Tag: Christchurch
18,000 at Dunedin vigil to remember terror attack victims
By RNZ News
A Muslim leader has told a crowd of 18,000 at a vigil in the South Island city of Dunedin this evening the...
Four lessons we must take away from the Christchurch terror attack
By Dr Joe Burton in Hamilton
In the aftermath of the tragic loss of life in Christchurch last Friday, the focus needs to be on...
All New Zealand asked Trump for was ‘love’ for Muslims
Stephen Colbert's satirical programme The Late Show featured NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's exchange with US President Donald Trump. Video: CBS The Late Show
Pacific...
Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity
By RNZ News
As the police worked to release victims' bodies to families by tonight, the first were buried this afternoon.
Father and son, 44-year-old Khaled...
Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks
By Michael Andrew
Religion and race-based attacks will continue as a result of the rise of online hate speech, says a leading New Zealand academic.
Professor...
Gunman arrested ‘within 21 minutes’ and saved lives, says police chief
By RNZ
Police Commissioner Mike Bush says police knew where the suspect from the Christchurch mosque attacks was going after the New Zealand shootings and...
Thousands of NZers share messages of hope for Muslim whānau
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Thousands of New Zealanders have shared messages of hope and support for the Muslim whānau (community) in Christchurch and across the...
‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares...
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed she will never mention the name of the man accused of killing at least 50 people in...
NZ’s Tongan community supports Muslim families
By Barbara Dreaver, 1 NEWS Pacific correspondent
Tongan community leaders have called for their people living in New Zealand to wear black this week as...
Christchurch terrorism attacks: NZ’s darkest hour – Friday, March 15, 2019
Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report, profiles the Christchurch atrocity that has outraged and shaken a peaceful South Pacific nation.
Out of the blue:
It was...
Christchurch terror attacks: NZ advertisers to pull social media ads
By RNZ
More than 50 New Zealand companies are considering pulling ads from Facebook because it allowed a livestream of the Christchurch massacre last Friday.
Some...
NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says...
By Katy Gosset of RNZ
A Syrian-born woman whose husband and son were killed in Friday's terror attacks says her family was told New Zealand...
Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks
By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific
New Zealand's Fijian community is reeling after three people from Fiji were killed in Friday's mosque attacks in Christchurch.
The...
Christchurch attacks a stark warning of toxic politics that enables hate
ANALYSIS: By Professor Greg Barton
When lives are tragically cut short, it is generally easier to explain the “how” than the “why”. This dark reality...
Keith Locke: How to combat Islamophobia, white supremacy
OPINION: By Keith Locke
It was heartwarming to be part of such a big and diverse crowd in Auckland’s Aotea Square on Saturday standing in...
Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk
Hundreds of Auckland mourners shared prayers and tears today for those who lost their lives in New Zealand's double mosque attack...
Sasya Wreksono: We mourn, reflect and face up to NZ’s ‘fragment...
OPINION: By Sasya Wreksono in Auckland
In the 20 years I’ve lived in New Zealand since I was little, I’ve never felt unsafe or been...
