Last week, pre-production for the film ‘They Are Us’, which intended to dramatize New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the killing of 51 Muslim worshippers by a white supremacist in Christchurch in 2019, was shut down due to outrage from New Zealand’s Muslim community, which deemed the project …
Read More »Activists want ‘white saviour’ film about Ardern’s response to Christchurch shooting axed – but doesn’t she deserve recognition?
If a crazed gunman slaughters a group of innocent people, should a leader take action or do nothing? It seems some in New Zealand wished it had been the latter, or at the very least don’t think that action deserves recognition. Everyone remembers the horrific Christchurch attack in 2019, when …
Read More »2 arrested in New Zealand for online threats to Christchurch mosques which saw deadly white supremacist attack in 2019
“Any messages of hate or people wanting to cause harm in our community will not be tolerated – it’s not the Kiwi way,” said John Price, Canterbury District Commander Superintendent in an emailed statement on Thursday. Police in the South Island city said that no charges have been made and …
Read More »Life in prison with NO chance of parole: Court hands Christchurch mosque shooter harshest criminal sentence in New Zealand history
The 29-year-old Australian previously admitted to some 92 charges – 51 for murder, 40 for attempted murder and one linked to terrorism – following the 2019 shooting rampage at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. At Tarrant’s sentencing on Thursday, High Court Judge Cameron Mander said the severity of his …
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