New Zealand firefighters paid tribute first responders who lost their lives in the attacks on September 11, 2001, by performing an emotional and spine-tingling haka at the bottom of the Sky Tower.
Dressed in uniform and the American and New Zealand flags flying in the background, the Kiwi firefighters performed a traditional haka, stunning onlookers.
More than 200 Kiwi firefighters then climbed Auckland's Sky Tower as part of a series of global tributes to the victims of the attacks - and Kiwi firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
The names of the 343 New York Fire Department staff who died on 9/11, and the 59 New Zealand firefighters who have died on the job since 1872, were read out at the beginning of the event, followed by a prayer.
Each firefighter also carried a special tag of an individual firefighter lost in the line of duty, dedicating their climb to the memory of every person.
