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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
“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>