Checkpoint

RNZ health correspondent Karen Brown says all Christchurch hospitals are on lockdown. Christchurch Hospital has been told to expect 50 casualties, a source says. Audio

Conan Young is at a mosque in Linwood, Christchurch where one of the shootings occurred. One witness told him 13 people had been injured, another said maybe five or six were injured and two to three… Read more Audio

RNZ political editor Jane Patterson says the Prime Minister is on a flight to Wellington, as national security agencies meet at police headquarters in Wellington. The Officials Committee for Domestic… Read more Audio

Security analyst Paul Buchanan says he has seen the manifesto of the alleged Christchurch shooter. "He is a very clear white supremacist who has been planning this for two years". Audio

An eyewitness was in the mosque at the time of the shooting. He said the attacker was very calm, but shooting many bullets a second. He said the shooter looked like he was enjoying himself. "He didn't… Read more Audio

Shooting witness Mohammad Jama describes a "short man" entering the mosque near Hagley Park, with a black automatic weapon wearing a helmet, glasses and was "military clothing." "He opened fire… Read more Audio

Climate change protester Anna Christensen, 14, speaks from an Labour MP's Duncan Webb's office in Christchurch central, where she has taken refuge with her mum and others. "We're a bit nervous, but we… Read more Audio

St John CEO Peter Bradley says staff are dealing with "multiple deaths and casualties." Mr Bradley says it is "still very much a fluid and dangerous situation", staff have seen "shocking injuries" and… Read more Audio

Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel says students from a climate change rally have taken refuge inside the city council building, which is on lockdown. She says it's important that people remain calm… Read more Audio

Christchurch reporter Conan Young has spoken to witnesses of the shootings at the Linwood Ave mosque. He says they're "all pretty shaken up." One witness says shooting began "right in the middle of… Read more Audio