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'She's not responding': Christchurch mosque shooting victim, 4, suffering brain damage

'She's not responding': Christchurch mosque shooting victim, 4, suffering brain damage

Alen Daraghmih is in an Auckland children's hospital, conscious, but not responding after the massacre at Al Noor mosque on March 15.

  • by Matthew Rosenberg

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New Zealand passes gun law banning high-powered rifles
Christchurch shooting

New Zealand passes gun law banning high-powered rifles

The banning of a range of rifles will become law in New Zealand less than a month after the massacre that prompted the swift change.

  • by Collette Devlin
Security fears dampen Kiwi Anzac Day plans
Anzac Day

Security fears dampen Kiwi Anzac Day plans

Only 26 events will go ahead in Auckland, compared to 84 last year, as organisations pare back gatherings after the March 15 terror attack.

  • by Boris Jancic
'I wanted to do something next-level': cyclist recreates laser kiwi with 28km bike trip
New Zealand

'I wanted to do something next-level': cyclist recreates laser kiwi with 28km bike trip

Carl Wells cycled 28 kilometres for his annual birthday ride - a tradition which sees him create art with a route-tracking app.

  • by Matthew Rosenberg
New Zealand official in court over hidden camera in US toilet
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New Zealand official in court over hidden camera in US toilet

A former top naval officer charged with attempting to make intimate recordings inside the toilets at the New Zealand embassy in the United States has gone on trial.

  • by Catrin Owen
Facebook morally bankrupt over live-streaming: NZ privacy commissioner
Christchurch shooting

Facebook morally bankrupt over live-streaming: NZ privacy commissioner

While social media companies had to take responsibility for the content they posted, New Zealand also needed to consider new laws regulating social media, he said.

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Christchurch attack investigators explore links with Europe's anti-Muslim anger
Christchurch shooting

Christchurch attack investigators explore links with Europe's anti-Muslim anger

European investigators are digging deeper into possible links between far-right ideologues and the suspected New Zealand mosque attacker, who sent at least two donations to an anti-Muslim group with branches around Europe.

  • by Rick Noack
'Arrogant' and a 'coward': Relatives face Christchurch mosque shooting suspect in court
Christchurch shooting

'Arrogant' and a 'coward': Relatives face Christchurch mosque shooting suspect in court

Relatives of people killed in the Christchurch mosque shootings branded the alleged gunman "arrogant" and a "coward" after they faced him across a courtroom for the first time.

  • by Sam Sherwood, Adele Redmond, Dominic Harris and Oliver Lewis
Christchurch shooter makes court appearance via video link
Christchurch shooting

Christchurch shooter makes court appearance via video link

The silent and largely motionless accused man appeared on a large screen in the courtroom, a small cell showing in the background.

How tough new Australian social media law works
Technology & democracy

How tough new Australian social media law works

The government has described its response to the March 15 gun massacre in which an Australian allegedly killed 50 Muslims in New Zealand as a world-first.

Accused Christchurch shooter to face 50 murder charges
Christchurch shooting

Accused Christchurch shooter to face 50 murder charges

The Australian man accused of killing 50 Muslim worshippers in gun attacks on two mosques in Christchurch will face 50 murder charges and 39 attempted murder charges.