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Former PMW reporter talks to SA media on mosque massacre

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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NZ marks call to prayer, two-minute silence to honour mosque dead

March 22, 2019

Police guarding the AUT Masjid today added their tribute to the flowers at the entrance to the prayer room in central Auckland. Image: David Robie/PMC By RNZ News New Zealand today observed the Muslim call to prayer and two minutes of silence in Christchurch and across the country, one week after terror attacks that killed ... <a title="NZ marks call to prayer, two-minute silence to honour mosque dead" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/nz-marks-call-to-prayer-two-minute-silence-to-honour-mosque-dead/" aria-label="Read more about NZ marks call to prayer, two-minute silence to honour mosque dead">Read more</a>

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AUT students: ‘We want to stay as a country, unified, always’

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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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 22 2019

March 22, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 22 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Christchurch mosque shootings: Changes to gun laws, firearms Richard Harman (Politik): The gun control compromise Jared Savage (Herald): Why the ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 22 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/22/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-22-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 22 2019">Read more</a>

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NZ bans military-style semi-automatic weapons and all assault rifles

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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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Playing the Christchurch terrorism blame-game is dangerous

March 21, 2019

Political Roundup: Playing the Christchurch terrorism blame-game is dangerous by Dr Bryce Edwards Jacinda Ardern has led the way in how she’s responded to the Christchurch terrorist atrocity. The prime minister has emphasised the need to come together and to not allow the actions of a terrorist to divide New Zealand any further. She has ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Playing the Christchurch terrorism blame-game is dangerous" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-playing-the-christchurch-terrorism-blame-game-is-dangerous/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Playing the Christchurch terrorism blame-game is dangerous">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 21 2019

March 21, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 21 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Christchurch mosque shootings Herald: 50 people lost their lives in Christchurch: These are their stories Christchurch mosque shootings: Gun ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 21 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-21-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 21 2019">Read more</a>

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Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity

March 21, 2019

By RNZ News As the police worked to release victims’ bodies to families by tonight, the first were buried this afternoon. Father and son, 44-year-old Khaled Mustafa and 15-year-old Hamza, were laid to rest in a Janaza service at Memorial Park Cemetery in Linwood. The service started at 12.30pm when the bodies arrived by hearse. ... <a title="Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/21/christchurch-terror-shooting-first-victims-buried-calls-for-unity/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terror shooting: First victims buried, calls for unity">Read more</a>

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Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks

March 20, 2019

Hate speech … “The problem of socially-conditioned hatred is so much larger and more intricate than the capacity of any sort of censorship to control it.” Image: David Robie/PMC By Michael Andrew Religion and race-based attacks will continue as a result of the rise of online hate speech, says a leading New Zealand academic. Professor ... <a title="Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/online-hate-speech-gives-green-light-to-religion-race-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Online hate speech ‘gives green light’ to religion, race attacks">Read more</a>

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Gunman arrested ‘within 21 minutes’ and saved lives, says police chief

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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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 20 2019

March 20, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 20 2019 Editor’s Note: Here below is a list of the main issues currently under discussion in New Zealand and links to media coverage. The Beehive and Parliament Buildings.Today’s content Christchurch mosque shootings: The victims RNZ: They are us. A memorial to the victims of the 15 March 2019 ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 20 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-20-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 20 2019">Read more</a>

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‘He is a terrorist – and nameless’, PM Jacinda Ardern declares to nation

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>