Joint Statement by National Church Leaders on Christchurch mosques attack

Today on 19 March 2019, the Church's Moderator Rt Rev Fakaofo Kaio joined with National Church Leaders in Wellington to collectively express their profound horror at the terrible violence directed at Muslim people in two Christchurch mosques last Friday.

"We are deeply saddened by these tragic events and we strongly condemn these acts of racial hatred and murder. We feel very deeply for our fellow New Zealand faith community, which was so cruelly attacked as worshippers peacefully gathered for prayer..." Read the full media statement