It’s been a difficult week for New Zealanders, but amid the sadness there are brilliant displays of humanity.
One of these involved John Sato, 95, who took four buses to join an anti-racism rally in Auckland’s Aotea Square on Sunday.
Sato told Radio New Zealand he mostly keeps to himself and admitted that he was out of touch with the modern world. But it was news of the Christchurch terrorist attack that prompted him into action.
“I stayed awake quite a lot at the night. I didn’t sleep too well ever since. I thought it was so sad. You can feel the suffering of other people,” he told the news outlet. Read more…
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