Christchurch royal commission extended after receiving more than 1,000 submissions
Minister says inquiry into whether New Zealand mosque attacks could have been prevented will get an extra $3m in funding
A major investigation into whether the Christchurch mosque attacks could have been prevented will be given months longer to produce its final report, New Zealand’s government has said.
Tracey Martin, the internal affairs minister, said on Wednesday the inquiry would now report back on 30 April 2020 instead of 10 December, after an extension was requested by those running it and the Muslim community also raised concerns about its eight-month timeframe.