Canterbury
48 with gunshot wounds at Christchurch Hospital
Health Correspondent Karen Brown says 48 patients are at Christchurch hospital with gunshot wound injuries ranging from critical to minor. Additional patients with gunshot injuries are at other… Audio
Forty dead in Christchurch terror attack - PM
Forty people have died in a terror attack at two Christchurch mosques today, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. "This is unprecedented, unlike anything we've seen before". Ms Ardern says New Zealand… Video, Audio
Support for mosques around the country
Mosques around the country have been advised to close after the mass shooting in Christchurch today. But people are expressing their support with flowers at mosques around New Zealand, with many… Audio
One gunman in custody is Australian citizen
The Australian Prime Minister has described the attackers in Christchurch as "violent terrorists" who undertook a "right wing extremist attack" Scott Morrison says he has spoken to Prime Minister… Audio
‘A horrific day for NZ’ - Simon Bridges
"In due course there will be serious questions in a constructive way... it's too soon for that," says National leader Simon Bridges, from his Tauranga home. "This is a horrific day for New Zealand". Audio
'The question is how did it happen?' Gerry Brownlee says
MP for Ilam, Christchurch, Gerry Brownlee says we have to be "careful not to think this is the new norm", and the whole of New Zealand is going to be shocked by the mass shootings. 'The question is… Audio
Winston Peters: ‘The worst of the world' has visited NZ
Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters says "the worst of the world, for the first time, has visited our shores and we're never going to be the same again." Mr Peters says his heart is with the victims… Audio
Young woman describes running for her life
An 18-year-old woman praying inside the Deans Avenue mosque in Christchurch when the shooting started, says she heard between 50 to 100 gunshots. Mulki Abdiwahab fled the mosque barefoot with her… Audio
Christchurch shooting fits ‘most definitions’ of terrorism
Dr John Battersby from Massey University teaches intelligence and terrorism. He says New Zealand has been fortunate to avoid anything like this in the last 10 to 15 years. He says whether the shooting… Audio
Glass smashing, screaming, at Christchurch mosque shooting - witness
Witnesses say the shooting at the Linwood Islamic Centre lasted for three or four minutes. Shoaib Gani was at the Linwood Islamic Centre when the shooting occurred. He told reporter Conan Young he… Audio
PM to on way to high-level Beehive crisis meeting
RNZ political editor Jane Patterson says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is about to arrive back at the Beehive, where she's convened the Officials Committee for Domestic and External Security… Video, Audio
Mosque shooting: Man posts videos and documents online
A man purporting to be at the centre of today's attacks in Christchurch has posted video and documents online.
Heavy police presence remains at Christchurch mosque
Reporter Logan Church, who is near the Masjid Al Noor Mosque on Deans Ave in Christchurch, describes an "eerie quiet" at the police cordon, where there is still a heavy armed police presence. Video, Audio
Christchurch PTSD sufferers may be retraumatised, psychologist
Christchurch-based clinical psychologist, Scott Percy, who's worked with community members and emergency responders, who've suffered from post traumatic stress related to the Christchurch earthquakes… Audio
Christchurch mayor describes ‘devastating, unexpected shock’
"This has impacted the world because it is such a devastating, unexpected shock that a place like Christchurch and a country like New Zealand would have something like this occur. It has just been… Audio
Christchurch police ram car, arrest man - witness
Earlier a car was rammed by police and a man was arrested in the suburb of Somerfield. Jendy Harper spoke to a woman who saw what happened on Strickland St where the car was rammed. Video, Audio
Witnesses escape mosque via window
An eyewitness speaks to reporter Logan Church in Christchurch, just minutes after the shooting this afternoon. He says some people jumped from the window, while others were stuck in the mosque with… Video, Audio
Four in custody, police
Police Commissioner Mike Bush said police have four people in custody - three men and one woman - and there could be more offenders. He says there were "a number" of bombs on board vehicles used in… Video, Audio
Witness describes helping 5-year-old Christchurch shooting victim
One of the first people on the scene of the mosque shooting near Hagley Park says he helped care for a five-year-old girl who had been shot, and was critically injured. Carl Pomare says he was driving… Audio
Hospital told to expect 50 casualties, source
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
