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August 19, 2023
Pacific Media Watch A new media monitoring watchdog, Muslim Media Watch, published its first edition today featuring a cover story alleging that a Malaysian cult leader who was reportedly now in New Zealand could “create social unrest”. Named as Suhaini bin Mohammad, he was allegedly posing as a Muslim religious leader and was said to ... <a title="Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch monitor" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/19/allegations-over-cult-leader-feature-in-new-muslim-media-watch-monitor/" aria-label="Read more about Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch monitor">Read more</a>
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August 10, 2023
Pacific Media Watch A new media monitoring watchdog, Muslim Media Watch, published its first edition today featuring a cover story alleging that a Malaysian cult leader who was reportedly now in New Zealand could “create social unrest”. Named as Suhaini bin Mohammad, he was allegedly posing as a Muslim religious leader and was said to ... <a title="Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch outlet" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/08/10/allegations-over-cult-leader-feature-in-new-muslim-media-watch-outlet/" aria-label="Read more about Allegations over cult leader feature in new Muslim Media Watch outlet">Read more</a>
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June 5, 2023
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Former New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has received one of the top accolades in today’s King’s Birthday Honours. Ardern, who was prime minister from September 2017 until January this year, has been appointed a Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She received the ... <a title="King’s Birthday Honours: Former NZ leader Jacinda Ardern receives high accolade" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/06/05/kings-birthday-honours-former-nz-leader-jacinda-ardern-receives-high-accolade/" aria-label="Read more about King’s Birthday Honours: Former NZ leader Jacinda Ardern receives high accolade">Read more</a>
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April 4, 2023
RNZ News Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been appointed as Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call. Ardern established the initiative to eliminate violent extremist content online in the wake of the March 15 mosque attacks. Her successor as Prime Minister, Chris Hipkins, appointed Ardern to the newly created position. He had previously hinted she ... <a title="Ex-PM Ardern named Christchurch Call envoy against online violence" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2023/04/04/ex-pm-ardern-named-christchurch-call-envoy-against-online-violence/" aria-label="Read more about Ex-PM Ardern named Christchurch Call envoy against online violence">Read more</a>
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November 1, 2022
By Jonty Dine, RNZ News reporter The widow of the final victim in the 2019 terrorist attack says things have not improved for New Zealand Muslims. Hamimah Amhat was recently exercising in Christchurch when a passing motorist screamed at her to go back to her country. “That shook me, I just had to sit down ... <a title="NZ communities gather in unity for He Whenua Taurikura Hui on countering violent extremism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/11/01/nz-communities-gather-in-unity-for-he-whenua-taurikura-hui-on-countering-violent-extremism/" aria-label="Read more about NZ communities gather in unity for He Whenua Taurikura Hui on countering violent extremism">Read more</a>
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May 27, 2022
RNZ News New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has delivered the highly regarded Harvard Commencement address, calling out social media as a threat to modern day democracy. She was also awarded an honorary doctorate from the university. The Commencement is steeped in history with Ardern’s predecessors including Winston Churchill, JFK, Angela Merkel — and topically ... <a title="‘Democracy can be fragile’: Ardern uses Harvard speech to call out tech companies" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/05/27/democracy-can-be-fragile-ardern-uses-harvard-speech-to-call-out-tech-companies/" aria-label="Read more about ‘Democracy can be fragile’: Ardern uses Harvard speech to call out tech companies">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2022
OPEN LETTER: By Mahvash Ikram Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks on 15 March 2019, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her young son telling him one day he will learn how the Muslim community was targeted, but that shouldn’t scare him from going to a mosque. Dear son, You’re not yet ... <a title="NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2022/03/17/nz-terror-attacks-anniversary-a-letter-to-my-son-never-be-ashamed-of-your-beliefs/" aria-label="Read more about NZ terror attacks anniversary: A letter to my son – ‘Never be ashamed of your beliefs’">Read more</a>
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June 26, 2021
By Katie Scotcher, RNZ News political reporter Hate speech will become a criminal offence in New Zealand and anyone convicted could face harsher punishment under proposed legislative changes. The government has today released for public consultation its long-awaited plan for the laws governing hate speech. The plan is part of the government’s work to strengthen ... <a title="NZ government plans new law, tougher penalties for hate speech as crime" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/06/26/nz-government-plans-new-law-tougher-penalties-for-hate-speech-as-crime/" aria-label="Read more about NZ government plans new law, tougher penalties for hate speech as crime">Read more</a>
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December 10, 2020
Analysis by Keith Rankin. I was in Victoria, Canada over Easter weekend in 2019. On Easter Sunday I returned to my hotel, to the shocking news of a set of coordinated suicide bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 267 people died that day, and at least 500 others were injured. The target groups were Christian churchgoers, ... <a title="Keith Rankin Analysis – Easter Sunday 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/12/10/keith-rankin-essay-easter-sunday-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Rankin Analysis – Easter Sunday 2019">Read more</a>
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September 1, 2020
By RNZ News The Christchurch mosque shooter has been designated as a “terrorist entity” by the New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The designation under New Zealand legislation freezes the assets of terrorist entities and makes it a criminal offence to participate in or support the activities of the designated terrorist entity. Last Thursday, Australian ... <a title="NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/09/01/nz-designates-christchurch-mosque-shooter-as-a-terrorist-entity/" aria-label="Read more about NZ designates Christchurch mosque shooter as a terrorist entity">Read more</a>
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August 31, 2020
Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk In the middle of the convicted mosque attack terrorist’s sentencing in New Zealand’s High Court at Christchurch last week was language interpreter Dr Mustafa Derbashi helping survivors and families tell their stories. His task was trying to help people to understand and to be understood. “It was an honour … to ... <a title="Challenges of an interpreter at the Christchurch terrorist sentencing" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/31/challenges-of-an-interpreter-at-the-christchurch-terrorist-sentencing/" aria-label="Read more about Challenges of an interpreter at the Christchurch terrorist sentencing">Read more</a>
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August 29, 2020
SPECIAL REPORT: By Selwyn Manning Warning: This story discusses details of the 15 March 2019 Christchurch mosque massacre. At what point in time does an atrocity have a beginning? Is it when the first gunshot is fired? When the first victim is killed? When a killer first submits to thoughts of hatred, alienation, blame and ... <a title="Selwyn Manning: The sentencing of a ‘human shell’ over NZ mosque atrocity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2020/08/29/selwyn-manning-the-sentencing-of-a-human-shell-over-nz-mosque-atrocity/" aria-label="Read more about Selwyn Manning: The sentencing of a ‘human shell’ over NZ mosque atrocity">Read more</a>