace Movement Aotearoa - in association with Quakers - as part of Peace Movement Aotearoa's World War One Centenary Peace Project, and have three themes: remembrance, ending war, and promoting peace. More information about the peace vigil series is available here, and information about the three themes and the messages of the vigils is available here. If you would like to be involved in organising a future peace vigil in your area, please contact Peace Movement Aotearoa.

• Hokianga - Armistice Day peace vigil from 6pm to 6.30pm, at the Opononi boat ramp; please bring a candle and a prayer for peace. Organised by Hokianga Catholic Workers and St. Francis Farm, for more information please email.
• Whangarei - Armistice Day peace vigil from 6pm to 6.30pm, at the Whangarei waterfront Town Basin. Organised by Whangarei Quakers, for more information please email.
• Auckland - Peace vigil from 6pm to 6.30pm, at the Devonport War Memorial, corner Victoria Street and King Edward Parade, Devonport; placards and banners will be available at the vigil. Organised by WILPF Tamaki Makaurau, for more information please email.
• Hamilton - Candlelit peace vigil at 7pm, at the entrance to the HCC Central Library in Garden Place; please bring posters and candles. Organised by Hamilton Quakers, for more information please email.
• Tauranga - 'Honour the war dead by ending war' peace vigil on Armistice Day, from 11am to 12 noon at the Edgewater Fan, The Strand; please bring placards and posters with you. Organised by Tauranga Quakers and Pax Christi, for more information please email or email.
• Otaki - Armistice Day peace vigil from 6pm to 6.30pm at the Otaki War Memorial, 6 Main Street, next to the Otaki theatre; placards will be available at the vigil. Organised by Kapiti Quakers and Otaki Catholic Workers, for more information please email.
• Lower Hutt - Armistice Day peace vigil: 'Honour the war dead by ending war', from 6pm to 6.30pm at the Lower Hutt Cenotaph (on the Queens Drive side of the library). You are invited to gather with us there, to stand in solidarity with all those who meant what they said when they called the First World War "the war to end all wars". Their hope that there would be no more need for war in our world continues to be kept alive through us. We commit ourselves to seeking ways to solve conflict that do not include violence. We stand with one another in that. You are invited to bring a flower with you to offer as part of the vigil, and a short reflection to share. The wet weather alternative venue is St James Church, Woburn Road. Organised by Hutt representatives of faith and peace communities, for more information please email - A4 poster available here - Facebook event listing.
• Wellington - Armistice Day peace vigil: 'Honour the war dead by ending war', from 6pm to 6.30pm at the Wellington Cenotaph (corner Bowen Street and Lambton Quay) - gather between the Cenotaph and parliament gates as the Cenotaph is currently fenced off for refurbishment. Please bring a reflection to share if you wish, placards and banners will be available at the vigil. Organised by Peace Movement Aotearoa, for more information please email - A4 poster available here - Facebook event listing.
• Takaka - Silent vigil at 6pm on the Village Green; placards will be available at the vigil. Organised by Golden Bay Quakers, for more information please email.
• Dunedin - Prayers for peace, from 12 noon to 1pm at Holy Name Church, 420 Great King Street, Dunedin North. Come and join those who spend an hour on the second Tuesday of each month in silence praying for peace within our troubled world. Organised by the Dominican Family Community, for more information please email.