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Women’s Cricket World Cup 2021 gets a venue upgrade
Next year’s Women’s Cricket World Cup final will be played at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval in New Zealand, it was announced on Thursday, underscoring the growth of the game over…
Joker, the far right and popular culture
Why did the movie become a new cultural touchstone for the alt-right?
New Zealand media set rules for mosque terrorist trial
The New Zealand government has barred downloads of Brenton Tarrant’s manifesto and the livestream footage he posted of the attacks
Probe shows Sri Lanka attacks ‘retaliation for Christchurch’ — government
The revelation came as the death toll in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks on churches and high-end hotels rose to 321
Muslims long at home in New Zealand
This religious community has grown from the arrival of a few sailors in 1769 to a large number of refugees first in 1951 and then since the 1980s
Tough New Zealand gun laws easily pass first hurdle
Lawmakers voted 119-1 in favour of the bill, which bans military-style semi-automatic rifles
Hard-right Australian party sought NRA donations — report
Secret recordings showed members of the party seeking donations from the NRA apparently in return for trying to loosen Australia’s tight gun laws
Editorial: Words cause murder
The terrorist who mowed down worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand penned a 74-page manifesto
Letters to the editor: March 22 to 28
Our readers write in about Azapo, Islamophobia, the elections in the wake of Eskom’s woes and failing state-owned enterprises
NZ gunman ‘faces isolation’ due to prison dangers
New Zealand has no death penalty and alleged shooter Brenton Tarrant is expected to face a record prison sentence if found guilty of the massacre
NZ begins releasing bodies to families in Christchurch mosque attack
The bodies of the first six victims have been released by the coroner to their families, while Prime Minister Ardern labels the gunman a ‘terrorist’
Facebook scrubs 1.5mn Christchurch attack videos but criticism goes viral
As the alleged gunman callously picked off his victims in Christchurch’s Al Noor mosque, he livestreamed the gruesome scene on Facebook Live
New Zealand mosque gunman published manifesto, livestreamed shooting
The New Zealand government said it could be illegal to share the video, which showed the gunman repeatedly shooting at worshippers from close range
Cardboard: The new bricks and mortar
The 19th-century cathedral that was destroyed during the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand had been rebuilt temporarily using cardboard.
Kiwis panic at the thought of ‘Marmageddon’
The company that makes New Zealand’s favourite spread, Marmite, says it has run out of the product after being forced to close its factory months ago.