maori perform the haka.you can see, an extraordinary display as people continue to show their support for the victims, their families, and of course their rejection of the hate that inspired friday's attack. on friday we heard from the head surgeon of the canterbury health board. it is, uh, it is a bit challenging for people, you know, we are all part of the community and we are struggling with it as much as everyone else is. this is not something that we expected to see in our environment. we do see gunshots wounds, and do see all these type injuries but a0 or 50 people in a day is more than what we should see. so our staff are doing remarkably well. part of the reason that we are trying to take some of the pressure off the system through the week is to allow people to have a bit of a break. most people cope with things pretty well when you are doing things, but it's when you go home and you think about it. when people come into hospital in an event like this, particularly gunshot wounds, there are things t

by following the married message, stay strong. —— maori.are emerging about some of those who lost their lives in christchurch, including many displays of bravery, as the attack unfolded. the brother of one man who was killed has spoken of his pride and the pain at losing his brother who had tried to tackle the gunman. daniela relph has more. so many of those killed had moved to new zealand to find peace and tranquility. but instead they were all victims of a violent attack as they prayed. naeem rashid had been living in new zealand for nine years. his family say he loved his life there. both he and his 21—year—old son, talha, were killed. originally from pakistan, the government there confirmed their death. in a video of the attack, naeem rashid was seen confronting the gunman. i saw that video and the first thing i wanted to see was the look in his eyes. i did not see an iota of fear in those eyes. and that made me proud. what a brave man he was. i heard from people there, there were a few witnesses who said he saved a few lives there. by

maoris and others who seem to be minorities in new zealand?here we come from. it affected us very much. we come for a celebration, however, this has placed a shadow of sadness for us throughout that celebration. and the effect on us, it was quite something. this has never happened in our country's history. we are not a country that experiences a tragic event such as this one. and in terms of solidarity, with the neighbours, how has that struck you? our hearts go out to them, they are our people as well. they are citizens of this nation. for us maori people, we welcome more people. we care for people. thank you. that was the leader of the north island tribe who came to show respect and as i mentioned, we had been here for the last few hours on sunday morning, people continue to bring flowers with our children, we saw the elderly all coming here and that pile of flowers and notes in solidarity with many of the muslim neighbours, that continues to grow over the last few hours. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news... a mu

we saw in credible maori hakas being performed, maori chants. —— incredible.w love and solidarity with the community. that is one thing we have really been struck by, you have the merit of christchurch talking about that as well, that has been wonderful to witness and certainly one thing that is positive to come out of this horrific attack, and we will of course continue to monitor the various press conferences. prime ministerjacinda ardern has addressed the public here many times, she will continue to do that to keep people updated on what is going on. there will be another huge vigil at the end of this week to mark a week since the event. but from —— but for now, from me, sharanjit leyl from —— but for now, from me, shara njit leyl here from —— but for now, from me, sharanjit leyl here in christchurch, thank you forging newsday. —— for watching. hello. it's been a weekend of wild weather. we've seen heavy snowfall, heavy rain that's been causing some flooding across parts of england and wales. strong winds, particularly on saturday. by sunday it was a day of

but following the maori message and staying strong. expecting an update from canterbury hospital, there are still 36 people in a critical condition, and as we have been reporting as well, the number of dead has risen to 50. we will bring you more on that press conference from christchurch hospital as it starts. but we are learning more and more about the victims who died on friday, including some acts of bravery. the brother of one man who was killed has spoken of his pride and the pain at losing his brother who had tried to tackle the gunman. daniela relph has more. so many of those killed had moved to new zealand to find peace and tranquility. but instead they were all victims of a violent attack as they prayed. naeem rashid had been living in new zealand for nine years. his family say he loved his life there. both he and his 21—year—old son, talha, were killed. originally from pakistan, the government there confirmed their death. in a video of the attack, naeem rashid was seen confronting the gunman. i saw that video and the first t

the maori ceremonial dance was traditionally performed by warriors to intimidate therefore. it is perhaps no greater tribute to the character and courage of this man name rashid who gave his life trying to stop the gunman entering the mosque and his needs of pakistan his family gather in grief finding solace in his heroism i saw that video and the first thing i wanted to see was that look in his eyes i did not see an iota of fear and there's ice and that made me proud what a brave man he was he's my hero at least. mourners here are praying not just for name the father of three died along with his twenty one year old son tala for their cats in kenya they were she'd sacrifice sets an example for humanity. they left a message for human being in the. dark messages that if you see something. happening that is not good for other humans or if that is hurting other people you give your everything. even if mean if it means giving your life. the father and son are among nine victims originally from pakistan known to have been killed on friday. in a tweet pakistan's prime minister imra

apart from the indigenous maori population new zealand is a country made up of immigrants from countries around the world ranging from europe to lebanon but tension among different social and religious groups is on the rise and decade ago stories of racist violence against indian students were rife in the australian media today most said a phobia seems to target muslims. especially refugees arriving by boat some fleeing war in syria and afghanistan. the hostage taking incidents in sydney four years ago sparked the formation of extremist islam phobic political groups such as united patriots reclaim astray and australia first party prime minister they're regarded by others as nationalist right wing populists with violent neo nazis in their ranks members include individuals who make provocative anti minority statements in parliament. or. as a stranger struggles with extremism new zealand is determined to avoid a similar situation its prime minister has reiterated the country's defense of diversity and tolerance. ok let's have a look at some of the other stories making news around the world

ways at a makeshift memorial outside one of the mosques a biker group performed a haka a traditional maori dance to honor the victims the prime minister just sent to our journey joined those who have been leaving flowers close to the scene she reiterated to muslim community leaders that mosques will receive police protection and. new zealanders are still trying to come to terms with the country's worst ever mass shooting our correspondent in christ church spoke to some of the people mourning. tributes around the city are piling ever higher. as grief sets in new zealanders are finding ways to express their sorrow over a massacre in their muslim community. police are sweeping the area around the mosque as a team of officers elsewhere work to identify the victims. for now it's still a crime scene. but police are picking up flowers to take closer to al-noor mosque where dozens of people were slaughtered during their friday prayers. on the other side of the park christians have gathered to pray for their muslim neighbors. one woman has brought an art project meant to show the bond between all f

. >> can you help, for our audience, explain -- there's a maori expression that i see again and againritten here, "kiaka." what does that mean? >> be strong, stay strong, stand together, be one. make sure that as a community, as people, we stay strong for each other, with each other, and make sure that we share that message around. it became quite prevalent during the earthquakes. we've got to stay strong, stand together. >> the community that was targeted here, two mosques during friday prayers. as people were quite literally kneeling in prayer. the muslim community in new zealand is tiny. it's only about 1% of your population. >> that's right. this kind of hatred could come from? is it something that you had any idea existed in your country? >> no. >> none at all. >> not at all. >> no. >> you never wake and up think something like this would happen on your own doorstep. let alone just down the road. it's not something you ever think you would have to deal with in new zealand. we're tucked away. we're away from all of this stuff. but unfortunately the reason we get it here today is b

pursued was called the haka a ceremonial maori dance to all of the dead. down there a further doubts about the.

some say kia kaha, a local maori expression which means stay strong. as you heard, the gunman live streamed his rampage on facebook. today the social media site it has removed or knocked 1.5 million videos of the attack just within the first 25 hours. in a statement on twitter, the company says we continue to work around the clock to remove violating content using a combination of technology and people. the video circulated on several social media sites. it has raised new questions about tech giants manage disturbing content that could inspire copycats. >>> well, the white house pushing back tonight against claims the new zealand mass shooting suspect was a supporter of president trump. the 28-year-old man talked about the president in an online white supremacist manifesto, this as pow from nbc's jennifer johnson in washington. >> reporter: the white house sunday pushing back, saying it's unfair to call the alleged new zealand mosque shooter a supporter of president trump. in anfest renewed white identity. >> the president is not a white supremacist. i

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students performed a traditional maori outside the normal in christ church to express their sorow it was there that most of the fifty victims died the australian far right extremist arrested after the attack has been charged with murder. it's all new zealand's prime minister just into our down spoke earlier today at a news conference confirming that there would be a national service for the victims of the attack thursday will be a national committee and a suit of us. how then order for new zealand is to get together and acknowledge the terrorist attacks on friday that will absolutely be the case at all. we want to ensure is that we allow the time and the spice the families to be i would have beer ie the loved ones keeping in mind that some have not yet received their loved ones in so consume was that this friday may not have allowed some of that proces on the side to be completed sorry that was that's the decision that's why it will not be this week israel's prime minister just in are down there well the killings in christ church have sparked questions of over the role of social medi

two thousand and seven police suspected it was a paramilitary training camp of maori separatists a report later heavily criticized the police for unreasonable roadblocks and searches having talked to lots of people in christchurch over recent days including many from ethnic minorities laying flowers at memorials it would be wrong to exaggerate the perception of whites rights is the extremism here no one i've met says until friday they thought is an urgent problem that needs addressing and there is some comfort taken in the fact that the man suspected of fraud is a tax was not a new zealand what we're saying here is a guy from a strike actually common potentially specifically for this. for the sec tiffany and what that speaks to is that this wasn't necessarily a local issue it was a global problem that happens locally and there is a significant difference here but nobody is being complacent anymore andrew thomas al-jazeera christchurch venti more ahead on this news hour including the presidents of brazil and the u.s. meet at the white house top of the agenda a crisis in venezuela and train

some say kia kaha, a local maori expression which means stay strong. sarah james, nbc news, christchurch, new zealand. >> well, the gunmen live streamed his rampage on facebook. today the social media site announced it had moved or blocked 1.5 million videos of the terror attack in the first this hours. in a statement the company says we continue to work around the clock to remove violating content using a combination of technology and people. video of the attack circulated on social media sites immediately after the shooting. it has raised new questions about how tech giants manage disturbing content that could inspire copycats. >>> tomorrow marks one year since stephon clark was killed by police in the sacramento backyard. the 22-year-old was at his grandmother's house when officers responded to reports clark was breaking windows. officers say they mistook clark's phone in his hand and opened fire. earlier this month state officers decided not to charge the officers involved which led to protests. tomorrow activists and civil rights leaders will join

and then, as now, the rallying cry in many messages of support is a maori phase that means, stay strongyl, bbc news, christchurch. ali adeeba was in the noor mosque praying with his father and his twin brother when the shooting began. this is ali with his father, adeeb sami. he was hit in the back while trying to protect his sons. he's now in hospital in a medically—induced coma. ali took the time to speak to my colleague a little while ago, because he said he wanted the world to know what had happened. you may find some of what he has to say upsetting. it was just a normal friday. i was at prayers. i usually take an hour and a half lunch to go to prayers, and listen to the speech. so it was just straight after, the imam starts talking, and the speech begins. a few minutes after you hear gunshots. at the start i thought it was fireworks. and then i see people running. he pulled out a semi—automatic and started shooting. my first thought was to run forward because he was coming from the back and i was looking for my dad. and so i ran and i stumbled across him and, honestly, i just don't

i have been —— chanting, as well as performing haka maori dance is.n rejecting the show of hate that was of course, we saw on friday incident —— dances. we also heard from the prime minister's —— upon minister who had a busy day, visiting kilbirnie bosque earlier and then with several islamic leaders there. it was an emotional gathering for many people left shocked by the attack. the prime minister laid flowers and shared some emotional moments. she went from there to parliament to give the update on the ongoing status of the victims, security operations, and criminal proceedings in the wake of the attack. many of you will know, today i went to kilbirnie mosque delay flowers with wellington mayorjustin lester and to meet with islamic community leaders and the message of one of gratitude to the outpouring of love that they have experienced from the people of wellington. and an acknowledgement of the grief that the community feels. as the police commissioner confirmed this morning, 50 people have been killed and 3a people remain in christchurch hospital

lives who lost their lives by evil followed by christie embraced by a catholic bishop and then we had maori songs a minute's silence from the national anthem opera songs on stage music performed by one of the high school students who knew one of the victims to being killed in the mosque another student wrote out some poetry i was talking to some of those gathered about how they felt the loss we could go on is just a sharing of everyone coming to get a feeling of community and is being is why measure is just holding in line there's been a terrific. and started talking about friends and family within the community and so i think it's going to speak who. tried to keep the environment to be honest made everybody who was off the stand in the cold emergency service workers who rushed to the two mosques after they were attacked and the was spontaneous applause for the prime minister to send auden when someone on stage fact most people here think she's handled the last nine days and one man's words brilliantly well on friday will be a national memorial event nationwide and then the prime minister i

both are students before the traditional maori ceremonial dance to all of that. and more doubts are raised about boeing seven three seven max series a craft of black box flight data points to similarities between deadly crashes in ethiopia and indonesia. welcome to the program we begin with breaking news three people have been killed and five others wounded in a shooting in a trial in the dutch city of track the police say they are searching for a thirty seven year old a turkish man born but turkish born man in connection with the incident they've named him thomas and released this image of police are being warned not to approach him but to contact authorities and police now say there. also looking into whether the shooting was what they describe as crime terrorism has not been ruled out as a possible motive. we'll have more on that story very shortly we'll move on at this stage to another deadly shooting this time the aftermath of christ church in new zealand the country's prime minister says the government will announce new gun control laws in ten days sunday's

the blessing was carried out by a maori leader and experts from the islamic community.ace ready to receive the bodies at a point in time. this blessing this morning has given huge confidence that all the essential prayers have been lifted of those places in preparation once the investigation has been completed, to reopen those mosques ata completed, to reopen those mosques at a point in time. we have met with ourcriminal at a point in time. we have met with our criminal investigation team and we hope to have those premises in place by the end of the week to allow our halls and community to go back and undertake prayer. so at this point in time i would like to ask a member of the muslim community to speak to you about the events that will take place. i would like to invite our president to first provide a breathing and then we will cover the aspects that the commissioner has highlighted. thank you. thank you deputy commissioner. all things and praises are due to god, the most beneficent —— inefficient and merciful. —— beneficent inefficient and merciful. —— benefice nt a

history of some institutional racism in new zealand, particularly with our indigenous population, the maorire really stopping to pause and reflect and think about how we become as inclusive as we think we are? is there some casual racism? is the institutional racism that we could be dealing with and doing better on? so this is really a moment of introspection for new zealand. what really struck me was how the prime minister said that she is not going to name the suspect, and we have not been saying his name too often either. and compared to other mass shootings, similar incidents around the world, the suspect remains somewhat faceless and nameless. that is right, i think, i mean there has been a lot of evidence in the past that people who carry out these kind of mass shootings seek notoriety, they want notoriety that comes with this kind of event, they want everybody to have their name in their face and the prime minister made a decision never to say his name. i think a lot of the media reporting he has not been focused on him, and we have also heard that he has no access to media inside th

christian high school students of new zealand maori heritage come to perform the haka.together. stephen mcdonell, bbc news, sydney. before we go, we don't often show you motorbike racing —— a kenyan secondary school teacher has won $1 million after being given the 2019 global teacher award. peter tabichi teaches science at a school in kenya's rift valley. mr tabichi, who is a member of the franciscan religious order, says he gives away more than three quarters of his salary to help poor students go to school. he was chosen from over 10,000 nominees from around the world by an education charity based in the united arab emirates. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. we saw mixed fortunes of the weather across the uk on sunday, with breezy, windy conditions, with showers across the north. further south unbroken sunshine. we saw 15.1 celsius in stjames's park, in london. the windy, showery conditions across the north of the country has been attributed to this area of low pressure, which is continuing to push out into the near continent, and allowing this big area of

the haka is a ceremonial dance in maori culture.eft flowers and held a minutes silence. and you can find out more about any new developments in the investigation and on plans for new gun laws on the bbc website. that's all at bbc.com/news, or you can download the bbc news app. now to other news. ethiopia's transport minister has said that flight data recovered from the ethiopian airlines disaster suggest clear similarities with a crash off indonesia in october last year. meanwhile, memorialservices to remember the victims were held today in addis ababa and nairobi. diplomats, relatives and worshippers prayed for the 157 passengers who died in the crash last sunday. the bbc‘s ferdinand omondi reports. it was a sombre mood inside the ethiopian orthodox church in nairobi. it has been a difficult week for many of them, from learning about the plane crash to absorbing the tragedy of the loss. several governments sent their representatives to mourn with the bereaved — from neighbouring countries to as far away as russia. passengers from m

we heard of course many maori groups coming here, a haka dance and singing and choruses happening anddo the crowds. but if it from me. but over to you. sharanjit leyl there. but if it from me. but over to you. shara njit leyl there. leading but if it from me. but over to you. sharanjit leyl there. leading our coverage from christchurch on those terror attacks, those two terror attacks on those mosques in new zealand and of course don't forget, there has been a lot of information put out there, especially in the last hour but you can get all of it on our website. especially a lot of detail on what we know about the victims and some of those missing. that information will continue to come out in the coming hours. also at bbc/ braking. the french president has returned to paris for a crisis meeting after more violent clashes broke out in the centre of the french capital —— breaking. . between security forces and yellow vest protesters. the movement has been protesting every saturday for the past four months against the government of the economic policies as well is wider issues such as g

by christie embraced by a catholic bishop and then we had maori songs a minute's silence from the national anthem opera. songs on stage music performed by one of the high school students who knew one of the victims two being killed in the mosque another student wrote out some poetry i was talking to some of those gathered about how they felt last week at dawn is just a shame if you get a feeling of community and it's being as one measure is just. pretty effective. and started from the got friends and family within the community so i think it's going to speak for. a moment to be honest maybe. everybody here was off the stand in the cold emergency service workers who rushed to the two mosques after they were attacked on the world's spontaneous applause for the promise to descend rather than when someone on stage thanked most people here think she has handled the last nine days and one man's words brilliantly well on friday will be a national memorial event nationwide and then the prime minister is likely to announce some sort of full inquiry into how those events were able to happen nine day

we have a culture born out of maori tradition that means that our strength comes from our land and itso we now have a rich cultural tapestry we now need to weave together to have true integration. there has been some criticism that underneath the surface, even though new zealand has a great record when it comes to human rights, multiculturalism, under the surface there is islamophobia, there is racism, and this attack has uncovered all of that. this attack, it was designed to try and break apart our community. and we're not going to let it. so i think you will have seen that, particularly, internationally there have been some challenging posts on social media, for example, that's not new zealand. and if it is new zealand, then we need to make sure that we educate everybody that love is stronger than hate. how about concerns that perhaps the threat of white supremacists were not taken as seriously as the threat of islamists and terror cells? 0ur prime minister confirmed yesterday that our security and intelligence services have been looking at this, it has been a rising issue around the

the haka is a ceremonial dance in maori culture.t's bring you these live pictures from christchurch, new zealand. we believe about 3000 people have appeared to remember the victims of the terror attacks. stay with bbc news. hello. it's been a weekend of wild weather. we've seen heavy snowfall, heavy rain that's been causing some flooding across parts of england and wales. strong winds, particularly on saturday. by sunday it was a day of sunshine and showers. now this was the scene in dover, in kent. we had some huge shower clouds. equally, some blue sky and some gusty winds around. so all in all, some very unsettled weather. but the weather is now settling down. as we head on into monday we've got this high pressure building in from the south—west. still some weather fronts trying to move in towards the north—west of the country. so it won't be dry across the board. but, really, through this week we're looking at a much drier weather picture. less windy. i think you'll be be pleased to hear that things will be turning a little bit m

local students perform the haka a ceremonial maori dance to honor the ten. though i'm terry martin thanks for joining us we begin with some breaking news one person has been killed and several other wounded in a shooting in the dutch city of dutch police say they are searching for a thirty seven year old turkish born man in connection with the incident they have named the suspect as a good man tani's born citizens not to approach the man but to call the authorities emergency services are on the scene at a tram station in the city center where the shoe. it was first reported the chief has raised the terrorism threat in the province up to its highest level. well local police in place said that several people were injured while local media reported that the gunman had fled the scene. but were trying to piece together what's going on here but we've been providing help to the victims and we're investigating the scene we're doing our best to find and arrest the person or persons responsible. we have contradictory statements one of them is that the suspect fled wit

the rallying cry in many messages of support is a maori phrase that means stay strong.re. she's the director of education at maslaha — a uk based charity that tackles social inequalities in muslim communities. thank you for being with us. thank you for having me. talking about the terrible events yesterday. what do you think about the catalyst for this is? an individual who has disturbed views and wanted to do something about them. in these kind of devastating events, one of the ha rd est of devastating events, one of the hardest things is that a sense of paralysis. we have been saying that this kind of normalised rhetoric and normalised scapegoating of muslim communities that we have been seeing across the world and the irresponsible dehumanisation it will have consequences and it is having consequences. t0 have consequences and it is having consequences. to have that knowledge that this will be the consequence of this, and for that to happen is incredibly difficult. and in terms ofa incredibly difficult. and in terms of a catalyst, i think it is important to understan

and then, as now, the rallying cry in many messages of support is a maori phrase that means, stay strong, we are blurring the image of suspect brenton tarrant due to a court order from a judge in new zealand ali adeeba was in the noor mosque praying with his father and his twin brother when the shooting began. this is ali with his father, adeeb sami. he was hit in the back while trying to protect his sons. he's now in hospital in a medically—induced coma. ali took the time to speak to my colleague krupa padhy, a little while ago, because he said he wanted the world to know what had happened. you may find some of what he has to say upsetting. my first thought was to run forward because he was coming from the back and i was looking for my dad, and so iran and i stumbled across an and honestly, i... i just don't remember after i was going through that door and i ended up on the right aisle of the mosque and then i missed the full first clip. i woke up and all i heard was shooting... i was, i'm sorry to say but, i couldn't do anything... i was trying to say safe, i was pinching on my muscles

the rallying cry in many messages of support is a maori phrase which means stay strong.dent phil mercer spoke to us from christchurch in the last hour. it is after 11 o'clock in the evening here and still people come together, mostly in quiet contemplation. you get the sense there is a great deal of anger, frustration and of course the grim realisation that new zealand isn't the country that it once was. once upon a time, new zealands considered their homeland to be a small country perched at the bottom of the world far away from the world's trouble spots. but of course, the atrocity perpetrated here in christchurch on friday means that like so many countries around the world, new zealand has joined a very long list of countries scarred by extremism. we have seen the prime minister here, jacinda ardern, today saying that she believes that new zealand's gun laws are too lax and that they need to be strengthened. here near the al noor mosque near hagley park in christchurch there has been a steady flow of visitors throughout the entire day delivering floral tributes, remem

we have a culture born out of maori tradition that means that our strength comes from our land and its—— rich cultural tapestry we now need to weave together to have true integration. there has been some criticism that underneath the surface, even though new zealand has a great record when it comes to human rights, multiculturalism, under the surface there is islamophobia, there is racism, and this attack has uncovered all of that. this attack, it was designed to try and break apart our community. and we're not going to let it. so i think you will have seen let it. so i think you will have seen that, particularly, internationally there have been some challenging posts on social media, for example, there's not new zealand. and if it is new zealand, then we need to make sure that we educate everybody, that love is stronger than hate. what about concerns. . . that was the governor general of new zealand, dame patsy reddy speaking to mejust a zealand, dame patsy reddy speaking to me just a little earlier. zealand, dame patsy reddy speaking to mejust a little earlier. of course, prior to th

by christie embraced by a catholic bishop and then we had maori songs a minute's silence from the national anthem opera songs on stage music performed by one of the high school students who knew one of the victims to being killed in the al nor mosque another student wrote out some poetry i was talking to some of those gathered about how they felt the loss we could go on is just a sharing of everyone coming to get a feeling of community and is being is why marriage is just pouring in london has been a terrific. and started feeling about friends and family within community so i think it's been very speaks to. the trend to be keenly at the moment to be honest maybe. everybody here was off the stand in the cold emergency service workers who rushed to the two mosques after they were attacked and the was spontaneous applause for the prime minister to send out and when someone on stage thanked most people here thinks he's handled the last nine days in one man's words brilliantly well on friday will be a national memorial event nationwide and then the prime minister is likely to announce some sort

witnessed incredible shows of support and solidarity with muslim neighbours and friends, people from the maoriordinary display of residents coming together to show love and compassion and fight off some of that heat that inspired friday's attack. on a political level, there has been talk of gun laws and how they may change. what if anything are you expecting on that front in the coming days? that is right, we heard from the prime minister jacinda ardern yesterday and she held a press conference, one of many she has held since friday, but at this particular press conference she says she is getting back to work today and meeting the cabinet and the revision of the gun laws are something they will be looking at very closely. when this first happened on friday, herfirst impulse was to say new zealand gun laws need to change, bear in mind the alleged shooter he essentially had a legal licence to hold the firearms and guns he was found with. we know they were modified guns but there is a lot of concerns about how he is able to get a hold of them legally and actually be a trained gunmen. he was at gu