The challenging task of organising burials
Islamic expert says under normal circumstances, burials are done on the same day.
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Opinion: Our country is supposed to be safe
No longer can we look down our noses at gun crime in America.
Tech companies scramble to remove Christchurch shooting video
Facebook has drawn criticism for responding slowly to graphic videos in the past.
Live: She died after saving wheelchair-bound husband
New Zealand mourns after terror attack on two mosques in Christchurch leaves 49 dead.
Polyfest, Bryan Adams, Pride events cancelled after shootings
Concerts, cultural performances and parades have been cancelled around the country.
Mosque shootings: Missing Malaysian dad found alive but unconscious
"I have been praying non-stop and I believe Allah has answered my prayers," wife says.
Nearly $1 million donated for massacre victims
Appeals have already raised nearly $1 million for victims of the Christchurch massacre.
The young victims: Gunman chased 5yo girl; 4yo boy critically hurt
A 4-year-old is being transferred to Starship Hospital and a 5-year-old is reported dead.
Global media focused on Christchurch
World media analysing all aspects of Christchurch massacre
Social media platforms used like lethal weapons in NZ
COMMENT: The Christchurch massacre should force major platforms to reform.
In one day, more people killed in NZ than are usually murdered in a year
The resulting death toll of at least 49 people meant more were killed than annual murders.
Northland Muslim leader says hatred must not be allowed to win
Suhil Musa says the shootings are not reflective of the New Zealand he knows and loves.
87 patients went hospital: Medical staff response 'pretty remarkable'
Canterbury DHB chief executive David Meates says 20 people have been seriously injured.
Live: Massacre at mosques: NZ's 'darkest day' of infamy
Killers strike as worshippers attend prayers in mosques in worst terror attack on NZ soil.
Mosque survivor speaks - 'I am so lucky, I am safe'
A survivor of a mass shooting at a Chch mosque speaks out
Helen Clark on mosque terror attack: 'It shatters our illusions that we are safe'
"The crime will be dealt with the heaviest force of the law that New Zealand can muster."
17 minutes of terror: Gunman livestreamed shooting
Gunman's helmet camera captured horrific 17-minute video.
Christchurch mosque shootings: Muslim leaders join world outrage
Muslim world leaders offer condolences to New Zealanders.
Mosque shooting: Aussie politician's 'appalling' NZ comments
Queensland Senator Fraser Anning has issued a "disgusting" statement after Chch shooting.
'This will be the toughest thing they've had to deal with'
Police are trained to deal with trauma, but nothing could've prepared them for today.
'We utterly reject and condemn you' - Ardern to shooters
Jacinda Ardern has moved to reassure people following the Christchurch attacks.
'I was the last to get out alive': Witness relives horror terror attack
"I'm thinking, 'Oh my God, I hope he finishes his bullets'."
'They pulled three guns, maybe four, from the car'
Witness describes moment hero policemen arrested man following Christchurch massacre.
Christchurch mosque massacre: 49 confirmed dead in shootings
NZ's darkest day: 49 dead in terror shootings at two Christchurch mosques.
David Fisher: How did we miss Christchurch killer?
There are questions for security agencies after Christchurch massacre, says David Fisher.
Christchurch shootings: 'Turn off the TV'
Counsellor advises parents to talk to their kids about shootings but turn off the TV.
'A watershed moment for us': Expert says mosque attacks are 'turning point' in NZ
Manifesto written by one of gunman was 'straight out of the white supremacist playbook'.
Mosque shootings: Dad went in for prayers and never came out
Wife says she is waiting and praying that he is safe
Four people in custody following Christchurch shooting
"It doesn't get any more serious in this country".
Kiwis rally behind Muslim community: 'We will not be silenced'
"We need to unite against Islamophobia and fascism now more than ever," group posts.
'Don't watch the gunman's video' - clinical psychologist
Watching footage of massacre is traumatising and voyeuristic,so don't do it, expert says.
Workers nursed 5-year-old victim, cradled dead
"People in front of us, mowed down by a semi-automatic rifle, just ordinary people."
Police Commissioner: Stay away from mosques
Police Commissioner is urging people not to travel to mosques "anywhere" in NZ.
Christchurch mosque shootings are one of the world's worst massacres
Christchurch shooting is one of the worst on record.