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New Zealand pension fund drops two gun-linked Japanese firms in wake of mosque massacres
Two Japanese companies are among those that have been excluded from New Zealand's public pension fund in response to stricter gun control measures following the fatal mass shootings last month. The NZ Super Fund, which manages 41 billion New Zealand dollars ($27.7 billion) worth of ...
New Zealand votes to amend gun laws after Christchurch attack
Lawmakers in New Zealand voted almost unanimously on Wednesday to change gun laws, less than a month after its worst peacetime mass shooting, in which 50 people were killed in attacks on two mosques in Christchurch. Parliament passed the gun reform bill, the first substantial ...
New Zealand's official privacy watchdog described Facebook as "morally bankrupt" and suggested his country follow neighboring Australia's lead by making laws that could jail executives over streamed violence such as the Christchurch mosque shootings. Privacy Commissioner John Edwards has been critical of Facebook's response to ...
New Zealand defense attache on trial for Washington embassy toilet camera
One of New Zealand's most senior naval officers has gone on trial for placing a secret camera in the unisex toilet of the country's Washington, D.C., embassy. Commodore Alfred Keating has been charged with attempting to make "an intimate visual recording" and is currently on ...
Christchurch massacre gunman Brenton Tarrant charged with 49 more mosque murders
Australian Brenton Tarrant appeared in a New Zealand court on Friday where the suspected white supremacist was charged with an additional 49 counts of murder at two mosques last month. In an attack broadcast live on Facebook, a lone gunman armed with semi-automatic weapons targeted ...
From its clubhouses in Melbourne and Sydney, the Lads Society promotes drug-free living and exercise — and "white resistance" and Islamophobia, according to online statements and interviews with two of its leaders. One of Australia's most high-profile extremist groups, its members last year infiltrated the ...
New Zealand opted for experience in a 15-man squad named Wednesday for this year's cricket World Cup, with rookie Tom Blundell's inclusion as back-up wicketkeeper the only real surprise. The Blacks Caps hope to shed their tag as valiant losers and claim the title after ...
New Zealand lawmakers pass initial vote for new gun controls after Christchurch massacre
New Zealand lawmakers Tuesday voted overwhelmingly in favor of new gun restrictions during the first stage of a bill they hope to rush into law by the end of next week. The bill will ban the types of weapons a gunman used to kill 50 ...
New Zealand will crack down on firearms ownership this week after the Christchurch mosques massacre that claimed 50 lives — and the Kiwi gun lobby, for the most part, is OK with that. In stark contrast to the United States, where even the most minor ...
Before mosque attacks, New Zealand failed to record hate crimes for over a decade
Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Quran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behavior against religious minorities. Police said they warned ...
Christchurch mosque shooting survivors describe terrified crush to escape mayhem
When the gunman began to attack the Al Noor mosque, Ahmed Alayedy scrambled to get to the nearest emergency exit. He was the first one there. "I tried to open the door," he said. "But it doesn't open." Alayedy and other survivors of the March 15 ...
New Zealand allows 'intrusive' spy operations after Christchurch mosque shootings
New Zealand's intelligence minister said Wednesday he was allowing spy agencies to carry out "intrusive" activities following the Christchurch mosque shootings, which claimed 50 lives. The government this week ordered a judicial inquiry into whether the South Pacific nation's intelligence services could have prevented the ...
