Canterbury
Patient locked in shed: DHB's media boss tried to minimise ordeal
Emails obtained by RNZ show the head of a health board media team trying to minimise an incident at its troubled mental health unit.
Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
Mediawatch takes a look at the coverage of Islam and Muslims in the media before and after the Christchurch atrocity of 15 March. Audio
Reporting Islam before and after 15/3
Mediawatch takes a look at the coverage of Islam and Muslims in the media before and after the Christchurch atrocity of 15 March.
Audio'Evil must not take root and flourish in our land again'
At today's National Remembrance Service there were staunch blokes in flannel shirts, mums and babies, school kids in uniform and dreadlocked sandal wearers. All standing together.
Hundreds of scarves handed out at National Remembrance Service
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… Video, Audio
"Symbolic" friday prayers in the park
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… Video, Audio
Darkness spreads out of lightness: NZ remembers
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… Video, Audio
Christchurch bus driver censured after complaint about racism
A Christchurch bus driver is facing disciplinary action after a complaint about racist behaviour towards a Muslim woman.
Enormity of Christchurch shooting death toll strikes home
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
Shooting survivor may not walk for three years
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
Police watch over Muslim community as they pray in Hagley Park
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… Video, Audio
Remembering mosque shooting victims: As salamu alaykum
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… Video, Audio
Man's body found in Christchurch river
A man's body was found in Christchurch's Heathcote River last night.
No way to predict murderer would kill again - police
Police say there was no way they could have predicted Paul Wilson would commit a second murder just hours after two knives were found in his car when he was stopped at a checkpoint.
Facebook bans white nationalism, separatism from site
In a shift in policy, Facebook is to ban praise, support, and representation of white nationalism and white separatism on its social media platforms, bolstering its efforts to tackle hate speech. Video, Audio
Remembering Atta Elayyan, ‘a really good guy’
Atta Elayyan's image has been widely shared, since he died in the Christchurch mosque attacks. Alex Perrottet met with the futsal player's close friends Ronan Naicker and Mahmoud Moh'd, who brought… Video, Audio
200 visas issued to mosque attack victims, families
Immigration NZ has issued more than 200 visas to date to victims of the terror attacks and their families. Video, Audio
Preparations underway for National Remembrance Service
Thousands of people, including representatives from almost 60 countries and the UN, are expected to attend tomorrow's memorial for the victims of the mosque massacres. Video, Audio
Crusaders to tone down the sword-wielding knights
The Crusaders rugby side will play their first home game since the mosque attack on 15 March. As the team contemplates a name change, it's understood that the Crusaders will tone down the… Audio
Long-awaited Sumner to Lyttelton route to reopen tomorrow
The eight-year long wait for a route connecting Sumner to Lyttelton to reopen will be over tomorrow. Video
