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AOS member describes scene at Al Noor Mosque following Christchurch terror attack
30 Oct 2023The horrifying scene which confronted emergency services at Al Noor Mosque on the day of the Christchurch terror attack has been described by a member of the Armed Offenders Squad.
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Mosque victim's sister says pursuit of truth a 'shared responsibility'
30 Oct 2023A woman whose brother was murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks says "the pursuit of truth" is not just the responsibility of the affected whānau.
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Police communicators did not realise threat to Linwood mosque was genuine, inquest told
27 Oct 2023The supervisor mentoring a junior 111 call-taker says she would like to think a call about the terrorist's manifesto would have been acted on differently had they realised the threat was genuine.
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Staffer for 111 call about terrorist's manifesto just days into job
26 Oct 2023The staffer who dealt with the first 111 call about the Christchurch terror attacks was on their "third of fourth shift", an inquest has heard.
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111 call about terrorist's manifesto not labelled top priority
25 Oct 2023A police inspector says he understands why a call-taker considered the report about the manifesto to be a lower priority and says it was not a mistake to label it as such.
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'Single largest terrorist incident' in NZ: Investigation into Christchurch mosque attack described
24 Oct 2023A senior officer who helped lead the initial police response to the 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings has described the magnitude of the investigation.
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'Important to know the truth': Mosque terror attack inquest begins today
24 Oct 2023Muslim community leaders hope the coronial inquest will put unanswered questions to rest and help people heal from the trauma of the 2019 massacre that left 51 people dead.
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Functionality of Al Noor Mosque door to be examined in coronial inquest
5 Oct 2023An inquest into the 2019 Christchurch terrorist attack will examine whether an emergency exit door at one of the mosques did not work during the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 51 people.
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Firearms Registry to launch this week, nearly four years after it was proposed
20 Jun 2023The New Zealand Firearms Registry is set to go live on 24 June, nearly four years after it was proposed in the wake of the Christchurch Mosque terror attacks.
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White supremacist standing for school board prompts call for rule change
16 Aug 2022A Christchurch councillor has called for school board election rules to be tightened after a white supremacist jailed for sharing Christchurch terror attack footage put his name forward. Audio
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Christchurch mosque attacks: Acts of great bravery honoured in ceremony
6 Jul 2022Abdul Aziz, who confronted the Christchurch terrorist at the Linwood mosque, has been recognised along with with eight others who risked their lives in acts of great bravery during the 2019 attack.
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Heroes who saved lives during mosque attacks to be honoured today
5 Jul 2022Nine people who risked their lives during the Christchurch terror attacks will be recognised at a special ceremony in the city today.
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'I have to carry her' - Mosque attack survivor's Mecca pilgrimage in wife's memory
4 Jul 2022A group of survivors of the Christchurch mosque attack are travelling this week to the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca for the first time since the tragedy.
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Social media's influence, emergency response to be explored at terror attacks' inquest
5 May 2022The coroner's inquest into the mosque terror attacks will look into the role of social media in the killer's radicalisation, and the emergency response on the day.
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Three years on from the Christchurch mosque attacks, has anything changed?
18 Mar 2022Opinion - The third anniversary of the Christchurch mosque attacks has come and gone. Has anything changed? Have we learned anything? Are we better, worse, more apathetic?
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A letter to my son: 'Never be ashamed of your beliefs'
15 Mar 2022First person - Three years on from the Christchurch terror attacks, Mahvash Ikram writes an open letter to her young son telling him one day he will learn how the Muslim community was targeted, but…
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Christchurch terror attacks emboldened far-right extremists - report
15 Mar 2022Online Islamophobia was reported 18 times as often in the immediate aftermath of the attacks and real-world Islamophobia quadrupled, a new report has found.
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Terror attack victims' families to view undisclosed material for first time
11 Mar 2022Families of the Muslims murdered in the Christchurch terror attacks will be given a raft of police and medical documents as part of a coronial inquiry into the mass shooting.
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Mosque terrorist attacks: Survivor begins 350km walk to reclaim peace
1 Mar 2022A survivor of the mosque shootings has left Dunedin's Octagon to begin his 350 kilometre walk to Christchurch to reclaim the terrorist's path in the name of peace.
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Mosque attack survivor to walk 350km to reclaim peace
28 Feb 2022Temel Atacocugu who was shot nine times hopes to arrive in Christchurch on the third anniversary of the attacks that claimed 51 lives. Video
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'Institutional bias' a concern as coronial court hearing on mosque terror attacks ends
25 Feb 2022A coronial court heard from the Human Rights Commission and the terrorist's lawyer, in the final day of a scope hearing on the Christchurch terror attacks yesterday.
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Terrorist intends seeking a judicial review of Royal Commission's findings
24 Feb 2022The lawyer for the terrorist who murdered 51 people in the Christchurch mosque attacks says he intends to seek a judicial review of the Royal Commission.
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Islamic groups highlight 'significant' online extremism in NZ
24 Feb 2022The main focus at the hearing yesterday was on the impact of digital platforms, and this morning the terrorist's lawyer and the Human Rights Commission are expected to make submissions.
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Muslims remain at risk of being targeted by terrorists within NZ, coroner told
23 Feb 2022The Islamic Women's Council has told a coronial hearing into the Christchurch mosque attacks that Muslims are still in danger of being targeted by terrorists in New Zealand.
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