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March 20, 2019
Homes and bridges destroyed in Papua province by landslides triggered by torrential rainfall – the death toll is now 89. Video: Euronews Pacific Media Centre Newsdesk The death toll from flash floods and mudslides, triggered by days of torrential downpours in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province, has risen to 89, with dozens of others missing, reports ... <a title="Death toll from Papuan floods, mudslides rises to 89" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/20/death-toll-from-papuan-floods-mudslides-rises-to-89/" aria-label="Read more about Death toll from Papuan floods, mudslides rises to 89">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
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 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
“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>
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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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March 16, 2019
Police guard an Auckland vigil today to honour the victims in the Christchurch terror attack yesterday. Image: David Robie/PMC By RNZ Thousands of people packed into Auckland’s Aotea Square today for a vigil to mark yesterday’s New Zealand terror attack in Christchurch. Some held banners calling for love in the face of hatred, while others ... <a title="Thousands turn out in Auckland for NZ mosque terror attack vigil" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/03/16/thousands-turn-out-in-auckland-for-nz-mosque-terror-attack-vigil/" aria-label="Read more about Thousands turn out in Auckland for NZ mosque terror attack vigil">Read more</a>
