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New Zealand mosque shooter launches legal challenge to prison conditions, terrorist status Brenton Tarrant is in jail for murdering 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 Reuters April 14, 2021 WELLINGTON: The mass shooter who killed 51 people in New Zealand in 2019 has launched a legal challenge seeking a review of his prison conditions and his status as a “terrorist entity”. White supremacist Brenton Tarrant was sentenced in August to jail for life without parole for the murder of 51 people and attempted murder of 40 others at two mosques in Christchurch on 15 March ...

Stuff understands he is fighting the restrictions he has during his life imprisonment, on human rights grounds. On Thursday, Justice Venning adjourned the proceedings without a next call date with leave for the gunman or the Crown to seek leave to have it relisted. In a minute issued after the hearing, Justice Venning said the gunman had penned a letter to the court on February 27 raising two potential issues for judicial review including his listing as a terrorist entity and decisions by Corrections over his access to news and mail. The judge said those issues could form the basis of jud...

Hon Kris Faafoi The Government has introduced the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill, designed to boost New Zealand’s ability to respond to a wider range of terrorist activities. The Bill strengthens New Zealand’s counter-terrorism legislation and ensures that the right legislative tools are available to intervene early and prevent harm. “This is the Government’s first step to implementing recommendation 18 of the Royal Commission into the Terrorist Attack on Christchurch masjidain on 15 March 2019, which called for a review of all legislation related to New Zealand’s counte...

Christchurch mosque shootings: Government to widen counter-terrorism law gaps 13 Apr, 2021 12:45 AM 4 minutes to read Justice Minister Kris Faafoi unveils a new bill that the Government has introduced to strengthen how it can respond to threats of terrorism. Justice Minister Kris Faafoi unveils a new bill that the Government has introduced to strengthen how it can respond to threats of terrorism. Derek Cheng is a political reporter for the New Zealand Heraldderek.cheng@nzme.co.nz The Government wants to strengthen its powers to prevent a terrorist act and widen the definition to include induc...

The New Zealand government introduced the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Bill on Tuesday, designed to boost the country's ability to respond to a wider range of extremist activities.The bill strengthens New Zealand's counter-terrorism ...