i'm not joined by reporter miles tweedy in wellington new zealand an unprecedented decision there was a surprise at all. no it wasn't really a surprise my life sentence without parole was actually expected for the government many thought that the heinous nature of the crime. warranted new zealand's toughest sentence possible. this is a man who spent months he is meant to kill us a planning every aspect of these attacks on march 15th yet. the 29 year old australian killed people randomly shooting them in the back as they. set. prayers in the mosque. many of them elderly and even killing a 3 year old child. when announcing the sentence. just as cameron manda described the action as into my and he said even when this man spends the rest of his days behind it cannot make up for the the crimes he's committed miles how was the news of the verdict always seems to cross the country. well there were intensely emotional scenes outside the courtroom in christchurch. mostly jubilation and celebration of the fact that this man will never be free again people. locked arms and just celebrated the. d

i'm not joined by reporter miles 20 in wellington new zealand an unprecedented decision there is a surprise at all. no it wasn't really a surprise my life sentence without parole was actually expected for the government many thought that the heinous nature of the crime. warranted new zealand's toughest sentence possible. this is a man who spent months he is meant to kill a flea planning every aspect of these attacks on march 15th yet. the 29 year old australian killed people randomly shooting them in the back as they. set. prayers in the mosque. many of them elderly and even killing a 3 year old child. when announcing the sentence. justice cameron manda described the action as into my and he said even when this man spends the rest of his days behind bars it cannot make up for the crimes he's committed miles how was the news of the verdict was seems to cross the country. well there were intensely emotional scenes outside the courtroom in christchurch. mostly jubilation and celebration of the fact that this man will never be free again people. locked up and just celebrated the. decision by mr

smile sweeney reporting from wellington new zealand thank you. back here in your of the u.s foreign affairs head joseph the burrell is urging evil countries to forge a common way forward to meet global challenges and increased europe's clouds on the international stage he was speaking ahead of an informal meeting of e.u. foreign ministers here in berlin he said the e.u. should could not stop global crises from happening but could change the way it responded to among the crises set and discussed by ministers today the tensions between turkey and greece over gas exploration in the eastern mediterranean as well as the suspected poisoning of russian opposition figures in the valley and the situation envelops. let's go to our correspondent alexander phenomena who's following the meeting i was under germany's foreign minister has said the e.u. will not leave the ongoing human rights violations in bellew's unanswered what does he mean by that. well german foreign minister mass has made killdeer that from his perspective nothing has changed so far on the

that as a prize but something else will have people can see joining us from wellington with the latest on this trial in new zealand as we know this crime left 51 worshipers dead in the country's worst mass killing thank you so much for bringing us up to date 3. let's take a look at some other stories making news around the world protesters were out on the streets in the u.s. city of him no show wisconsin late on sunday after police shot and seriously wounded a black man it is the latest protest against police brutality and racism since the death of george floyd in may authorities say that the officers involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave. hurricane marco and tropical storm laura have torn through the caribbean and the gulf of mexico leaving massive destruction in their wake at least 10 people have died in the dominican republic and haiti both storms are expected to hit the u.s. gulf coast soon. and crews from all across the west of the united states have arrived in california to help fight 2 dozen major wildfires blazing across the state the worst of the fires are in the san francisco

that is the prime minister of new zealand, jacinda adern, speaking in wellington.ictions lifted somewhat. she called it not a change from level three to level two but level three to level two but level 2.5. still some restrictions in place, social gatherings limited to ten for example, telling people how important it is not to socialise, limits on the number of people at a funeral, 50. an encouraging, not telling people, to wear masks. one other thing she said that is important, masks will be mandatory on all public transport in new zealand. we will keep listening in the newsroom and anything else we will let you know for now we move on because across europe, they have been protests in a position to measure to desire to combat the covid—19 pandemic. there were demonstrations in berlin, paris and london, amongst other cities. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. like the virus, anger can be infectious. here in berlin, hundreds of arrests took place. police accusing far—right extremists of growing stones and bottles. earlier, at another protest in the city, it had been a mu

that as a prize that something else will have people can see joining us from wellington with the latest on this trial in new zealand as we know this crime left 51 worshipers dead in the country's worst mass killing thank you so much for bringing us up to date through all this take a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world hurricane marco and tropical storm laura have torn through the caribbean and the gulf of mexico leaving massive destruction in their wake at least 10 people have died in the dominican republic and haiti both storms are expected to hit the gulf coast soon. crews from all across the west of the united states have arrived in california to help fight 2 dozen major wildfires lazing across the state the worst of the fires are in the san francisco bay area tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. and syrian officials say that an explosion at a major gas pipeline caused widespread power cuts on sunday night state t.v. quoted officials as saying that the blast may have been caused by a militant attack the government's as power has since been restored in several p

joined now by peter mckenzie he's a journalist in wellington this unprecedented decision here was it expected. it was expected this is by far new zealand's most significant and did 2 murder the most comparable was in 2001 when william bell murdered 3 people than ours say and received a life sentence of 30 years without parole so obviously an order of magnitude more significant here a life sentence without parole as a result was expected. how was it received in new zealand. with a huge amount of really throughout the days of those who can sing proces significant crowds gathered outside of courthouse and upon hearing the sentence being passed down today those crowds broke out in cheer songs and celebration many of the victims had called for as in terms of this nature some went further and called for the reinstatement of the death penalty so it was only huge predication to those victims and survivors as politicians and public figures around the country are also broken and the new prime minister to serve iraq turns it will be a relief to know that the variability issues are already would never see the light of day here and there's a huge wei

of praveen men on is bureau chief ed thomson reuters new zealand he joins us live from wellington by skype where he's been watching the courtroom live strain. having just tell us more about the sentencing how was tear and in court when q. thank you for. me. it was a very him off all session and a lot of show a lot of people came in and express their emotions terror and i was brought in. by the by the policeman and he initially and court and then he sat down and he was in prison. and for most of the time he was he was seen watching the proceedings looking at the people who were making the statements well there was little emotion to say out there so he was just basically observing how things go it about the emotions why people as you saw or heard a lot of or a lot of things to say this was their moment where they could actually feel a sense of closure 'd so it was it was a process for them as well to talk to the teller and well at this point for the 1st time since this incident happened. tell us about how the attack sort of forced to new zealand to to confront things that hadn't had to

new zealand around them. ok miles to meet he will have to leave at that mosque 20 and wellington thanks for that update thank you. hurricane laura is beginning to pound the coastline of the u.s. states of texas and louisiana officials are warning of an unsolvable 7 meter high storm surge that could see large sections of new jersey anna and texas flooded and the urging locals to obey the evacuation orders but fears about the spread of covert 19 may be driving some to put their lives at risk by sheltering in place as hurricane lora barrels toward the texas and louisiana coast meteorologists aren't mincing their words we're going to take a look at the storm surge some of the revised information that we're looking at this is a dangerous. dangerous storm for folks this is not survivable. many like these homeowners in the easy are heeding the warnings securing their property as they prepare to join the more than half a 1000000 people who have already evacuated when speeds have nearly topped 180 kilometers per hour and the storm is expected to continue to strengthen as it approaches the u.s. coast. thousands of loc

. -- in wellington, we see stocks reduce -- resume trading. another development for new zealand. august, asian 80 set for the best august performance since 2003. vietnamese stocks have been in the lead this month. this is a topic of second-best performer in asia in august and managers are saying the shifting tide politically in japan could be a buying opportunity for japanese stock. let's discuss what is happening in japan. our next guest says shinzo abe's departure is unlikely to resolve policy shift but politically -- political uncertainty might have long term implications. we are joined in -- joint from tokyo. post abe japan mean for assets in japan and abroad? i think there is -- the stable u.s. and japan relation and stable domestic policy. [indiscernible] it will change the domestic policy. in thisbasically is probably making .he japanese market unstable shery: which could lead to japanese yen strength. but this chart showing the japanese yen has not seen much strength past the 105 level. in the past they have spent little time there since 2017. so if we get japanese yen st

closed new zealanders now look to heal deep wounds caused by the attack afflicting both the victims and society that zone i'm larry. was. or earlier we spoke with journalist peter mckenzie in wellington about reaction to this unprecedented prison sentence about the days of the sentencing proceeds significant crowds gathered outside of courthouse and upon hearing the sentence being passed down today those crowds broke out and cheer songs and celebration many of the victims had called for as in terms of this nature that some went further and called for the reinstatement of the death penalty so it was a huge predication to those victims and survivors politicians and public figures around the country also about the new prime minister to sit around turns it would be a relief to know that the issues that started would never see the light of day again it's huge when it's all those. rescue efforts are underway in the u.s. state of louisiana after it was battered by the most powerful storm to come ashore there in more than a century at least one person was killed in hurricane the storm hit louisiana in neighboring texas with sustained wind gusts as strong as severe tornados 240 kilometers per

closed new zealanders now look to heal deep wounds caused by the attack afflicting both the victims to answer that so that i'm mary. was. or earlier we spoke with journalist peter mackenzie in wellington about reaction to this unprecedented prison sentence about the days of the sentencing process is significant crowds gathered outside of the courthouse and upon hearing the sentence being passed down today those crowds broke out and she did songs and celebration many of the victims had called for a sentence of this nature that some went further and called for the reinstatement of the death penalty so it was a huge predication to those victims and survivors politicians and public figures around the country also the new prime minister to sit around turns it would be a relief to know that the issues are sorry it would never see the light and. there's a huge when it's all those. rescue efforts are underway in the u.s. state of louisiana after it was battered by the most powerful storm to come assured there in more than a century at least one person was killed in hurricane lore the storm hit louisiana in neighboring texas with sustained wind gusts as strong as severe tornados 240 kilometers

wellington, index falling the most since a reit -- outbreak in auckland and 66 dollar holding below while it has jumped to an april high ahead of the decision. >> has you say, the reserve bank of new zealanding up. do we see that as a policy change? kathleen hays is here with the preview, and how well the virus resurgence impact what the bank does? >> you would think they are at least going to talk about it. looking thaty auckland, the largest city in new zealand would be locked down again. is 00 and the bank is inspected to keep it there. in an emergency meeting, they went to bond purchases but a lot has happened as the virus is threatening the economy. that's a member that new zealand's economy had come out of the virus faster and stronger than a lot of other economies because they move so fast and handle it so well. it is a subsidy program that has boosted job losses and for people with money to spend. rose in retail spending july for the third month in a row, the jobless rate fell to 4%, but not affected to stay how will be renewed lockdown affect something already in play, and that is weakening inflation and mark -- inflation? a problem andtely something they have got to be weighing.

closed new zealanders now look to heal deep wounds caused by the attack afflicting both the victims to answer god's own primary. was. or earlier we spoke with journalist peter mckenzie in wellington about reaction to this unprecedented prison sentence now the days of the sentencing proceeds significant crowds gathered outside of the courthouse and upon hearing the sentence being passed down today those crowds broke out insurance songs and celebration many of the victims had called for as in terms of this nature the son went further and called for the reinstatement of the death penalty so it was a huge predication to those that tunes and survive these politicians and public figures around the country are also broken and the new prime minister to sit around turns it would be a relief to know that the issues that started would never see the mushing day that he had this huge what it shows. rescue efforts are underway in the u.s. state of louisiana after it was battered by the most powerful storm become assured there in more than a century at least one person was killed in hurricane the storm hit louisiana and neighboring texas with sustained wind gusts as strong as severe tornados 24