In a heartbreaking statement following the verdict on the case of their daughter's murder, Grace Millane's parents called her their "sunshine".
"Grace was a beautiful, talented, loving daughter. Grace was our sunshine and she will be missed forever," her father, David Millane, said, through tears, outside court in Auckland yesterday.
"She did not deserve to be murdered in such a barbaric way on her OE year."
In an act of love and solidarity, social media users around the world have started a movement, sharing photos of sunshines to honour Grace's memory.