Flowers laid in the wake of the Christchurch mosque attack on March 15, 2019. (File photo)
Two years after a terrorist killed 51 people and injured dozens at two Christchurch mosques, victims and their families are still struggling with the wide-ranging impacts of the horrific attack. MARINÉ LOURENS reports. Since March 15, 2019 a terrorist has been jailed for life, a royal commission of inquiry completed, the Ministry for Ethnic Communities is close to being established, police’s response to hate crimes strengthened, programmes implemented to prevent terrorist and violent extremism, the Christchurch Call signed by 48 countries, and New Zealand has decided to join the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime.
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The government has announced new initiatives to support the survivors, families of victims, and others affected by the terror attack on two Christchurch mosques on March 15, 2019. (File photo)
A fund to strengthen victims and families’ input into the government’s implementation of the Royal Commission of Inquiry recommendations is among new initiatives announced on the eve of the second anniversary of the Christchurch terror attack The announcement came alongside a new report summarising community feedback from 33 nationwide hui (meetings) with Muslims and other faith and ethnic groups earlier this year to identify their key concerns and priorities.
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