Matiullah Safi had been through a lot. He had lost a brother to war in Afghanistan.

"They are all amazing and very brave humans," says 'The Man'.

The road is now partially open but traffic is slow moving.

The death will be referred to the Coroner, police say.

A rescue helicopter was unable to locate the person.

Short film documents the faces of mourners who stood in masses in sombre vigils.

The man was drove erratically during the pursuit

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Emergency services attended the incident just after noon on Mt Albert Rd.

A police spokeswoman said emergency services were called around 12.30pm.

"He will be greatly missed."

The crash occurred on Gorge Rd on the morning of Wednesday, March 13.

He lived on the bare basics to give his family everything he had.

The road is closed, with diversions in place.

Police were called to the scene in Tiwai Point around 8pm.

John (Jack) Creane died after receiving critical injuries while skydiving at Parakai.

Due to a nationwide Spark outage, some medical alarms were unable to connect to St John.

"We would all be at peace in one big melting pot," says grieving brother.

Distressing content: "There was a lot of blood ... That's a scene you don't forget."

"He said 'mum there is someone in the mosque shooting us'."

Vigils are being held across the country to mourn the 50 people killed in Christchurch.

Their two and a half-year-old son was shot in the leg and backside.

Air NZ was facing public and Government criticism for return airfares as high as $787.

The 12-second video starts by showing Tarrant's car crashed onto the kerbside.

The crash happened at about 7.30am and involved two vehicles.

Hamza Mustafa, 16, was confirmed dead by Syrian Solidarity New Zealand this morning.

Concerts, cultural performances and parades have been cancelled around the country.

"The crime will be dealt with the heaviest force of the law that New Zealand can muster."

Police are trained to deal with trauma, but nothing could've prepared them for today.