New Zealanders across the country stopped to recognize the Muslim call to prayer as news anchors and armed police officers wore hijabs in solidarity one week after the Christchurch mosque massacre.

The call to prayer preceded a two minutes silence. The video below appears to show the event at a shopping mall.

In other capital cities such as London, "Allahu Akbar" rung out in memory of the victims.

Another image shows an armed female police officer wearing a hijab as a show of support to the Muslim community.

Al Noor mosque prayer leader Imam Gamal Fouda called for governments "around the world" to "bring an end" to hate speech by cracking down on "anti-Muslim rhetoric" by individuals and media outlets.