Timothy Brown
Muslim community still fearful six years after Mosque attacks
Would the Christchurch terrorist today be foiled before carrying out his deadly plans? It's a question that haunts some within the Muslim community, six years on from the murder of 51 worshippers at… Audio
Kathmandu to design NZ Olympic and Commonwealth Games uniforms
The design of New Zealand's Olympic and Commonwealth Games uniforms is coming home, but it's likely the actual uniforms themselves will still be made overseas. The New Zealand Olympic Committee's long… Audio
InternetNZ setting itself up as internet judge and jury - review opponents
Opponents of a review of InternetNZ's constitution say the not-for profit is setting itself up as internet judge and jury - and they're planning a takeover. But InternetNZ says the review is required… Audio
Kiwi hero or parking pirate?
Kiwi hero or parking pirate? While that wasn't the question of law that John Boulton was defending in the Christchurch District Court, it is the question he wants put to the court of public opinion… Audio
Abuse in care survivors call for govt to release redress plans
Abuse in care survivors are calling on the government to announce its long-awaited plans for redress. Timothy Brown has more. Audio
Firefighters expected to take a week to tackle Canterbury fire
Firefighters expect to take a week to tackle the massive fire which has torn through almost a thousand hectares of scrub in Canterbury's high country. The fire has destroyed a wilderness hut near the… Audio
Closing arguments given at Yanfei Bao murder trial
The Crown has described the case against Tingjun Cao, the man accused of murdering Christchurch real estate agent Yanfei Bao, as an absolute slam dunk. The six-week long trial in the High Court at… Audio
Survivors demand accountability after apology
Heads should roll, churches should pay up or lose their charitable status, and Oranga Tamariki should be dismantled - that's what survivors are calling for after Tuesday's national apology for abuse… Audio
Survivors respond to national apology for abuse in care
Put up or shut up - that's the message from survivors to the government after today's national apology for abuse in care. Public sector leaders were greeted by jeers and boos as they fronted survivors… Audio
Hundreds miss out on viewing apology due to limited capacity
As the Prime Minister apologises to survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care this morning, hundreds who wanted to be there won't be able to. The Government chose Parliament and the House of… Audio
Survivors head to Parliament to hear apology
RNZ's Timothy Brown has reported on some of the horrific abuse suffered by those in the care of state and faith-based institutions and he has been speaking to survivors ahead of the apology. Brown… Audio
Survivors say torture in psychiatric system widespread
A day out from the national apology for abuse in care, survivors say torture in New Zealand's psychiatric system was widespread and not just limited to the children in Lake Alice. Timothy Brown has… Audio
Gaps in gun laws before March 15, 2019, laid bare in hearing
The glaring gaps in the country's gun laws prior to the Christchurch terror attack have been laid bare at a coroners hearing over the last three weeks. The second-phase inquest into the 51 worshippers… Audio
Concern raised about firearms licenses in mosque attack inquest
Would someone like Brenton Tarrant be able to get a firearms licence today? This is the question at the heart of the second-phase inquest into the 51 worshippers murdered at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood… Audio
Expertise of two witnesses called into question during inquest
The expertise of two witnesses at the inquest of the 51 worshippers murdered in the Christchurch mosque attacks in March 2019 have been called into question this week. Timothy Brown filed this report.
…Terrorist's sister gives evidence at inquest
The sister of the Christchurch mosque gunman says she wouldn't have got in the way of Brenton Tarrant obtaining a firearms licence. Reporter Timothy Brown spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Sister of Christchurch terrorist speaks at inquest
The sister of the Christchurch terrorist said he idolised Adolf Hitler and admired British fascist Oswald Mosley. At the inquest into the murder of 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood… Audio
Terrorist's gun licence referees give evidence at inquest
An image of a Swastika was found on the phone of the person who acted as the closest referee for Brenton Tarrant's firearms licence application. The terrorist also sent the person - referred to in… Audio
Gun licence referees for Christchurch terrorist give evidence at inquest
The inquest into the murder of 51 worshippers at Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre in March 2019, has heard that one of the Christchurch terrorist's gun licence referees told a vetting… Audio
Terrorist's lies to obtain guns in focus during inquest
A court has been told the mosque terrorist's lies and determination to obtain guns and kill worshippers was a perfect storm of evil. Timothy Brown was in court. Audio