Refugees And Migrants
"Symbolic" friday prayers in the park
Police and Christchurch City Council staff kept a watchful eye over Friday prayers this afternoon in Hagley Park. Hundreds of people from the local, national and international Muslim community… Video, Audio
Darkness spreads out of lightness: NZ remembers
An estimated 20,000 people gathered at North Hagley Park for a remembrance service today to pay tribute to those who lost their lives but also to those who were injured and survived the terror… Video, Audio
Dozens of allegedly trafficked Bangladeshis stranded in Vanuatu
Rights groups are concerned for the welfare of dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu and are now in limbo there. The 101 men stuck in the capital Port Vila have described… Audio
Dunedin locals gather to watch National Remembrance Service
In Dunedin, a small but intimate crowd sat in solemn silence as the National Remembrance Service was broadcast into the city's town hall. Audio
Aucklanders stand together with the Muslim community
In Auckland, hundreds of people huddled into a prayer room at Eden Park to pray and reflect on the last two weeks. In a sermon, Sheikh Muhamad Shaakir Ismail called on New Zealanders from all cultures… Audio
Whanganui locals gather to watch service together
As thousands in Christchurch stood together during the service today, New Zealanders in other pockets of the country stood with them. In Whanganui, more than 40 people gathered at the museum and… Video, Audio
Enormity of Christchurch shooting death toll strikes home
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel talks to Lisa Owen following the National Remembrance Service, telling her change will come - not because of what the shooter did, but how people have responded. Video, Audio
Shooting survivor may not walk for three years
Al Seenawi watched the National Remembrance Service from his hospital bed, where he is recovering after being shot twice in the leg during the Christchurch terror attacks. Video, Audio
Police watch over Muslim community as they pray in Hagley Park
In North Hagley Park, where the National Remembrance Service took place earlier today, hundreds of people, including survivors and Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, are praying as police… Video, Audio
Remembering mosque shooting victims: As salamu alaykum
Dignitaries, survivors, victims' families, artists, politicians and the public gathered in Christchurch today to remember the 50 people who were killed in the terror attacks - and the dozens of others… Video, Audio
Immigration NZ criticised for blaming visa delays on mosque shootings
Immigration New Zealand is being criticised for using the Christchurch mosque shootings as a "convenient excuse" for visa delays.
Remembering Atta Elayyan, ‘a really good guy’
Atta Elayyan's image has been widely shared, since he died in the Christchurch mosque attacks. Alex Perrottet met with the futsal player's close friends Ronan Naicker and Mahmoud Moh'd, who brought… Video, Audio
200 visas issued to mosque attack victims, families
Immigration NZ has issued more than 200 visas to date to victims of the terror attacks and their families. Video, Audio
Preparations underway for National Remembrance Service
Thousands of people, including representatives from almost 60 countries and the UN, are expected to attend tomorrow's memorial for the victims of the mosque massacres. Video, Audio
Immigrant song: NZers making music that matters
Young immigrants are making some of the most vital and important music in New Zealand right now. RNZ Music's Kirsten Johnstone highlights four of the best. Audio
Shooting survivor taking comfort in 'positive impact' of attacks
One of the most severely injured victims of the Christchurch terror attacks has spoken for the first time from his hospital bed after days in intensive care. Sami Adeeb told Indira Stewart he hopes to… Video, Audio
Yusuf/Cat Stevens to perform at Christchurch memorial service
Yusuf/Cat Stevens, Marlon Williams, Teeks and Hollie Smith are among the artists who will perform at the National Memorial Service - Ko Tātou, Tātou We Are One - in Christchurch on Friday. Video, Audio
Jacinda Ardern inundated with love as she visits Dunedin mosque
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has spoken at the Dunedin mosque that was the original target of the accused gunman during her first visit to the city since the Christchurch terror attacks. Video, Audio
Restructuring and summer peaks blamed for visa delays
Immigration New Zealand says restructuring of its offices and the peak summer volumes of visas are to blame for frustrating delays being suffered by tourists, students and workers.
95-year-old caught four buses to join rally against racism
Ninety-five-year old John Sato caught four buses to join the march against racism in central Auckland at the weekend. Our reporter Chen Liu spoke to him. Video, Audio
