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Saturday, 16 March 2019
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Messages of love, hope, and support for Muslim community
16 Mar 2019Mosques remain closed in the wake of the Christchurch attacks, but piles of flowers have been placed infront of shut gates, along with signs, cards and candles. Peace vigils have been planned around… Read more Audio
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Brenton Tarrant active and open online
16 Mar 2019The prime suspect in the attacks, Brenton Tarrant, was active online expressing his views and held a standard firearms licence that allowed him to own limited capacity semiautomatic weapons. He got… Read more Audio
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Update from Logan Church
16 Mar 2019Logan Church who is at the entrance to the Christchurch Botanic Gardens where people are coming to lay floral tributes. Audio
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Update from Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel
16 Mar 2019Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel joins us for an update. Audio
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Prime Minister orders sweeping review of laws
16 Mar 2019The Prime Minister has ordered a sweeping review of laws ranging from border security, how watch lists are managed and firearms licensing. Audio
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Wasseim Alsati speaks from hospital bed
16 Mar 2019Among the eleven people critically injured in yesterday's attack was Wasseim Alsati and his four year old daughter. Mr Alsati, who was shot three times, spoke on Facebook today from his hospital bed. Audio
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Police now say lone gunman responsible for mosque attacks
16 Mar 2019The police now say it appears the shootings in Christchurch yesterday were the actions of a lone gunman. Commissioner Mike Bush briefed the media this afternoon on the latest on the gunning down of 49… Read more Audio
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Brenton Harrison Tarrant appears in court
16 Mar 2019The world has seen its first glimpse of the man police say is responsible for the terror attack. 28-year-old Brenton Harrison Tarrant appeared in the Christchurch District Court just before 11 o'clock… Read more Audio
Friday, 15 March 2019
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Christchurch taxi driver offers free rides
15 Mar 2019Manjinder Singh, taxi driver in Christchurch, says he hopes to help usher people out of the city centre and back to their families. A Sikh, Mr Singh says his religion is often targeted by extremists… Read more Audio
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Flowers for mosques around the country
15 Mar 2019People are laying flowers outside mosques throughout the country, following the Christchurch terror attacks. Wendy and Andrew Johnson delivered flowers to the mosque near Hagley Park in Christchurch… Read more Video, Audio
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Concerns about violent white supremacists 'fell through cracks'
15 Mar 2019Security Analyst Paul Buchanan says the terrorists slipped through the cracks "and it's a failure of intelligence." He says the failure is in the lack of priority given to white supremacists. "What… Read more Audio
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Death toll rises to 49 in Christchurch
15 Mar 2019The death toll after the Christchurch shootings is now 49. Police Commissioner Mike Bush has described the terror attacks as an "unprecedented and abhorrent event." He says 41 people were killed at… Read more Video, Audio
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Checkpoint is RNZ's drive-time news and current affairs programme, tackling the national and international stories of the day.
The show airs weekdays fro4-6pm and is hosted by Lisa Owen.
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