Christchurch Mosque Attacks

Sunday will mark one year since the Christchurch mosque attacks, with a service planned to take place at Horncastle Arena.

Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel was in charge the day the attacks… Audio

A year ago there were scenes of horror and despair at Al Noor and at Linwood mosque but also many moments of extraodinary heroism, courage and kindness.

Morning Report will talk to some of the people… Audio

And finally, hopefully, acceptance. Sheikh Gamal Fouda, the imam of Al Noor mosque, traveled the world offering a message of peace. But he found his own inner peace here at home. Audio

It's nearly a year since the attacks on Al Noor and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch.

RNZ spoke to people around the country about their recollection of March 15, 2019.

Here's what they said in… Audio

It's nearly a year since the attacks on Al Noor and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch.

RNZ spoke to people around the country about their recollection of March 15, 2019.

Here's what they said in… Audio

Morning Report is co-broadcasting from Christchurch ahead of this weekend's anniversary of the mosque shootings.

Fifty-one people were killed and many more were injured ,shot and many more their… Audio

After bargaining, the depression. It was felt by Muslims even half a world away, who experienced the 'vicarious trauma' and thought maybe they were right to worry about their safety after all. Audio

After anger comes bargaining. 'If only we had taken better care of our Muslim neighbours'. But we hadn't and many Māori stepped up, drawing on their own experience of exclusion. Audio

After denial comes anger. Guled Mire became a spokesperson for his community after the mosque attacks, but when he showed anger at the death of innocents, he found the tide shifting. Audio

United by their faith and loss, three of the four widows come together to share their grief, hopes and feedback on New Zealand’s response to the tragedy.  Muhubo breaks her silence about that day. Audio

Mohamed Hassan works through the five stages of grief felt by Muslim New Zealanders after the March 15 attacks. Stage one is denial; he talks to Hassan Raslan, who spent three days helping with the… Audio

The widows take us back to March 15th. Farah heads for the hospital, while Hamimah and Neha learn about the attacks from overseas. Muhubo hears the entire massacre from the women's area of Al-Noor. Audio

The Islamic Women's Council believes it's likely the Christchurch mosque attacks would not have happened if the public service - including police and security agencies - had not ignored their repeated… Video, Audio

Reza-Abdul Jabbar owns a 349-hectare dairy farm in Southland and is Imam of the world's southernmost mosque in Invercargill. Last March, when he featured on RNZ's Country Life programme, he talked… Audio

Mother, wife and community volunteer Husna Ahmed was of the 51 people killed in the Christchurch terror attacks in March 2019. Her husband Farid, 44, has written a book about his wife's bravery and… Video, Audio

The events of March 15 are central to the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra's 2020 season. Audio

Firearms legislation is back at Parliament this week and MPs might finish off a stage of the End of Life Choice Bill. 

The Broadcasting Standards Authority has sanctioned Sky TV for screening snippets of the gunman’s video of the Christchurch mosque attacks in March. But other broadcasters escaped censure here and in… Audio