Please scroll down this page for photos and media coverage of the peace vigils on Monday,
4 August, to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One. The vigils were 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, including links to the peace vigil locations and other details, is available here, and information about the three themes and the messages of the vigils is available here.

Photos of the peace vigils

• The vigil photo album is available here.

Media coverage

• Peace vigil honours war dead, Devonport Flagstaff, 22 August 2014
• In remembrance, North Shore Times Advertiser, 19 August 2014
• White poppies and candles to promote peace, The GB Weekly, 8 August 2014
• Photos: Nation-wide peace vigils to mark the 100th anniversary of the start of World War One “the war to end all wars”, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 8 August 2014
• Candlelight vigil marks outbreak of war, Gulf News, 7 August 2014
• Plea for peace as war dead remembered, Whanganui Chronicle, 5 August 2014
• Ceremony for fallen promotes peace, Otago Daily Times, 5 August 2014 (for fallen?!)
• Nation-wide peace vigils to mark start of WW1, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 4 August 2014
• Light a candle for peace in Napier, All about Hawkes Bay, 1 August 2014
• WW1 anniversary: Candlelit peace vigils on 4 August, Peace Movement Aotearoa, 31 July 2014 - Updated vigil details   - On Facebook   - Scoop   - Fuseworks Media   - Yahoo News
• Peace vigil planned in Golden Bay, Nelson Mail, 31 July 2014
• Golden Bay joins a network of vigils for peace, The GB Weekly, 18 July 2014