Morning Report for Monday 18 March 2019

6:00 AM.Christchurch mosque attacks: Funerals for victims begin; Shooter returned to 'finish' victims - survivor; Ardern promises gun-law reform after mosque attacks; Gun shops busy in wake of Christchurch… Read more Audio

6:05 AM.The Wellington Phoenix have dedicated their 3-1 win over the Western Sydney Wanderers last night to the victims of the Christchurch shootings. Audio

6:10 AM.The first funerals for the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks are expected as early as Monday as the bodies of those killed on Friday start to be returned to their families. The Chief Coroner… Read more Audio

6:13 AM.As the Muslim community and the country is mourning the dead, bravery is also being recognised. Abdul Aziz was praying with his four kids at the Linwood Mosque when the shooting began, and he… Read more Audio

6:16 AM.The Police Commissioner, Mike Bush last night outlined the return of the bodies to their families. And the Police Commissioner said as New Zealanders return to work and school today they can be… Read more Audio

6:17 AM.A Jewish organisation in the United States is fundraising for the Christchurch Muslim community after hearing of the mosque attacks. In 2018, Muslim communities raised over $200,000 for Jewish victims… Read more Audio

6:26 AM.News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

6:40 AM.Families are grappling with the crippling confirmation that their family and friends died in the shooting, as more victims are formally identified. But the family of Zakaria Bhuiyan say he is still… Read more Audio

6:44 AM.An 18-year-old who narrowly avoided the shooting at the Al Noor mosque says he feels lucky - and guilty - for not being there. Three of the teenaged victims were boys he knew. Hummadi Hussaini told… Read more Audio

6:47 AM.At least 12,000 Wellingtonians gathered in the Basin Reserve on Sunday night to pay respects to the victims and their families. Among them was Hussain Suleman who moved his family to this country from… Read more Audio

6:53 AM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Audio

7:06 AM.The Wellington Phoenix coach mark Rudan says everyone at the A-League club is shaken and they dedicated their win last night to the victims of the Christchurch shootings. Audio

7:10 AM.The first funerals for the 50 victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks are expected as early as Monday as the bodies of those killed on Friday start being returned to their families. The coroner's… Read more Audio

7:14 AM.More stories from the shootings are emerging. A 43-year-old father who was shot in the back at the Al Noor mosque on Deans Avenue on Friday, says the perpetrator returned to 'finish off' victims he'd… Read more Audio

7:20 AM."I can tell you right now our gun laws will change." These were the words of the Prime Minister immediately after the mosque shootings. Jacinda Ardern talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

7:36 AM.A national debate about the availability of semi atuomatic weapons is underway. Cabinet ministers will be given an initial briefing today on what changes should be made to New Zealand gun laws. Gun… Read more Audio

7:41 AM.Three years ago, the Police Association warned members of Parliament the country's gun control rules were so inadequate they could result in a mass killing. A parliamentary select committee… Read more Audio

7:50 AM.Families of the Christchurch mosque victims will have the help of about 50 experts in Islamic funeral and burial rites to prepare the loved ones bodies. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has promised that… Read more Audio

7:55 AM.The children of a man killed in the Christchurch mosque massacres say they find some comfort knowing their father died praying and in the place he loved the most. Lilik Abdul Hamid, who is remembered… Read more Audio

8:06 AM.The teenage Queenstown skier Alice Robinson has won silver in the giant slalom at the World Cup finals in Andorra. Audio

8:10 AM.For days now, friends and family of the mosque victims have had to contend with the necessary but agonising wait for their relatives to be formally identified. Among them is Salwa Mustafa, whose… Read more Audio

8:15 AM.A Christchurch family who lost their grandfather in the mosque massacre say New Zealand has and always will be their home. 71-year-old Haji Daoud Nabi had been worshipping in the Al Noor Mosque. He is… Read more Audio

8:20 AM.The Police Commissioner says the police will also be out in force as New Zealanders return to work and school on Monday. RNZ reporter Alex Ashton is at the memorial wall along Rolleston Avenue. Audio

8:23 AM.Christchurch schools and early childhood centres are open as normal. But the Ministry of Education is ensuring there will be extra support for anyone who needs it. Iona Holsted is the Secretary of… Read more Audio

8:28 AM.Cabinet will today discuss how the gun laws should be changed. The Prime Minister has given strong indications a ban on semi automatic weapons will be on the table, along with other aspects of the… Read more Audio

8:33 AM.A brief update of movements in the financial sector. Audio

8:41 AM.More than 99 percent of people who apply for a firearms licence get it. The Police have released hundreds of pages of documents on firearms data and information. Emma Hatton been looking through them… Read more Audio

8:43 AM.Dunedin's Muslim community returned to Al Huda Mosque yesterday for the first time since Friday's terror attacks in Christchurch. They were greeted by a crowd of hundreds who sang songs of love and… Read more Audio

8:46 AM.People gathered in Wellington for a vigil say the Christchurch mosque terror attacks have left an indelible mark on New Zealand. About 12,000 people gathered at the city's cricket ground, the Basin… Read more Audio

8:52 AM.In the UK there are warnings that the country is facing a "new wave" of anti-Muslim hatred, with thousands of Britons regularly using online forums that espouse right-wing extremism. Britain's… Read more Audio

8:55 AM.As Jacinda Ardern promises that New Zealand's gun laws will change, many are looking to Australia where sweeping gun reforms were slammed through in just 12 days after the Port Arthur massacre. One of… Read more Audio