Search results for ‘christchurch’
46 items found
-
3m
New Zealand PM’s ‘relief’ as Christchurch killer sentenced to life in prison without parole
Today Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the murder of 51 worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch last March.
-
3m
NZ observes two-minute silences to mark Christchurch attacks
New Zealand stopped to reflect today, a week after the killing of 50 people at mosques in Christchurch. The country’s Prime Minister stood with those affected by the shootings as the Muslim call to prayer was broadcast across the country.
-
8m
NZ PM ‘resolute and focused’ on combating racism after Christchurch attack
New Zealand’s Prime Minister says she remains “resolute and focused” on confronting racism in her own country following the terrorist attacks at two mosques in the city of Christchurch.
-
5m
Grandfather who fled Afghanistan among Christchurch victims
Among the dead in Christchurch was Haji Daud Nabi, a grandfather who fled the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in 1979 before eventually settling in New Zealand.
-
15m
NZ PM pledges new gun laws after Christchurch terror attack
Her cabinet has backed a ban on semi-automatic weapons, and the Prime Minister has urged owners to hand such guns in to the police.
-
Social media firms under fire after live-streaming of Christchurch terror attack
The gunman’s live-stream of the Christchurch mosque shootings was one of the most shocking aspects of last Friday’s attack.
-
Stories of heroism after Christchurch terror attack
As families wait for bodies to be returned for burial, stories of heroism are emerging from Christchurch, stories like that of Husna Ahmed, who was credited with saving many lives at al Noor mosque on Friday.
-
Labour MP Jo Stevens on Christchurch: ‘Age of self-regulation for big tech companies has gone’
Labour MP Jo Stevens is a member of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
-
3m
Christchurch locals in shock after New Zealand mosques attack
Our reporter Anja Popp is in Christchurch.
-
After the earthquake: Christchurch’s new cardboard cathedral
A revolutionary cardboard cathedral opens in Christchurch, New Zealand, as a temporary replacement for the neo-Gothic building destroyed in the 2011 earthquake.
-
Third quake in less than a year rattles Christchurch
Several powerful tremors shook the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Monday, almost four months after an earthquake that killed 181 people.
-
3m
Victims of New Zealand mosque shootings speak of their trauma
Survivors of the New Zealand mosque shootings and relatives of those who died have spoken about their trauma in court – as the attacker’s sentencing hearing began.
-
7m
Dozens killed in New Zealand mosques attack
It is New Zealand’s deadliest terror attack: 49 people have died in mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has described this as one of the country’s “darkest days”, while around the world political and religious leaders have expressed their condemnation of the attack. One man has been charged with murder,…
-
10m
New Zealand terror suspect ‘acting alone’, police say
The bodies of some of the 50 Christchurch victims are due to be released to their families soon.
-
15m
New Zealand suspect emailed PM Ardern minutes before attack
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said, however, that nothing in the message could have helped stop the killings.
