People gathered in Wellington for a vigil say the Christchurch mosque terror attacks have left an indelible mark on New Zealand. Hansard, the record of parliamentary speeches, has 139 mentions of the word "Muslim", 317 of the word "Islam", and 238 mentions of the word "Islamic" in its searchable record, which dates back to 2003. WARWICK SMITH/STUFF Residents leave flowers outside the Islamic Centre and mosque in Palmerston North after the Christchurch terror attacks that killed 50 people. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Labour's tough talk on migration has made some Muslim migrants feel less safe, one Muslim woman in Christchurch says. But The Listener noted that in practice, the government's immigration policy was little different to Brash's, and prioritised migrants from Britain.

Source: Stuff March 17, 2019 23:15 UTC