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Live updates: Christchurch mosque terror attacks day 6
Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 10:18 am | RNZ
The first burial of a victim of the Christchurch mosque attacks will take place at 11am today at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Linwood, Christchurch City Council confirms. More >>
Social media feels heat on hate after crisis in Christchurch
Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 9:57 am | RNZ
The news media have made some mistakes - inevitably - covering the crisis on Christchurch since Friday, but applied essential standards and decency. It was a different story on social media platforms, whose owners now face demands to shift their focus from ... More >>
Mosque attacks: Burying the Christchurch dead
Monday, 18 March 2019, 12:52 pm | RNZ
Volunteers are gathering in Christchurch to help give mosque shooting victims dignity and respect in death. More >>
Mosque attacks: Tributes, vigils and mourning
Monday, 18 March 2019, 12:44 pm | RNZ
People in New Zealand and around the world paid tribute to the victims of the mosque shooting as hundreds gathered for vigils and placed flowers at local mosques. More >>
Mosque attacks: 12,000 Wellingtonians express solidarity
Monday, 18 March 2019, 12:23 pm | RNZ
A man who moved his family to this country from the United States to be safer says the Christchurch mosque attacks have "left an indelible mark in the history of New Zealand". More >>
Christchurch shooting: 300 people inside mosque - witness
Friday, 15 March 2019, 3:10 pm | RNZ
At least 30 people have reportedly been injured or killed by a gunman at a mosque near Hagley Park in Christchurch. More >>
'Blood everywhere' as shots fired at mosque in Chch
Friday, 15 March 2019, 3:02 pm | RNZ
Armed police have been deployed after shots were fired at a mosque where hundreds of people were praying near Hagley Park in Christchurch. More >>
Civil Defence accidentally sends out earthquake alert
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 4:43 pm | RNZ
Civil Defence has mistakenly put out a warning for a magnitude 6.6 quake that reportedly hit south of the Kermadec Islands. More >>
Facebook, Instagram outages hit worldwide
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 11:48 am | RNZ
Facebook and Instagram users are having trouble accessing the social media sites in an apparent outage. More >>
Pike River families' spokesperson quits group
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 10:47 am | RNZ
The leading spokesperson for a group representing victims of the Pike River mine disaster has quit over requests to sign a confidentiality agreement. More >>
Calls for a freeze on editing reproductive DNA
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 10:01 am | RNZ
Scientists and ethicists from seven countries, including New Zealand, are insisting on a global moratorium for editing DNA in human sperm, embryos and eggs. More >>
UK MPs Vote Against No-Deal Brexit
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 9:30 am | RNZ
In an unexpected move the vote that passed was an amendment that toughened up the no-deal option, ruling out ever leaving the the union without an agreement. More >>
Confusion over e-scooters' vehicle status
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 9:20 am | RNZ
E-scooters have been allowed on to footpaths and roads without the risk assessments a transport official has said were necessary. More >>
New legal action taken against 'Hit and Run' inquiry
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 2:29 pm | RNZ
The lawyer representing the Afghan villagers in the inquiry into Operation Burnham has launched legal proceedings calling for a judicial review in the investigation. More >>
Some road barriers on SH1 and SH2 may be unsecured - report
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 1:05 pm | RNZ
Six kilometres of dangerous median barriers remain on Wellington roads despite a report three years ago calling for them to be replaced. More >>
DHBs owe staff $45m in underpayment - union
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 12:53 pm | RNZ
A union believes health workers are owed more than $45 million for years of underpayment of leave and shift allowances by district health boards (DHB) that are still carrying on. More >>
UK MPs vote against amended Brexit deal
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 9:34 am | RNZ
MPs in UK's House of Commons this morning have rejected British Prime Minister Theresa May's amended Brexit deal. More >>
Eric Watson's Cullen Group avoided $51m in tax: High Court
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 4:56 pm | RNZ
The High Court has sided with Inland Revenue (IRD) in a multi-million dollar tax avoidance case involving high profile businessman Eric Watson's company Cullen Group. More >>
Battle to contain scrub blaze south of Dunedin
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 4:40 pm | RNZ
Six crews and a helicopter are involved in the fire fight near Kuri Bush, about 30km south of Dunedin. More >>
Plea for EQC rethink as insurers withdraw from market
Tuesday, 12 March 2019, 4:13 pm | RNZ
A consumer watchdog wants the government to rethink the Earthquake Commission (EQC) as more people are pushed out of getting property and contents insurance. More >>
