カテゴリー: Christchurch shooting
Australian white supremacist tells NZ court he was suffering from ‘nervous exhaustion’ when he entered his guilty plea in March 2020 The Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019, in the wors…
Coroner says inquiry offers chance to consider if response to such incidents could be improvedThe police and ambulance response to a white supremacist terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, is under public scrutiny for the first …
Three mothers who lost sons in the terrorist attacks say working to prevent others suffering the same violence has both helped and frustrated themSo many of their sons loved football. The game meant inclusion and friendship regardless of language or cu…
Lawyers for survivors and families of victims had urged postponement due to sheer volume of disclosure and delays in receiving, accessing and reviewing itAn inquest hearing into the deaths of 51 Muslims in a white supremacist terror attack on two Chris…
Senior lawyer assisting coroner will not cross-examine police witnesses after bereaved families objected to her law firm’s work with the policeThe coroner leading an inquiry into the 2019 terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques has ruled a senior …
Questions have been raised over laws governing school boards after Philip Arps nominated for a position at a multicultural Christchurch collegeA white nationalist convicted of what a judge called “in effect a hate crime” towards Muslims is standing for…
Walking the shooter’s route from Dunedin to Christchurch I’ve realised I don’t have to be scared any moreLast year at the memorial event for the terrorist attack, I gave a speech where I talked about my memories of the youngest victim of 15 March, Muca…
Imam says killer is ‘grandstanding’ and should not be allowed to re-traumatise New ZealandersThe Christchurch mosque terrorist has filed complaints alleging that his treatment in New Zealand custody – including the refusal to refer to him by name – con…
Changes to the law were recommended after the 2019 Christchurch shootings and sped up after a supermarket knife attack earlier this monthNew Zealand has passed a law that makes plotting a terrorist attack a crime, fixing a legal loophole that was expos…
Family members of those killed in the 2019 attack in New Zealand say they have been retraumatised by the script, which has been leakedThe leaked draft script of a controversial film depicting the Christchurch mosque shooting has been described as “wors…
Critics say focus on the prime minister glosses over the experience of the Muslims still struggling with aftermath of mosque shootingsPlans for a Hollywood film focusing on prime minister Jacinda Ardern’s response to the Christchurch mosque terror atta…
Mosque shooter had requested a judicial review but failed to appear in court last weekThe gunman who killed 51 people in the 2019 Christchurch mosque attacks has reportedly dropped legal challenges over his prison conditions and his status as a “terror…
Gunman who was sentenced to life in prison last year and was designated a ‘terrorist entity’ has requested a judicial reviewThe Australian man who carried out the Christchurch mosque massacres is launching a legal challenge against his jail conditions …