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March 19, 2019
Political Roundup: Politicians under scrutiny in the wake of Christchurch terrorism The murder of fifty Muslim New Zealanders on Friday has triggered intense soul-searching and debate about hatred in our society. As part of this, attention has turned to politicians and political parties and the role they play in furthering racism, xenophobia, and Islamophobia Allegations ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians under scrutiny in the wake of Christchurch terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-politicians-under-scrutiny-in-the-wake-of-christchurch-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Politicians under scrutiny in the wake of Christchurch terrorism">Read more</a>
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March 19, 2019
Selwyn Manning, editor of Evening Report, profiles the Christchurch atrocity that has outraged and shaken a peaceful South Pacific nation. Out of the blue:It was 1:39pm, Friday March 15. As was usual for a Friday, hundreds of people had turned up to pray at the Al Noor Mosque in Riccarton, Christchurch. All was peaceful, women, ... <a title="Christchurch terrorism attacks: NZ’s darkest hour – Friday, March 15, 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/christchurch-terrorism-attacks-nzs-darkest-hour-friday-march-15-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch terrorism attacks: NZ’s darkest hour – Friday, March 15, 2019">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 19, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 19 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 Kenan Malik (Guardian): Do not let raw anger cloud our judgment after Christchurch Mehdi Hasan (The Intercept): Don’t ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 19 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/19/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-19-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 19 2019">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2019
Zaed Mustafa’s father and brother were killed during the Christchurch terror attacks. Image: Diego Opatowski/RNZ By Katy Gosset of RNZ A Syrian-born woman whose husband and son were killed in Friday’s terror attacks says her family was told New Zealand was the safest country in the world. For Salwa Mustafa, a slim woman in a ... <a title="NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/nz-chose-us-to-come-here-to-die-here-says-grieving-syrian-mother/" aria-label="Read more about NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2019
Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 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: Christchurch mosque shooting: Faces of the dead, missing and injured Naaman Zhou and Sean Jacobs (Guardian): New ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-18-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 2019">Read more</a>
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March 18, 2019
“You are in our prayers” … spontaneous messages pasted on the wall of the AUT Masjid at Auckland University of Technology today. Image: David Robie/PMC By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific New Zealand’s Fijian community is reeling after three people from Fiji were killed in Friday’s mosque attacks in Christchurch. The terrorist attacks, which killed ... <a title="Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/18/fiji-community-shaken-with-loss-of-three-in-christchurch-mosque-attacks/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks">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>
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March 17, 2019
A young girl with a teddy reading messages of support among the floral tributes outside Ponsonby mosque in Auckland today. Image: David Robie/PMC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Hundreds of Auckland mourners shared prayers today for those who lost their lives in New Zealand’s double mosque attack on Friday in an ecumenical service in Ponsonby’s Sacred ... <a title="Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/17/police-guard-ponsonby-mosque-as-ecumenical-mourners-mark-tragedy/" aria-label="Read more about Police guard Ponsonby mosque as ecumenical mourners mark tragedy">Read more</a>
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March 17, 2019
“Thank you to my fellow Kiwis for their outpouring of support for the Muslim community, especially for those directly affected.” A poignant “Love Aotearoa, hate racism” placard on the statue of Sir Dove Myer-Robinson, a much loved former mayor of Auckland who died in 1989. People at yesterday’s Aotea Square vigil for the Christchurch atrocity ... <a title="Sasya Wreksono: We mourn, reflect and face up to NZ’s ‘fragment of darkness’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/17/sasya-wreksono-we-mourn-reflect-and-face-up-to-nzs-fragment-of-darkness/" aria-label="Read more about Sasya Wreksono: We mourn, reflect and face up to NZ’s ‘fragment of darkness’">Read more</a>
