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They were grandparents and spouses, parents of new babies and grown adults, and they were children. These are the people we lost in the Christchurch terror attacks.
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Interfaith advocate: 'How do we know...we can work together?'
2 Feb 2021An interfaith advocate is asking for an apology from officials as the hui into the Christchurch mosque shootings continues.
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Young Muslims want more than 'tick-box' exercise from govt
2 Feb 2021Young people setting up the country's first national network for Muslim youth are looking to nationwide community meetings on the mosque attacks as a litmus test for the government.
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Series of hui on Christchurch mosque attack Royal Commission report to begin
29 Jan 2021The government is beginning a nationwide series of hui this weekend on the Royal Commmission of Inquiry report on the Christchurch mosque attacks.
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Mosque attacks: Islamic Women's Council welcome coroner's information
7 Jan 2021The Islamic Women's Council is relieved families of mosque attack victims will get more information from New Zealand's chief coroner.
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Families to get more information about mosque attack victims' deaths
6 Jan 2021The chief coroner is set to release more specific information about how the victims of the 2019 Christchurch mosque attack died.
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'Let it be known, these tears are not for you': Massey's 2020 quote of the year
22 Dec 2020Massey University's quote of the year has been awarded to the daughter of a man slain in the Christchurch terror attack.
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'Forgotten victims' of mosque attacks call for more support
22 Dec 2020Witnesses to the horror of the Christchurch mosque shootings say they remain the forgotten victims of the terror attack.
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How the Christchurch gunman was radicalised
11 Dec 2020The gunman, a loner and self-described introvert, expressed racist views from a young age. Warning: Some readers may find this content distressing.
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Ardern promises to close 'gaps in hate speech legislation'
The prime minister's hope for political consensus regarding hate speech law is looking doubtful as the report into the Christchurch terror attack reignites the debate. Audio
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Intelligence agencies' failures highlighted but no accountability sought
11 Dec 2020Several key security and intelligence agencies failed to do their counter-terrorism job well, or at all, but there remains no way of holding them to account.
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'It's not OK': Christchurch mayor issues call to address racist behaviour
9 Dec 2020The country has a responsibility to take ownership of the racism and taunts that minorities such as Muslims experience, Lianne Dalziel says. Audio
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'They need to be responsible, they need to act as well' - Mosque attack victim
9 Dec 2020Victims of the Christchurch terror attack say they'd like a personal apology from state agencies, and want to see individuals being held to account for failures leading up to the atrocity.
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Need for better detectives than counter-terrorism agency - security expert
9 Dec 2020A security expert warns that creating a new counter-terrorism agency might just add to the confusion.
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PM, police, security agencies apologise over mosque shootings
8 Dec 2020Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand's security agencies have apologised to the victims, families and broader Muslim community for failings that created an environment in which the…
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Families 'let down' by agencies in aftermath of mosque attacks - report
8 Dec 2020Death certificates with spelling errors, family having to work as translators for police interviews and widows being advised to put their children in care to apply for jobs are just some problems…
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Christchurch terrorist originally planned attack for August - report
8 Dec 2020The Christchurch terrorist wanted to carry out an attack on the Muslim community around the time of Eid al-Adha but moved his plan to March as he was running out of money.
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'We should have been safe here' - Christchurch Muslim leaders
8 Dec 2020Three key leaders of Christchurch mosques say the recommendations of the report in some ways does not go far enough, and they will demand further action from the government.
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PM says we owe it to mosque attack victims to follow findings
7 Dec 2020Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has explained the accountability she expects after the report's findings are released tomorrow. Audio
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Terrorist accidentally shot himself before mosque attacks - report
8 Dec 2020It's claimed the man responsible for the Christchurch terrorist attacks, was treated for gunshot wounds months before the mosque attacks.
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Christchurch terror attacks report to be made public
8 Dec 2020Answers to how New Zealand's worst act of terrorism was allowed to happen are expected today, when the findings of the Royal Commission of Inquiry are released. Audio
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Mosque attack findings: Bereaved hope recommendations enforced quickly
7 Dec 2020Not all of those affected by the Christchurch terror attacks will get to see the Royal Commission of Inquiry findings before it is made public.
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Families receive copies of Royal Commission's mosque attacks report
5 Dec 2020The long awaited report into the Christchurch mosque attacks has today been given to families of the victims and those who survived.
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Terror attack report: 'People need to be accountable for their actions'
29 Nov 2020A Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack won't deliver sorely needed public accountability, but a coroner's inquest could, says the Islamic Women's Council.
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'We knew we were vulnerable to such an attack' - Muslim group
30 Nov 2020An investigation by a Muslim group suggests the country's security agencies downplayed the threat of a possible terror attack in New Zealand and misinformed the public.
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