Shootings fuel politics of race in NZ, Australia

Debate rages over whether hate speech and racism have become normalized

Many in New Zealand and Australia are trying to come to terms with the spread of white supremacy, following the shooting of 50 people in Christchurch mosques earlier this month.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that while it was an Australian citizen who committed the atrocity, "that is not to say that we do not have an ideology in New Zealand that would be an affront to the majority of New Zealanders".