Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what ...
In the wake of New Zealand's worst mass shooting, questions are being asked about what signs agencies missed and where resources should have been allocated to protect vulnerable communities.
De Bres said he repeatedly asked the government and police to create a central system for recording details about crimes motivated by hatred and racism. When current Justice and Intelligence Serivces Minister Andrew Little took office in late 2017, the Human Rights Commission said in their incoming briefing the country needed a central system for recording details about crimes motivated by hatred and racism and steps currently taken by police were insufficient.
The National Party, in power from 2008 to 2017, said while in government, it introduced legislation to protect people from harmful communication online.
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