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An overview of the Hagley Oval. (Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images)

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…

Concepts and ideas from popular culture have also seeped in to far right language and discourse, particularly online amongst the so-called ‘alt-right’. (Image via Warner Bros)

Joker, the far right and popular culture

Why did the movie become a new cultural touchstone for the alt-right?

The New Zealand Media Freedom Committee, which represents the country’s five largest news outlets, said the accused “may attempt to use the trial as a platform to amplify white supremacist and/or terrorist ideology”. (Mark Mitchell/Reuters)

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

A woman holds a rosary as silence is observed as a tribute to victims, two days after a string of bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels across the island on Easter Sunday, during a memorial service in Colombo. (Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte)

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

Intolerance: The Ponsonby Masjid, built in 1979, was Auckland’s first mosque. (Hannah Peters & Phil Walter/Getty Images)

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

New Zealand has about 1.5-million privately owned firearms. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

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

One Nation party leader Pauline Hanson. (Reuters/Jonathan Barrett)

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

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Editorial: Words cause murder

The terrorist who mowed down worshipers in Christchurch, New Zealand penned a 74-page manifesto

Hopeful: Azapo says it is targeting the 10-million voters who are not ANC members in the May 8 elections. (Gianluigi Guercia/AFP)

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

The New Zealand Media Freedom Committee, which represents the country’s five largest news outlets, said the accused “may attempt to use the trial as a platform to amplify white supremacist and/or terrorist ideology”. (Mark Mitchell/Reuters)

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

A pair of flip-flops with a flower sit among the other pairs of painted white shoes, laid out at All Souls Church, in memory of the victims of Friday’s shooting, in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

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’

A girl reacts near Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. Facebook New Zealand said the firm was “working around the clock to remove violating content using a combination of technology and people.” (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

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

A gunman opened fire on Friday prayers at a mosque in New Zealand, killing at least 40 worshippers and forcing the city of Christchurch into lockdown as police launched a massive manhunt. (Reuters)

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’

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.

Christchurch ‘hit by 17 earthquakes in 18 hours’

New Zealand’s quake-ravaged city of Christchurch has been rocked by a series of 17 low- to mid-level earthquakes in 18 hours.

Christchurch rocked by further quakes

Christchurch rocked by further quakes

New Zealand’s Christchurch has been rocked by a fresh series of powerful earthquakes, sending terrified people fleeing into the streets.

Christchurch quake condemns thousands of homes

New Zealand on Tuesday said the latest Christchurch earthquake had confirmed fears that thousands of homes in the city would have to be abandoned.

Not drowning

Not drowning, but quaking

The Christchurch earthquake has shaken a country of small, close-knit communities.

New Zealand falls silent in quake memorial as toll rises

New Zealand will fall silent on Tuesday to mark the moment an earthquake killed at least 154 people and shattered the city of Christchurch a week ago.