Christchurch Mosques Terror Attack - Coverage

1 News still on with Lisa Davies reporting at the cordon near Hagley Park. Vision is being taken of people on stretchers.

Simon on 1 just quoted stuff saying about hospital shooting too… stuff though? Legit?

Sam Clarke now on the whole other side of the cordon for 1.

Seven broke into programming. Mostly coverage from One but it was 1 minute behind ABC News. Their coverage has now finished.

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Watching the feed of Newshub on their website, they’re off air but I can hear some sort of chatter between McCann and Emma Joliff?

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Newshub’s back from break.

That’d be Musher with Newshub’s Australia Correspondent, Conor Whitten.

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Nine broke into programming

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Yep, Emma Joliff.

Jacinda Ardern is currently in Taranaki but has cancelled all engagements for today. Emma Joliff reporting now for Newshub from Wellington.

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PM to issue a statement soon.

Mayor Lianne Dalziel, who is in lockdown with her council has given a statement to Newshub, saying to stay away from CBD. All students on the climate change strike are in lockdown.

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ABC News providing own anchored coverage now crossing to correspondent in NZ on phone.

Sky

Sam on 1 news almost breaking out into tears… big ups for keeping it together.

1 News airing a flurry of activity from police and ambulance outside Christchurch Hospital.

Mitch McCann reading the number for Magic Talk for any eyewitnesses, he’s referring to the station also as Newshub Radio.

They need to send Thomas Mead to the hospital. Seems that’s where the action is now.

Edit (added), Or is Juliet Speedy on her way there?

PM to make a statement at 4:30.

Why is Nine’s financial advisor, Ross Greenwood, reporting on this? No one else in the newsroom?

Could it have an effect on the exchange rate?