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PM: Chch attacks showed 'how easily live streaming can be misused'
15 May 2019Facebook is tightening its rules around live streaming in direct response to the Christchurch terror attack.
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Muslim leaders 'value' engaging with commission
14 May 2019Christchurch Muslim leaders say they are gratefully taking up the opportunity to be heard as part of a Royal Commission Inquiry into the mosque attacks.
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Royal Commission into terror attacks begins, will 'leave no stone unturned'
13 May 2019The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack begins work today.
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UN Sec-General mosque visit: 'It was extremely special'
14 May 2019United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid his respects to the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks.
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Royal Commission into Christchurch mosque attacks may be private
14 May 2019Most of the Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque attacks may be held behind closed doors.
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Special Muslim group to help Royal Commission into Chch attacks
13 May 2019The Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque attacks plans to form a Muslim group to help it.
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PM arrives at Christchurch Call but Trump and Zuckerberg absent
13 May 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will land in Paris tonight New Zealand time where she is set to host the Christchurch Call summit alongside the French president.
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More money handed out from victims appeal
13 May 2019The latest payout of money raised for victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks will bring them some comfort, a Muslim leader says.
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UN secretary general lauds NZ unity after Christchurch attacks
12 May 2019United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has paid tribute to the unity displayed in New Zealand following the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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$4m in Christchurch donations to be handed out next week
10 May 2019A third lump payment - about $4 million - will go out to victims of the Christchurch terror attacks next week, more than doubling the amount distributed so far, Victim Support has announced.
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Mosque attacks: Still no funding plan for mental health needs
8 May 2019The Health Ministry still cannot say what extra mental health funding will be provided to Christchurch following the mosque shootings.
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Chch mosque first in world to use high-tech security cameras
7 May 2019Security cameras, capable of detecting guns and weapons, are being installed at Al Noor mosque in Christchurch in the wake of the 15 March attacks.
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Plan for distributing rest of mosque donations to be released
7 May 2019A plan for distributing the remainder of the money donated to mosque shooting victims' families will be announced this week, the Prime Minister says.
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Mosque attack donors upset at slow pace of funds distribution
6 May 2019Checkpoint - There are increasing calls by those who donated money to the mosque shooting victims for more of it to be handed out. Audio
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Put Islam at centre of post-attack mental health support - social worker
6 May 2019Mental health providers helping those affected by the Christchurch mosque attacks are being urged to adopt a model that is inclusive of Islamic beliefs and cultural sensitivities.
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Mosque attack hero wanted to 'spread understanding and peace'
6 May 2019A Pakistani man who died trying to tackle the gunman during the Christchurch mosque attack has been honoured with Pakistan's highest civilian award for bravery.
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Muslim volunteers give gifts to those who helped after mosque attacks
4 May 2019Muslim volunteers are hand-delivering gifts to Christchurch groups and organisations that helped in the wake of the mosque attacks.
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Mosque terror attacks inquiry to begin hearing evidence this month
3 May 2019The Royal Commission into the terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques will have an active presence in both Christchurch and Wellington.
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Expert advice on talking with children about mosque terror attacks
4 May 2019After the mosque attacks, questions still linger for many children. Katy Gosset asks: how can we help kids who are struggling, and find ways to discuss both racism and other cultures with them?
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Turkish man wounded in Christchurch mosque attacks dies
3 May 2019A 46-year-old Turkish citizen wounded in the attacks has died in Christchurch Hospital, bringing the death toll to 51. Audio
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Christchurch attacks: Police investigate watchlist leak to media
1 May 2019Police have launched an investigation into how the names of people on a watchlist drawn up after the Christchurch terror attack were leaked to the media.
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Opinion: Beware the false narrative linking Christchurch to Sri Lanka bombings
25 Apr 2019ISIS and a junior defence minister in the Sri Lankan government have claimed the terrorist attacks on churches and hotels were a response to the attack on mosques in Christchurch on 15 March.
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NZ media agree on mosque shootings trial coverage protocols
1 May 2019Media coverage of the court case for the man accused of the Christchurch mosque attacks will avoid promoting white supremacist ideology, RNZ and other major New Zealand news organisations say.
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'Extreme' anti-Muslim pamphlets target Palmerston North churches
1 May 2019A Palmerston North church is considering introducing security measures after it and another church were targeted with anti-Muslim propaganda.
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