​Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ruled out Friday, March 22, for a national day of mourning, despite calls from some groups that it would be the "most appropriate" day. Ardern confirmed there would be a "national commemoration and service" for the Christchurch mosque shooting, but it would not be this week. READ MORE:* Christchurch shootings: Vigils around NZ - live updates* Timeline of the Christchurch mosque shootings* The Christchurch shooting victimsSUPPLIED Joe Carolan, senior organiser for Unite Union, and supporter of Love Aotearoa Hate Racism, said there needed to be a "mass response to racism" in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings. ROBERT KITCHIN/STUFF Thousands of people gathered in the Basin Reserve in Wellington on Sunday night for a vigil for the victims of the Christchurch mosque shooting. LAHR, which is affiliated with Socialist Aotearoa and union groups such as Unite, had launched a petition calling on the government to organise a national day of mourning following the attacks.

Source: Stuff March 18, 2019 07:13 UTC