‘All the worst things you can think of’: Christchurch residents stricken by city’s stench Those living in the the New Zealand city say it is more than just a bad smell, it is an injustice The Guardian - AU · Jun 17, 2022
Crusaders end Qld Reds' Super Rugby season The Queensland Reds' Super Rugby Pacific season is over, going down to the Crusaders 37-15 in a quarter-final clash in Christchurch. AAP · Jun 3, 2022
Dad, 32, said 'I need a bullet' after killing son in 81mph fireball car crash Niklas Gebhardt pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the High Court at Christchurch, in New Zealand, after his six-year-old son Lachlan died in the horror crash Daily Mirror · Jun 3, 2022
Why regular-season form doesn't matter anymore for Australia's Super Rugby title hopefuls With three Australian Super Rugby teams gearing up for sudden-death footy, the Brumbies, Waratahs and Reds will be looking to prove regular-season form doesn't mean a thing in a knockout final, writes Brett McKay. ABC News · Jun 2, 2022
Ben Stokes: Brendon McCullum era will make England players feel ’10 feet tall’ Stokes’ Christchurch-based mother Deb and brother James have travelled for a family reunion more than a year in the making The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2022
Origin vibes for Reds' Crusaders ambush Former Queensland Origin prop Brad Thorn is channelling the underdog Maroons spirit as Reds coach ahead of their Super Rugby quarter-final in Christchurch. AAP · Jun 1, 2022
Biden praises Ardern for ‘galvanising action’ on gun control and climate change US president welcomes New Zealand’s PM to Oval Office and speaks of devastation caused by mass shootings The Guardian - AU · May 31, 2022
California, New Zealand announce climate change partnership The leaders of California and New Zealand have signed a pledge agreeing to help fight climate change The Independent UK · May 27, 2022
Crusaders beat Reds before Super playoffs The Crusaders have once again highlighted the Queensland Reds' deficiencies against NZ-based teams, beating them 28-15 in Christchurch. AAP · May 27, 2022
Commentary: White replacement theory is fascism’s new name Since Anders Breivik killed 77 people in Norway in 2011, mass murders in the name of white replacement theory (WRT) have become prevalent. Many of these killers, including Breivik; Brenton Tarrant, the Christchurch shooter; and Payton Gendron, the suspect in the massacre in Buffalo, New York, are self-identified as fascists. Los Angeles Times · May 27, 2022
Reds to challenge history, Crusaders in NZ The Queensland Reds will play the Crusaders in Christchurch on Friday, before a potential quarter-final rematch at the same venue a week later. AAP · May 26, 2022
Reds ready for mystery Super journey Queensland are flying out to Christchurch to take on the Crusaders uncertain of their next destination in week one of the Super Rugby Pacific finals. AAP · May 25, 2022
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern responds to Texas school shooting Prime minister says after 2019 Christchurch massacre, country made a ‘pragmatic’ decision to get guns off streets: ‘We saw something that wasn’t right and we acted’ The Guardian - AU · May 25, 2022
A quest for significance gone horribly wrong – how mass shooters pervert a universal desire to make a difference in the world Agonizing questions are being raised by the recent tragic shooting incident in Buffalo, New York, where 18-year-old Payton S. Gendron is alleged to have shot 10 people dead and wounded three. As in the recent years’ similar acts of horror at a synagogue in Pittsburgh, a Walmart in El Paso,… The Conversation · May 19, 2022
Salon · May 18, 2022 "Ecofascism" and the Buffalo shooting Social scientist Joseph Henderson on why the Buffalo shooter actually believed he was helping save the planet
The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2022 Buffalo shooting: unease in New Zealand as live stream of ‘Christchurch-inspired’ attack finds foothold Researchers find New Zealand has become a fertile ground for extreme material amid efforts to ban alleged shooter’s ‘manifesto’
The Independent UK · May 17, 2022 New Zealand shooting survivor says violence achieved nothing A survivor of the New Zealand mosque shootings three years ago says extremists should see that the violence that day achieved none of the gunman's aims
The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2022 Australia quietly shuts down anti-terror taskforce set up after Christchurch attack Revelation comes in wake of Buffalo shooting in US, as Australia faces criticism over response to 2019 mosque attack
The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022 Buffalo might never have happened if online hate had been tackled after Christchurch Meta, Twitter and Google have done little to fight radicalisation, violating their own rules, says the CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate, Imran Ahmed
Salon · May 16, 2022 How white nationalism led to Buffalo Alleged Buffalo shooter cited the same hateful theories spread by Fox News hosts and prominent Republicans
Pedestrian.tv · May 16, 2022 We Need To Talk About Australia’s Role In Radicalising The Buffalo Shooter Into White Supremacy The Buffalo shooter was inspired by Christchurch and Australian white supremacy to carry out his racist attack on Black Americans.
Los Angeles Times · May 16, 2022 A new generation of white supremacist killer: shedding blood with internet winks, memes and livestreams ATLANTA — Bored during the early days of the pandemic, Payton Gendron logged on to the 4chan message board website to browse ironic memes and infographics that spread the idea that the white race is going extinct.
The New Daily · May 15, 2022 As Buffalo victims are named, Americans wonder why ‘white supremacist’ teen could buy gun Police search the home of Payton Gendron as victims of the "sickening, evil act" are remembered by family and it emerges he was inspired by Christchurch.
The Guardian - AU · May 5, 2022 Christchurch attack inquiry to examine if Australian terrorist was radicalised online Muslim group say coroner’s decision to include gunman’s social media activity in investigation a ‘landmark moment for the accountability of digital platforms’
The Guardian - AU · May 2, 2022 Rare ‘Wicked’ bible that encourages adultery discovered in New Zealand First copy of the 1631 bible, which mistakenly reads ‘thou shalt commit adultery’, to be found in the southern hemisphere