Aliya Danzeisen

The departing head of the Islamic Women's Council says there's been a slight decline in online abuse, probably due other groups being targeted instead Audio

Lawyer, linguist and teacher Aliya Danzeisen converted to Islam as an adult four months before 9/11. Today, Aliya is the national co-ordinator and spokesperson for the Islamic Women's Council, and a… Audio

New Zealand's firearms laws are in for a major shake-up this term that could see semi-automatics, like those used in the March 15 terror attacks, return to gun ranges.

National and ACT agreed to… Audio

A landmark threat-reporting system for the public to counter terrorism and extremist violence is in limbo.

The system was a key recommendation after the Christchurch mosque attacks, with the Royal… Audio

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The missing piece of New Zealand's firearms reforms falls in place this weekend – a long-called for registry which will tell us who owns what, and where guns go when they're sold.  Audio

As we've been reporting this morning, scarves and bandanas have been ruled out as acceptable face coverings under the latest covid-19 guidelines.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says under the red… Audio

There are programmes available to help radicalised people, but those people have to want to change. 

The Islamic Womens Council holds strong concerns that the Chief Coroner will choose not to make any recommendations, nor undertake an inquiry, following the deaths of 51 people in the 2019… Audio

The Al Noor Mosque is being targeted with fresh threats of violence.

The police have received three separate reports of threats towards the Christchurch mosque in the last fortnight, incidents a… Audio

A Muslim community leader has spoken out about the growing online abuse from fellow New Zealanders.

Aliya Danzeisen from the Islamic Women's Council has been at this week's conference on terrorism.

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Only one white supremacist has been designated as a terrorist in New Zealand, two years on from the Christchurch mosque attacks.

The terrorist responsible for the mass shooting was added to the list… Audio

The many failings that contributed to the Christchurch terror attack, highlighted in the 800 page Royal Commission report made public yesterday. The report found that the police did not vet the gunman… Audio

The Islamic Womens Council of New Zealand is demanding a major overhaul of New Zealand's public service in the wake of the Royal Comission Enquiry into the Christchurch Mosque Attacks.

The group… Audio

The country's worst mass murderer is starting a life sentence.

Brenton Tarrant will never leave prison.

The news of the unprecedented sentence was greeted yesterday by the victims of the… Audio

The Corrections Department is monitoring a small number of people who could become violent extremists. But the programme it's using to try to deradicalise them is being spurned by some Muslims as just… Audio