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Checkpoint for Friday 29 March 2019
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Cat Stevens performs as NZ remembers March 15th
6:23 PM.Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, performs at the National Remembrance Service at Hagley Park. Video, Audio
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Hundreds of scarves handed out at National Remembrance Service
6:21 PM.In the middle of the grief and sadness of today's remembrance service, one man was putting a smile on people's faces. Markus Hadipurnomo set up a small table in the entrance of the service and was… Read more Video, Audio
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Grieving for his cousin, a man paints as he mourns
6:20 PM.While some people at today's service grieved by crying or hugging their loved ones....one man decided to paint. Aslan Haj Mustafa travelled to Christchurch from Jordan five days ago after he learnt… Read more Video, Audio
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Farid Ahmed embraces peace, love in shooting aftermath
6:16 PM.One of the most stirring speeches at this morning's ceremony was from survivor Farid Ahmed, who lost his wife in the terror attack. Mr Ahmed, who uses a wheelchair, told the crowd he forgave the… Read more Video, Audio
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"Symbolic" friday prayers in the park
6:12 PM.Police and Christchurch City Council staff kept a watchful eye over Friday prayers this afternoon in Hagley Park. Hundreds of people from the local, national and international Muslim community… Read more Video, Audio
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Darkness spreads out of lightness: NZ remembers
6:08 PM.An estimated 20,000 people gathered at North Hagley Park for a remembrance service today to pay tribute to those who lost their lives but also to those who were injured and survived the terror… Read more Video, Audio
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Auckland Council extends e-scooter trial
5:55 PM.Auckland Council is promising there will be stricter conditions for the e-scooter operators Lime and Wave, and there will be new fees - but it won't say yet what those are. Audio
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Dozens of allegedly trafficked Bangladeshis stranded in Vanuatu
5:52 PM.Rights groups are concerned for the welfare of dozens of Bangladeshis who say they were trafficked to Vanuatu and are now in limbo there. The 101 men stuck in the capital Port Vila have described… Read more Audio
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Wellingtonians remember Christchurch shooting at Waitangi Park
5:47 PM.In the capital, the Wellington Orchestra and Pacifica Choir welcomed about 500 people onto Waitangi Park to watch the National Remembrance Service together. Video, Audio
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Dunedin locals gather to watch National Remembrance Service
5:44 PM.In Dunedin, a small but intimate crowd sat in solemn silence as the National Remembrance Service was broadcast into the city's town hall. Audio
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Aucklanders stand together with the Muslim community
5:40 PM.In Auckland, hundreds of people huddled into a prayer room at Eden Park to pray and reflect on the last two weeks. In a sermon, Sheikh Muhamad Shaakir Ismail called on New Zealanders from all cultures… Read more Audio
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Whanganui locals gather to watch service together
5:37 PM.As thousands in Christchurch stood together during the service today, New Zealanders in other pockets of the country stood with them. In Whanganui, more than 40 people gathered at the museum and… Read more Video, Audio
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Enormity of Christchurch shooting death toll strikes home
5:34 PM.Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel talks to Lisa Owen following the National Remembrance Service, telling her change will come - not because of what the shooter did, but how people have responded. Video, Audio
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Evening Business for Friday 29th March
5:30 PM.News from the business sector, including a market report. Video, Audio
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Shooting survivor may not walk for three years
5:20 PM.Al Seenawi watched the National Remembrance Service from his hospital bed, where he is recovering after being shot twice in the leg during the Christchurch terror attacks. Video, Audio
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Police watch over Muslim community as they pray in Hagley Park
5:17 PM.In North Hagley Park, where the National Remembrance Service took place earlier today, hundreds of people, including survivors and Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, are praying as police… Read more Video, Audio
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Remembering mosque shooting victims: As salamu alaykum
5:09 PM.Dignitaries, survivors, victims' families, artists, politicians and the public gathered in Christchurch today to remember the 50 people who were killed in the terror attacks - and the dozens of others… Read more Video, Audio