Christchurch Terror Attacks

Public vigils were held across New Zealand over the weekend as thousands of people gathered to honour victims of the Christchurch terror attacks.

A Christchurch family who lost their grandfather in the mosque massacre say New Zealand has been and always will be their home.

The Prime Minister has confirmed this morning there will be changes to New Zealand's gun laws following the massacre at Christchurch mosques on Friday. Audio

Today New Zealanders will have a clearer picture of how the coalition government plans to change the gun laws, including a possible ban on semi-automatic weapons.

Volunteers are gathering in Christchurch to help give mosque shooting victims dignity and respect in death. Kate Newton reports.

The White House is rejecting any attempt to link US President Donald Trump to the man accused of killing 50 people in the Christchurch mosque attacks.

Pakistan has bestowed a national award on one of the victims of last week's mosque attack in Christchurch who died trying to confront the accused gunman.

National leader Simon Bridges has refused to discuss specific changes to gun control laws but says there are likely loopholes "that can be fixed quite readily and quickly".

A 43-year-old father shot in the back at the Deans Avenue mosque in Christchurch on Friday says the perpetrator returned to 'finish' anyone he had already shot. Audio

A man who moved his family to this country from the United States to be safer says the Christchurch mosque attacks have "left an indelible mark in the history of New Zealand".

Relatives of accused gunman Brenton Tarrant have told an Australian broadcaster that they're devastated at what happened and are sorry for the families of those killed and injured.

A Jewish organisation in Pittsburgh, USA, is fundraising for the Christchurch Muslim community in the wake of the mosque attacks. Audio

The head boy of a Christchurch school is bringing the city's students together to pay their respects to victims of the mosque shootings.

A Northland Muslim woman has told a big crowd in Whangarei tonight that the man who slaughtered worshippers in Christchurch has broken hearts and families but brought New Zealanders closer together.

Opinion - It is not our laws or government that should be put at fault - the focus of our condemnation should be the coward that did this, Brigitte Morten writes.

The Crusaders super rugby franchise says in light of the terror attacks in Christchurch and some public concerns, it will have future discussions about the club's name.

Opinion - In times of crisis we might look to older heads for leadership, but we look to young people for hope, for a light at the end of this horrible dark moment, writes James Nokise.

Facebook removed 1.5 million videos of the Christchurch mosques attacks globally in the first 24 hours after it was posted, it says.

Authorities are working to identify and process victims' bodies before handing them over for burial in a way which respects their religious traditions, police and the chief coroner say.

A man at the Linwood mosque in Christchurch may have saved dozens of lives on Friday when he hurled an Eftpos machine at the alleged killer then picked up a gun and confronted him.