Hayley Westenra to sing national anthem at memorial service

Hayley Westenra performing at Black Barn Winery in Havelock North last year. Photo / Hawkes Bay Today

Hayley Westenra will lead the singing of the national anthem at Friday's National Memorial Service in Christchurch.

Westenra is returning from London, where she is based, to her home town to honour the lives lost after February 22's earthquake.

She sang the national anthem at a memorial service for London-based New Zealanders at Westminster Cathedral in London on March 2.

Dame Malvina Major and Dave Dobbyn will also perform at Friday's service.

They will join international guests at the memorial, including Prince William, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, and that country's opposition leader, Tony Abbott.

- NZPA