Prayers have started again inside a New Zealand mosque targeted in a terror attack that killed 50 people, with those retuning describing it as peaceful.
First there were hugs, then Muslim community leaders walked back through the door to reclaim one of the mosques targeted in the New Zealand terror attack.
Across the road in Hagley Park a police cordon remains in place. Schoolchildren played cricket in a sign the community is returning to normal, but the silent tears still flowed and flowers continue to be laid.
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