Beached 2017–2025
Abstract
Uncertainty and disaster lurked despite New Zealand’s remoteness, for danger lay within. In March 2019, mass shootings at two Christchurch mosques shocked the country and the world. New Zealand was supposed to be a peaceful place; it enjoyed a reputation for peace, not violence. Terrorism and mass murder were alien, except for episodes in the colonial New Zealand Wars or the invasion of Parihaka, a forerunner of passive resistance, in 1881.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Disaster Management and Resilience
New Zealand Economic and Social Studies
Terrorism
Counterterrorism
and Political Violence
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Pages
- 300–326
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Book chapter