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2 New Zealand folk get award for bravery

Abdul Aziz, right, gestures as he gives his victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing for Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant at the Christchurch High Court after Tarrant pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism in Christchurch, New Zealand on Aug.…
bubmag
December 16, 2021
Christchurch

Australia PM ‘open’ to repatriating NZ mosque gunman

SYDNEY — Canberra is open to the idea of New Zealand sending the Australian-born gunman behind the Christchurch mosque massacre back home to serve his life sentence, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Friday (Aug 28). White supremacist Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life without parole on Thursday for the…
bubmag
August 28, 2020
Christchurch

Facebook polices hate speech while law enforcement hesitates

STACY SQUIRES/STUFFAbout 200 people gathered in Christchurch for a Black Lives Matter demonstration on Sunday.One of the organisers of Wellington's Black Lives Matter protest says he's disappointed Facebook has done more to address online threats than the authorities. Guled Mire, a community advocate, received threatening Facebook messages following the march…
bubmag
June 24, 2020
Christchurch

Jacinda Ardern is seen back when she was just a student

Long before she was one of the world's most influential leaders, Jacinda Ardern was a precocious young kid with a passion for politics. The New Zealand prime minister's tale from humble beginnings to celebrated politician has been documented in a new biography, proving she has always been a voice of the…
bubmag
June 23, 2020
Christchurch

Domestic Threats in the Era of Nationalism

As the Trump administration spotlights the anti-fascist group Antifa as the source of chaos and anarchy engulfing the countrywide protests for equal rights and justice, little, if any, has been said about White nationalists who have infiltrated the protests with the objective of creating a popular pandemonium. Surely, Antifa’s looters…
bubmag
June 22, 2020