are going to work together to try and prevent something like this from happening again all right ritchson and cross thank you so much for your reporting. now the attack in new zealand caught many by surprise the country's multicultural society has remained largely untouched by extremist acts of terror while in neighboring australia right when populism has been on the rise. you. zealand has long been known for its atmosphere of easygoing peaceful coexistence. muslims make up one percent of the population it's a minority that's never been a target of hatred before the perpetrator who struck during friday prayers is a white supremacist from australia. 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 in a phobia seems to target muslims. especially refugees arriving by boat some fleeing war in syria and afghanist