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Checkpoint for Friday 22 March 2019
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Chch terrorist attacks followed by grief, kindness, compassion
6:26 PM.A week after a gunman stormed inside two Christchurch mosques, killing dozens of people, New Zealanders have united, gaining strength from each other while they grieve as a nation. We look back at an… Read more Video, Audio
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Chch teen recalls terror attack that killed father, brother
6:24 PM.A 13-year-old Syrian boy wounded at the Al Noor mosque on Deans Avenue says he wishes his brother and father survived instead of him. Zaid Mustafa's 16-year-old brother Hamza and his father Khaled… Read more Video, Audio
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Anthony Mundine: Faith will help healing process
6:18 PM.Australian boxer and former NRL player Anthony Mundine is in Christchurch, where he visited the wounded in hospital and attended services for those who died last Friday. Video, Audio
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Islam ‘is a brotherhood and sisterhood’
6:14 PM.An Australian man has travelled to Christchurch to pay his respects to the Muslim community, despite not knowing anyone in the southern city. He spoke with Nita Blake-Persen from Hagley Park. Video, Audio
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NZ observes 2 minutes' silence after Chch terror attacks
6:08 PM.Thousands of New Zealanders converged on Hagley Park in Christchurch this afternoon to show unity to the Muslim community gathered for their Friday prayers. Our reporter Andrew McRae was there. Video, Audio
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Nearly 100 dead after ferry capsizes in Iraq
5:54 PM.An overloaded ferry has capsized in the Tigris River near the Iraqi city of Mosul, killing nearly 100 people. As Reuters' Tamara Lindstom reports, the ferry was packed with people celebrating the… Read more Video, Audio
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Chch accused killer interviewed by police before gun licence issued
5:50 PM.Police have confirmed the correct process was followed in issuing the firearms licence to the accused gunman. But what about the loopholes that existed in the law? Were they obvious and could have… Read more Video, Audio
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Vigils held across NZ to mark week since Chch terror attacks
5:48 PM.Religious and civic leaders have gathered with thousands of members of the public at the Al Jamie Mosque in Ponsonby, Auckland, as it opens its door during its Friday prayers. Video, Audio
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Jordan's Prince El Hassan Bin Talal: NZ showing solidarity and 'oneness'
5:41 PM.Jordan's Prince El Hassan Bin Talal is in New Zealand visiting his citizens who survived the Christchurch terrorist attack. He told political reporter Craig McCulloch populism and extremism is not… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland mosques welcome all faiths to prayer sessions
5:38 PM.Four of Auckland's mosques are currently holding prayer sessions open to the public. As well as prayers there'll be speeches by leaders of other religious groups and civic leaders. New Zealand Muslim… Read more Video, Audio
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Evening business for Friday 22 March
5:33 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Christchurch shooting victims laid to rest in mass burial
5:29 PM.Twenty-six people who died in the mosque attacks are being buried in Christchurch's Memorial Park Cemetery this afternoon. The families have allowed media to observe. Our reporter Logan Church joins… Read more Video, Audio
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Sonny Bill Williams: ‘Thank you from my heart’
5:26 PM.Proud Muslim All Black Sonny Bill Williams joined the congregation for prayers today at Hagley park. He spoke of Islam as a religion of peace and challenged New Zealanders to learn more about the… Read more Video, Audio
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People link arms around NZ mosques during Friday prayers
5:25 PM.As thousands of Muslims returned to their mosques for Friday prayers, their communities also went to show solidarity and love. Hugs, flowers and an outpouring of love surrounded mosques across the… Read more Video, Audio
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NZ stands still, in unity with Muslim community
5:15 PM.New Zealanders of all faiths, races and from all over the country, listened to the Muslim call to prayer today, and paused for silence as the country stood still - in unity with the Muslim community.
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‘Hate will be undone, and love will redeem us’
5:09 PM.Imam Gamal Fouda told thousands of people gathered at Hagley Park in Christchurch today that those killed were not just martyrs of Islam, but martyrs of New Zealand. Video, Audio