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'I forgive him': Mosque survivor's message to gunman who killed wife

As a gunman stormed into the Al Noor mosque firing indiscriminately at worshippers, Husna Ahmed had one priority - getting the women and children to safety.

'We are absolutely united': PM on gun law reforms

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed to unveil gun law reforms within 10 days and announced a review into security agencies after the mosque shootings.
Thousands gather for vigil in resort

There was hardly room to move at Queenstown’s Earnslaw Park, as thousands of people came together to mourn those lost in the Christchurch terror attack.
Christchurch mosque shooting: Faces of the dead, missing and injured

Days after the inconceivable act of terrorism in Christchurch, details about the victims are still emerging.

Police investigating Dunedin airport bomb hoax

Police investigating Dunedin airport bomb hoax

Dunedin Police continue to investigate a bomb hoax that led to the closure of the Dunedin Airport yesterday.
Gun City sold Brenton Tarrant four guns and ammunition

Gun City sold Brenton Tarrant four guns and ammunition

Gun City owner David Tipple says the store sold four guns to Brenton Tarrant and ammunition.
The Kiwis giving up their guns

The Kiwis giving up their guns

A number of gun owners have voluntarily given up their semi-automatic rifles in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack and the Government's announcement that it will ban these weapons.

dunedin

Campus Watch at night. Photo: Gregor Richardson

Campus Watch offers to escort scared Muslim students

Despite concerns prospective Muslim students from abroad could pull out of studying at New Zealand tertiary institutions current Muslim students are saying an outpouring of support could be an incentive to come.

Building evacuated after battery mistaken for bomb

Building evacuated after battery mistaken for bomb

A large battery left in a corridor of Dunedin's Ministry of Education building in Moray Pl, was mistaken for a bomb by a well-meaning staff member, sparking a police response this afternoon.
Community rises in wake of mosque terror

Community rises in wake of mosque terror

Love and hope overtook fear and anxiety yesterday as Dunedin's Islamic community returned to their mosque to pray for the first time since Friday's terror attack in Christchurch.
Father critically injured, son killed in attack

Father critically injured, son killed in attack

The Dunedin early childhood centre owner who was critically injured in the Christchurch terror attack which left his son dead is still fighting for his life in Christchurch Hospital.

regions

Inquest into Waikouaiti man's death begins

A coronial inquest into the death of a Waikouaiti man killed in 2016 when a driver mounted an Oamaru footpath and ploughed into him and two others has started at the Oamaru District Court this...

Woman abandoned in vehicle still in ICU

Woman abandoned in vehicle still in ICU

A woman who was left in a vehicle for about seven hours after a car crash in Queenstown on Wednesday morning remains in a stable condition in Dunedin Hospital's ICU.
Court date for pair over one-punch assault

Court date for pair over one-punch assault

The two men charged over a vicious assault in Cow Lane a week ago are expected to appear in the Queenstown District Court next month.
Info still sought on Queenstown hit-and-run

Info still sought on Queenstown hit-and-run

Police are still appealing for information after a hit-and-run incident in Queenstown on Saturday night.

National

'I forgive him': Mosque survivor's message to gunman who killed wife

As a gunman stormed into the Al Noor mosque firing indiscriminately at worshippers, Husna Ahmed had one priority - getting the women and children to safety.

'Good catch': How police caught alleged killer

'Good catch': How police caught alleged Christchurch killer

The police officers who dragged an alleged gunman from a car following a shooting at two Christchurch mosques had come straight from a training session on how to deal with armed offenders.
Teen accused of sharing shooting live-stream denied bail

Teen accused of sharing shooting live-stream denied bail

An 18-year-old accused of sharing a live-stream of the Christchurch mosque mass shooting has been refused bail.
Mosque shooting accused 'marked man' in prison

Mosque shooting accused 'marked man' in prison

Accused mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant has been warned he's a marked man in prison.

Business

Kiwi companies set to pull ads from Facebook, Google

A collective of some of New Zealand's biggest brands is set to pull ads from Facebook and Google after a gunman live-streamed his massacre of 50 people at two Christchurch mosques.

2.2%-2.7% growth tipped

2.2%-2.7% growth tipped

New Zealand's slowing economy is still expected to have delivered annual growth rates in a range of 2.2%-2.7%, according to analysts and the Reserve Bank.
Politics, not finance, will determine fate of capital gains tax

Politics, not finance, will determine fate of capital gains tax

This is an exciting time for tax folk.
Primary produce exports booming

Primary produce exports booming

Following a strong production season and renewed surge in dairy and meat prices, primary industry export performance continues to outpace expectations for the year ending June 2019.

queenstown

Thousands gather for vigil in resort

There was hardly room to move at Queenstown’s Earnslaw Park, as thousands of people came together to mourn those lost in the Christchurch terror attack.

Woman abandoned in vehicle still in ICU

Woman abandoned in vehicle still in ICU

A woman who was left in a vehicle for about seven hours after a car crash in Queenstown on Wednesday morning remains in a stable condition in Dunedin Hospital's ICU.
Court date for pair over one-punch assault

Court date for pair over one-punch assault

The two men charged over a vicious assault in Cow Lane a week ago are expected to appear in the Queenstown District Court next month.
Info still sought on Queenstown hit-and-run

Info still sought on Queenstown hit-and-run

Police are still appealing for information after a hit-and-run incident in Queenstown on Saturday night.

Food & Wine

iD Fashion

Amy Louise Redford, from the Manchester Fashion Institute, UK, whose creations include a multiple...

iD co-chairwoman pleased with week

The 20th iD Fashion Show was wrapped up with a second event at the Regent Theatre on Saturday night after hundreds of attendees made the most of almost 40 fashion events during the past week.

iD Fashion Week show going ahead

Dunedin's iD Fashion Week show will go ahead this evening, despite the fallout from the Christchurch terror attack.
iD Fashion winner 'breath of fresh air'

The iD Dunedin Fashion Week started under a cloud last night, the Christchurch terror attack casting a pall over proceedings.

Life & style

The future finds its voice

Young people are angry as they are faced with global inaction over increasingly dire climate change forecasts. Bruce Munro examines the insurgent youth-led climate action phenomenon.

Celebrating a century

Celebrating a century

The Dunedin Gardening Club celebrated 100 years with a lunch on Sunday at Glenfalloch.
Scottish chef living his dream

Scottish chef living his dream

David Burt’s passion for his birthplace is evident as soon as he starts talking. Rebecca Fox talks to the new owner of Bracken and finds his passion for Scottish-inspired food is still going strong.
Age of digital class upon us

Age of digital class upon us

Bring your own device is fast becoming a requirement, or at least an expectation, writes parenting columnist Ian Munro.

sport

Squire sidelined over knee injury

Highlanders and All Black loose forward Liam Squire is out for eight to 10 weeks after injuring his knee.

Queenstown skier claims World Cup silver

Queenstown skier Alice Robinson claims World Cup silver

Queenstown skier Alice Robinson has picked up a silver medal at the World Cup final in Soldeu in Andorra today.
Renwick century anchors Otago innings

Renwick century anchors Otago innings

There was not much to play for but it was a day to remember for Otago Volts batsman Mitch Renwick yesterday.
Steel settles into rhythm for another clear win

Steel settles into rhythm for another clear win

Keeping up with the Southern Steel is proving a difficult task.

Rural Life

Kieran Fowler shows the style that has made him a champion in the world of gumboot throwing....

Fowler puts his sole into competition

If you're driving past the Kaikorai Rugby Club in Dunedin and see a chap wielding a gumboot, it's most likely Kieran Fowler.

Shearers gather from near and far for weekend reunion

Shearers gather from near and far for weekend reunion

Although the competition was fierce, spirits remained high over the weekend at the Peter Lyon Shearing reunion in Alexandra.
Rabobank head strongly linked with land, South

Rabobank head strongly linked with land, South

Rabobank New Zealand chief executive Todd Charteris has always had a connection with farming - and the South.
Beltex-cross lambs in demand

Beltex-cross lambs in demand

A sale of Beltex-cross ram lambs in Southland last week "went through the roof'', PGG Wrightson livestock genetics representative Callum McDonald said.

Southland

Shamshad Akhtar and Hafswa Hameed cry during the vigil in Wachner Pl in Invercargill yesterday,...

Sense of innocence lost, Shadbolt says

New Zealand's sense of innocence was lost after the Christchurch terror attack on mosques, Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt said.

Former St Patrick's pupils look back

Former St Patrick's pupils look back

The favourite teacher, the gathering at lunch-time and pranks such as sneaking away to smoke cigarettes were among the memories recalled by former St Patrick's pupils during the school's 75th...
Southlanders show solidarity

Southlanders show solidarity

Hundreds of people have gathered in Invercargill to mourn the victims of the Christchurch terror attack on mosques.
Logging truck, van collide

Logging truck, van collide

Three people were involved in a crash involving a rental sleeper van and a logging truck near Bluff yesterday.

'Eggboy' deserved slapping: Anning

'Eggboy' deserved slapping: Anning

Senator Fraser Anning says the mother of a teenage boy who broke an egg on his head should have slapped her son around a long time ago.
Sister of accused mosque shooter has home raided

Sister of accused mosque shooter has home raided

Counter-terrorism police have raided two homes on the NSW mid-north coast as part of investigations into the Christchurch terrorist attack.
Egged Aussie senator 'a disgrace': Ardern

Egged Aussie senator 'a disgrace': Ardern

Australia's Prime Minister says an anti-Muslim senator should be charged after he slapped a teen who cracked a raw egg over the legislator's head, while New Zealand's Prime Minister has labelled the man's comments ''a disgrace".

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