Photos / Getty ImagesPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern is distancing herself from a new film about the Christchurch mosque shootings, saying her office has no involvement in the project. The movie, They Are Us, highlights the weeks after the tragic Christchurch mosque shootings on March 15, 2019, and the weeks that followed. A spokesman for the Prime Minister's office told the Herald that Ardern and the Government had had no involvement with it. Ardern received worldwide praise for her response to the shootings and New Zealand rallied around the country's Muslim community, echoing the Government's response. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern pictured a day after the devastating Christchurch mosque shootings in March, 2019.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 10, 2021 21:00 UTC