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Sunday marks the centenary of Poppy Day, the first being on the 24th of April, 1922. It remains the longest running appeal in New Zealand's history.
This is the only county that doesn't hold Poppy Day in November, in conjunction with Remembrance Day.
In a typical year, more than a million poppies are made in Christchurch.
Karyn speaks to Skin Frances, the coordinator of poppy making in Christchurch.
