While I was in Riverton, Southland, on a stone collecting trip, a mass shooting occurred in Christchurch of people attending Friday prayers at two mosques, 50 dead and 50 injured. Nothing like this has ever happened before in New Zealand. The whole country was deeply shocked. The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has been extraordinary in leading the grieving and starting to work though a response.
From the National Remembrance Service on 28 March:
Jacinda Ardern’s full speech from the National Remembrance Service: