PM Jacinda Ardern, Winston Peters, Simon Bridges and MPs met with Christchurch Muslim leaders at the Canterbury Refugee Resettlement and Resources Centre on Saturday. Though they only constitute one per cent of New Zealand's population, Muslims are the most rapidly-growing religious group in the country. As New Zealand's Muslim population has increased, so has the number of places of worship. The Muslim population increased six-fold between 1991 and 2006. Though New Zealand's Muslim population was concentrated mainly in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch, more and more people were also settling in the regions, Ghani said.

Source: Stuff March 16, 2019 05:14 UTC