A sea of purple took over Whangārei's Town Basin during Saturday's anti-violence event.
The Share Your Heart day encouraged people to create purple paper hearts to show their support for a campaign to create safer communities and raise awareness of the magnitude of violence.
The event was created by the family of Eli Holtz, a Whangārei teen who died after an alleged assault in Auckland earlier this year. It is part of the Facebook campaign #Justiceforeli.
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Northern Advocate photographer Tania Whyte got among the purple hearts, shirts, balloons and cupcakes.
