court on saturday. we have spoken to his public defender, the lawyer who respected him during that court appearance on saturday, who says the suspect has requested to deny any legal representation, effectively wanting to represent himself in court, which is raising questions about what kind of statements he could make during court appearances. since this individual is a self-avowed white supremacist. and concerns about him getting a larger platform to spread an ideology of hate, particularly in a country that has never seen loss of life due to an act of political violence on a scale like this before. now, the prime minister made clear in the wake of this act of terrorism, there would be changes of the gun laws here.
supremacists. the suspected gunman and ideology. this ugly crime is a reminder of attacks on houses of worship in this country. in a moment, we will speak with white house chief of staff mick mulvaney. the first look at the latest from ryan from london. reporter: in new zealand a traditional dance. in honor of the 50 killed in the countries worst ever terror attack. on the streets of christchurch families?. authorities are returning the victims bodies to the families. the 28-year-old suspected gunman appeared in court on saturday, his face blurred under the judge s orders. under scrutiny austrians extensive travel to turkey,
unusual about the buyer. over the weekend, there were vigils to honor the lives lost. hundreds of people getting up to perform a passionate dance. the accused shooter appeared in court on saturday. the judge ordered his face blurred. the suspect reportedly planning to represent himself. trace gallagher reporting live in our west coast news hub. the prime minister called for an investigation into what led up to this. reporter: that s right, shep. they plan to examine the action of new zealand s intelligence agencies. she s not pointing fingers because the investigation is now in the early stages. the pm wants to know if the gun man s history of white nationalism or social media footprint might have offered clues that were missed or ignored altogether. watch. over the last nine months in particular our agencies had been
authorities also say now that the guns man brought those illegally, that has sparked debate about gun control and today the prime minister is promising new gun laws with the next ten days. the government will also hold an inquiry into the countries intelligence services. police say they knew nothing about the suspect prior to the shooting. he did send an email to the prime minister s office minutes before the attack. that was too late to prevent it happening. if police also speaking to relatives regarding hundreds of officers. this aspect himself in the 28-year-old australian man. he appeared in court on saturday. police confirming that he is the only gunman involved in the shooting. that suspect has been denied bail. he is due to appear in court on april 5th. he has been charged with one murder charge, but police say he will face more charges.
questions about white supremacists. the suspected gunman and ideology. this ugly crime is a reminder of attacks on houses of worship in this country. in a moment, we will speak with white house chief of staff mick mulvaney. the first look at the latest from ryan from london. reporter: in new zealand a traditional dance. in honor of the 50 killed in the countries worst ever terror attack. on the streets of christchurch families?. authorities are returning the victims bodies to the families. the 28-year-old suspected gunman appeared in court on saturday, his face blurred under the judge s orders. under scrutiny austrians extensive travel to turkey,