New zealand mosque shooting
Australia plans to censor extremist online content
Speaking from the G7 in Biarritz Sunday, Scott Morrison said the measures were needed in response to the deadly attack on two New Zealand mosques in March.
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Apology over New Zealand mosque accused's 'hateful' letter
Australian Brenton Tarrant is in a maximum-security jail in Auckland awaiting trial for the murder of 51 Muslim worshippers on 15 March in the worst mass shooting in modern New Zealand history.
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New Zealand tightens gun laws again after mosque attack
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said regulations around who could hold firearm licences would also be tightened to "stop weapons falling into the wrong hands".
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New Zealanders give up weapons after mosque killings
The first of more than 250 collections to be held nationwide was in Christchurch, where 51 Muslim worshippers were gunned down while at prayer less than four months ago.
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Man accused of murder in New Zealand shootings also charged with terrorist act
The charge, which came under the country’s terrorism suppression legislation, was filed against Brenton Tarrant, police said in a statement.
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Judicial probe opens into Christchurch mosque shootings
The royal commission will examine events leading up to the 15 March attack in which a lone gunman opened fire on two mosques in a mass shooting that shocked the world.
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New Zealand media set rules for mosque shooting trial
Australian Brenton Tarrant is accused of shooting dead 50 people and injuring another 39 in March 15 attacks on two mosques where worshippers were gathered for Friday prayers.
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Prince William visits NZ mosques attacked by gunman, meets survivors
The Duke of Cambridge spoke at Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, one of two mosques where 50 people were killed by a lone gunman during Friday prayers on 15 March.
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New Zealand's revises national security threat level to medium
The country celebrates ANZAC Day, a day of war remembrance also observed in Australia, on 25 April.
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NZ police expect tens of thousands of firearms in guns buy-back scheme
Lawmakers in New Zealand voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after a lone gunman killed 50 people in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch.
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NZ inquiry to report back by end of year on lead up to Christchurch attacks
A suspected white supremacist has been charged with 50 counts of murder over the Christchurch shootings on 15 March and will next appear in court in June.
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New Zealand marks Christchurch attack at Hong Kong Sevens
Players huddled together to lead a moment's silence for the 50 people killed in a massacre when a white supremacist gunman stormed two mosques in the southern city.
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New Zealand massacre suspect charged with 49 more mosque murders
The High Court judge overseeing the appearance ordered Brenton Tarrant to undergo a mental assessment to determine whether he was fit to stand trial.
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Christchurch accused to face 50 murder charges
Tarrant sacked a court-appointed lawyer after his first court appearance on 16 March, raising fears he wanted to represent himself and attempt to use any trial as a propaganda platform.
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Prince William to visit Christchurch attack victims
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has said Prince William already had a strong connection with Christchurch after visiting in the wake of a devastating 2011 earthquake.
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Leadership lessons we can learn from New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
Judith February, from the Institute for Security Studies, comments on the leadership of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern following the mass shooting 50 people in Christchurch.
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NZ green lights 'intrusive' spy ops after mosque attack
The minister in charge of New Zealand's spy agencies said he had signed powerful surveillance warrants as information gathering continued in the wake of the attack.
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New Zealand orders top-level inquiry into mosque massacres
New Zealand's spy agencies have faced criticism in the wake of the attack for concentrating on the threat from Islamic extremism.
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New Zealand PM orders inquiry into Christchurch massacre
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the inquiry would include intelligence services and police.
