Photo: RNZChristchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel says plans for a movie on the mosque attacks in the city are a travesty. The film - called They are Us - is in the planning stages but will focus on the response by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to the attacks two years ago. Dalziel said there was incredible respect for the prime minister's response, but while it was a story, it was not the main story. It called on the funders, producers and the New Zealand film industry to boycott the film, and urged Ardern to publicly denounce it. The prime minister released a statement yesterday, saying that film-makers did not consult her in any form about their plans.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 13, 2021 02:26 UTC