Your afternoon Briefing: NZ bans military-style semiautomatic weapons

Good afternoon, readers. What you need to know about NZ’s new gun laws and Victorian MP Bernie Finn has been accused of ‘pettiness’.

Good afternoon, readers. Here’s what you need to know about New Zealand’s new gun laws and why Victorian MP Bernie Finn has been accused of ‘pettiness’.

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND - MARCH 21: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament on March 21, 2019 in Wellington, New Zealand. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today that New Zealand will ban all military style semi-automatics and assault rifles. The new law follows attacks in which 50 people were killed, and dozens injured after a gunman opened fire on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday, 15 March. The accused attacker, 28-year-old Australian, Brenton Tarrant, has been charged with murder and remanded in custody until April 5. The attack is the worst mass shooting in New Zealand's history. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

‘Your guns are no longer legal’

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced strict new gun laws banning the sale of certain weapons. Meanwhile, the founder of 8Chan, the site chosen by the mosque shooter to announce his deadly plan, has expressed his regrets following the Christchurch attack.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NOVEMBER 02: Bernie Finn MP speaks on November 2, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. Victoria's lower house passed the historic voluntary euthanasia laws on Friday 20 October after 26 hours of debate. Victoria will be the first state in Australia to offer an assisted dying regime if the legislation is passed by the upper house. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

‘Petty’ stand over Lord’s Prayer

Victorian Liberal MP Bernie Finn has been accused of “pettiness” for refusing to stand for an indigenous acknowledgment.

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The hunter who shot a sleeping lion has been outed as Guy Gorney. Picture: Supplied

Hunter’s bloody record exposed

The hunter who shot a sleeping lion in a clip that caused outrage has been named as a churchgoer and longtime shooting enthusiast.

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Yi Zheng (centre) leaves the Downing Centre Court in Sydney, Thursday 21 March, 2019. Former AMP contractor Yi Zheng has pleaded guilty to downloading customer details without authorisation and sending them to his personal email address. (AAP Image/Peter Rae) NO ARCHIVING

Data theft ‘load of nonsense’

A former contractor for AMP said he was motivated to steal the personal data of customers after watching a TV series and did not know downloading the data was illegal.

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Shards of ice pile up on Lake Michigan along the South Haven Pier in South Haven, Mich., on Tuesday, March 19, 2019. (Joel Bissell/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP)

Lake shatters into ice shards

Spring is beckoning in the US, and the result on frozen Lake Michigan is stunning.