Prime minister Chris Hipkins has said his government will refocus on economic issues, after dropping laws put forward after terror attack
, in which a white supremacist gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques. Progressive and Islamic groups have criticised their delay, saying they leave minority groups at risk.
“How many more people need to suffer from hate and for how long before our legislators will have the courage to do what is right?” Danzeisen said. “There is no more time or consideration needed.”, the reforms had proven controversial, with the government struggling at times to define what kind of speech would reach the threshold for prosecution.
“There are some very legitimate issues that have been raised, but I don’t want to have them mired in a debate which is going nowhere,” he said. The Green party has criticised the move, with human rights spokesperson Golriz Ghahraman saying she feels “the heartbreak and disappointment of the communities including [Christchurch] victims”.
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