Auckland's Sky Tower was lit in the red, white and black colours of the Iraqi flag last night in honour of last week's Baghdad bomb victims.
Kiwi-Iraqi Raina Alani expressed her frustration to SkyCity that the landmark was not lit up after a suicide bomber killed 175 people and wounded almost 200 on Sunday.
SkyCity acting general manager Matt Ballesty said lighting the Sky Tower was a way to support the Iraqi community. "We have many people in our Iraqi community who are hurting and are deeply impacted by this tragedy, and this is a small way that we can express our love and solidarity.
"The Sky Tower is an iconic structure that Aucklanders love. We light it for many different reasons including national holidays, in support of charity, and to show our solidarity and support with other world landmarks following certain global events."
He said the Sky Tower could never reflect all the disasters and tragedy in the world, nor all the celebrations.