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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 19 2019

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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NZ ‘chose us to come here … to die here’, says grieving Syrian mother

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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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 18 2019

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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Fiji community shaken with loss of three in Christchurch mosque attacks

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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Christchurch attacks a stark warning of toxic politics that enables hate

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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Keith Locke: How to combat Islamophobia, white supremacy

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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Sasya Wreksono: We mourn, reflect and face up to NZ’s ‘fragment of darkness’

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>

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Christchurch mosque shootings must end NZ innocence over right-wing terrorism

March 16, 2019

ANALYSIS: By Professor Paul Spoonley in Auckland New Zealand police continued today to respond to events following shootings at two mosques in central Christchurch yesterday. The national security threat level has been lifted to high. Mosques across New Zealand have been closed and police are asking people to refrain from visiting. So far, 49 people ... <a title="Christchurch mosque shootings must end NZ innocence over right-wing terrorism" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/16/christchurch-mosque-shootings-must-end-nz-innocence-over-right-wing-terrorism/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque shootings must end NZ innocence over right-wing terrorism">Read more</a>

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Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM

March 16, 2019

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern addresses the nation after yesterday’s tragic mosque massacres in Christchurch. Video: RNZ By RNZ New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says she was advised that the primary perpetrator of the terror attacks in Christchurch yesterday had used five guns Forty-nine people died at Al Noor Mosque next to Hagley Park and ... <a title="Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/16/christchurch-mosque-terror-attacks-our-gun-laws-will-change-says-pm/" aria-label="Read more about Christchurch mosque terror attacks: ‘Our gun laws will change’, says PM">Read more</a>

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Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 15 2019

March 15, 2019

Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 15 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 Climate change Gordon Campbell: On the school strike for climate change Neville Peat (Stuff): Climate change: New Zealand wants action, ... <a title="Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 15 2019" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/15/newsletter-new-zealand-politics-daily-march-15-2019/" aria-label="Read more about Newsletter: New Zealand Politics Daily – March 15 2019">Read more</a>

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Breaking: ‘Blood everywhere’ as shots fired at mosques in NZ city

March 15, 2019

Armed police in action during the Christchurch lockdown after the attack on two mosques today. Image: RNZ Twitter By RNZ Armed police have been deployed after shots were fired at two mosques where hundreds of people were praying near Hagley Park in Christchurch today. READ MORE: ‘This is horrible – unthinkable in New Zealand’ Key ... <a title="Breaking: ‘Blood everywhere’ as shots fired at mosques in NZ city" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/15/breaking-blood-everywhere-as-shots-fired-at-mosques-in-nz-city/" aria-label="Read more about Breaking: ‘Blood everywhere’ as shots fired at mosques in NZ city">Read more</a>

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Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action

March 15, 2019

Students and teachers pouring into Aotea Square for the Strike 4 Climate action day today. Image: David Robie/PMC Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk Thousands of school students, teachers and climate advocates gathered at cities across New Zealand today to kickstart the global Strike 4 Climate action day. More than 3000 students packed into Aotea Square in ... <a title="Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/15/thousands-of-nz-students-demand-urgent-climate-action/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands of NZ students demand urgent climate action">Read more</a>