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April 5, 2019
“Raise hope not racists” placard at Auckland’s Queen Street march against racism. Image: Del Abcede/PMC By Ben Strang of RNZ News Thousands of New Zealanders do not believe the official version of the mosque terror attacks in Christchurch. About 5 percent of the people are estimated to be hard core conspiracy theorists, some of whom ... <a title="Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/04/05/thousands-in-nz-dont-believe-official-christchurch-terror-attacks-story/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands in NZ don’t believe official Christchurch terror attacks story">Read more</a>
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March 26, 2019
PDEA Director-General Aaron Aquino (centre) and PDEA Director III Irish Calaguas (left) led two operations in Muntinlupa on March 19, 2019, which yielded 166.5 kg of crystal meth worth an estimated 1.13 billion pesos. Image: PDEA By Nestor Corrales in Manila Despite the Philippine government’s brutal war on drugs, President Rodrigo Duterte has admitted that ... <a title="Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/26/drug-problem-in-philippines-has-worsened-admits-duterte/" aria-label="Read more about Drug problem in Philippines has ‘worsened’, admits Duterte">Read more</a>
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March 24, 2019
OPINION: By Dr Paul G Buchanan The terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques this month is a watershed moment in New Zealand history. In the days, months and years ahead much soul-searching will be conducted about the social and political factors that contributed to the massacre of 50 people. Here we shall focus on two: ... <a title="Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/24/paul-buchanan-soul-searching-nz-must-own-this-terrorist-attack/" aria-label="Read more about Paul Buchanan: Soul-searching NZ must ‘own’ this terrorist attack">Read more</a>
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March 23, 2019
Rahul Bhattarai talks to eNCA News of South Africa live from New Zealand. Video: eNCA News Pacific Media Watch Newsdesk Former Pacific Media Watch project reporter Rahul Bhattarai has talked to the South African independent news service eNews Channel Africa News about last Friday’s mosque massacre in New Zealand. The Johannesburg host talked to him ... <a title="Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/23/former-pmw-reporter-talks-to-sa-media-on-mosque-massacre/" aria-label="Read more about Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre">Read more</a>
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March 22, 2019
By Michael Andrew Muslim students at Auckland University of Technology have praised the gestures of kindness they have received from fellow students and the New Zealand community following last Friday’s terror attack in Christchurch when 50 people were massacred. The students reflected as New Zealand was poised for a national day of mourning vigils, including ... <a title="AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/aut-students-we-want-to-stay-as-a-country-unified-always/" aria-label="Read more about AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’">Read more</a>
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March 21, 2019
Armed police bedecked with flowers amid heightened national security following the Christchurch mosque attacks last Friday. Traditionazlly, New Zealand police are unarmed. Image: Sulzy/Twitter By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern today announced a New Zealand ban on all military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles She pledged the day after the terrorist massacre in ... <a title="NZ bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/nz-bans-military-style-semi-automatic-weapons-and-all-assault-rifles/" aria-label="Read more about NZ bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2019
Police Commissioner Mike Bush … suspect was apprehended on the way to another target. Image: Rebekah Parsons-King/RNZ By RNZ Police Commissioner Mike Bush says police knew where the suspect from the Christchurch mosque attacks was going after the New Zealand shootings and intervened. During a media conference today, Bush gave further details of the police ... <a title="Gunman arrested ‘within 21 minutes’ and saved lives, says police chief" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/gunman-arrested-within-21-minutes-and-saved-lives-says-police-chief/" aria-label="Read more about Gunman arrested ‘within 21 minutes’ and saved lives, says police chief">Read more</a>
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March 20, 2019
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed she will never mention the name of the man accused of killing at least 50 people in the Christchurch mosques terror attack on March 15. Video: Newsweek/NZ Parliament Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Paying tribute to the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks in Parliament today, New Zealand Prime ... <a title="‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares to nation" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/he-is-a-terrorist-and-nameless-pm-jacinda-ardern-declares-to-nation/" aria-label="Read more about ‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares to nation">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
“Massacre shame of Facebook” banner headline in the London Daily Mail at the weekend. Image: PMC screenshot By RNZ More than 50 New Zealand companies are considering pulling ads from Facebook because it allowed a livestream of the Christchurch massacre last Friday. Some firms have already stopped advertising and the Association of New Zealand Advertisers ... <a title="Christchurch terror attacks: NZ advertisers to pull social media ads" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/christchurch-terror-attacks-nz-advertisers-to-pull-social-media-ads/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terror attacks: NZ advertisers to pull social media ads">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
by Selwyn Manning EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written for, and first published by, German magazine Cicero.de (ref. Attentat in Christchurch – Willkommen in der Hölle). Thanks also to Prof David Robie, Pacific Media Centre AsiaPacificReport.nz for providing the featured image for this article. OUT OF THE BLUE: It was 1:39pm, Friday March 15. ... <a title="Christchurch Terror Attacks – New Zealand’s Darkest Hour – Friday 15th 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/christchurch-terror-attaches-new-zealands-darkest-hour-friday-15th-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch Terror Attacks – New Zealand’s Darkest Hour – Friday 15th 2019">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2019
ANALYSIS: By Professor Greg Barton When lives are tragically cut short, it is generally easier to explain the “how” than the “why”. This dark reality is all the more felt when tragedy comes at the hands of murderous intent. Explaining how 50 people came to be killed, and almost as many badly wounded, in Christchurch’s ... <a title="Christchurch attacks a stark warning of toxic politics that enables hate" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/christchurch-attacks-a-stark-warning-of-toxic-politics-that-enables-hate/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch attacks a stark warning of toxic politics that enables hate">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2019
“Heartwarming to be part of such a big and diverse crowd in Auckland’s Aotea Square on Saturday standing in solidarity with the Islamic community after the terrible massacre in Christchurch.” Image: David Robie/PMC OPINION: By Keith Locke It was heartwarming to be part of such a big and diverse crowd in Auckland’s Aotea Square on ... <a title="Keith Locke: How to combat Islamophobia, white supremacy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/keith-locke-how-to-combat-islamophobia-white-supremacy/" aria-label="Read more about Keith Locke: How to combat Islamophobia, white supremacy">Read more</a>