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Man who lost father in mosque attacks denied ACC help
9 Apr 2019One of the first people on the scene of the Al Noor mosque shootings has been denied help from Accident Compensation Corporation.
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'Ignorant' and anti-Islamic incidents in accused gunman's former city
9 Apr 2019Brenton Tarrant, the accused in the Christchurch terror attacks, lived in Dunedin, but the city's civic leaders say incidents of harassment and other racist behaviours centre on an undesirable…
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Mosque attack: Husband at injured wife's side up to 18 hours a day
8 Apr 2019The husband of a woman severely injured in the Christchurch mosque shootings says he's worried about the couple's financial future.
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Auckland Anzac Day services to merge for safety
8 Apr 2019A number of Auckland's Anzac Day services will not happen this year and will instead be merged with larger events around the city after consultation with police on security.
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Firearms amendment: Select Committee makes few changes
The Finance and Expenditure Select Committee has recommended only minor changes to the government bill banning semi-automatic rifles.
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Mosque attack: Man to defend himself over 'Target Acquired' image
8 Apr 2019An 18-year-old charged with making a photo showing the Al Noor Mosque and the words 'Target Acquired' is to defend himself in court.
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95yo veteran's actions 'warmed the hearts of so many' - PM
8 Apr 2019Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was among more than 70 people who gathered to meet John Sato, the 95-year-old veteran who took four buses to join an anti-racism march.
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Gun law reform: Heated discussions at select committee
Emotions ran high at a select committee seeking to change NZ's gun laws today, with opponents taking aim at the speed of the bill through Parliament, while supporters say it can't come soon enough. Audio
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Don't be fooled: Far right groups 'have not been silenced'
29 Mar 2019Opinion - A former leader of NZ's far right communities says groups have closed up shop, but we must interrogate their claims and listen to the voices they try to speak over, writes Kate Hannah.
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Facebook: No change in livestreaming platform since attack
3 Apr 2019The Privacy Commissioner has been told by Facebook it has not changed a thing about its livestreaming functions since the Christchurch terror attacks.
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Man arrested in US after discussing desire to 'avenge' Christchurch mosque attacks
6 Apr 2019An Albanian national who talked about joining ISIS and attacking random people to avenge the mosque shootings in New Zealand was arrested at a gun range in Montana, authorities say.
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Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
31 Mar 2019Mediawatch takes a look at the coverage of Islam and Muslims in the media before and after the Christchurch atrocity of 15 March. Audio
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Turkish and NZ players pay tribute to mosque victims at tournament
6 Apr 2019Turkish and New Zealand ice hockey players have paid their respects to the victims of the Christchurch mosque attacks at an event in Romania.
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Mosque victim's brother: 'I didn’t see any emotion on his face'
5 Apr 2019The brother of one of the men who died in the Christchurch mosque attacks is frustrated at the two-month delay in legal action, after the accused killer appeared in court today.
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Christchurch mosque attack accused appears in court via video link
5 Apr 2019The man charged with the murder of 50 people in the Christchurch mosque attacks will have two mental health reports carried out to assess his fitness to plead.
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Some Muslims still anxious as they return to Friday prayers
5 Apr 2019Muslims are returning to the Al Noor and Linwood Mosques in Christchurch for Friday prayers, the first time since the 15 March terror attacks. Audio
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Thousands of NZers don't believe official mosque terror attacks story
4 Apr 2019About five percent of them are estimated to be hard core conspiracy theorists, some of whom have been spreading their theories online and over the airwaves, according to a university professor.
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Mosque attacks: families to have first chance to see accused in court
5 Apr 2019Families of those killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings are expected to attend today's High Court court appearance of the man charged with mass murder.
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Christchurch mosque attacks: Accused to face 50 murder charges, police confirm
4 Apr 2019Police have confirmed the man arrested over the Christchurch terror attacks will face 50 murder and 39 attempted murder charges when he appears in the High Court in Christchurch tomorrow. Audio
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Social media execs could be jailed over violent content under Australian law
4 Apr 2019Australia is set to fine social media companies up to 10 percent of their annual global turnover and imprison executives if violent content is not removed under a new law.
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One injured person remains critical after mosque shootings
6 Apr 2019Just one person is still in a critical condition following the mosque attacks in Christchurch.
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Gun owners say fast-tracked law hearings 'appalling'
3 Apr 2019A parliamentary select committee is giving gun owners one day to make oral submissions on the government's fast-tracked firearm law changes. Audio
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Explaining RNZ's mosque shootings coverage - and why we're naming the accused gunman
29 Mar 2019Editorial - RNZ will continue to play the distinct role of the journalist, looking into the darkness and the light and reporting what we see there without fear or favour, writes Paul Thompson.
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Teen refused bail for sharing objectionable material
4 Apr 2019A teenager charged with distributing objectionable material after the Christchurch mosque attacks has been denied bail.
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