カテゴリー: Christchurch
Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims said poor mental health made him admit to crimesThe Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019 has been prevented from appealing against hi…
Christchurch now at the centre of the country’s fastest-growing region as lower house prices, job prospects and thriving cultural scene entice people to the cityFrom 2010, New Zealand’s second-largest city, Christchurch, became inextricably linked with…
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 …
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 …
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…
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…
People along Ashburton River preparing to evacuate as MetService issues red warning for heavy rain Thousands of homes were at risk of flooding in New Zealand’s Canterbury region on Sunday and people along the Ashburton River were preparing for a mass e…
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…
The relics – purported to be bones of saints – were found buried in rubble of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes It might seem like an inauspicious end for a saint, being laid to rest in a Greggs coffee jar.But for the holy relics buried beneath Christchurc…
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 …