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Christchurch Attack: Tarrant Pleads Guilty To 51 Murders

March 26, 2020 1:05 pm

A man accused of deadly attacks on mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch a year ago has pleaded guilty to 51 charges of murder.

Brenton Tarrant, 29, also admitted the attempted murder of another 40 people, and one terrorism charge.

He had previously denied the charges and was due to go on trial in June.

The gun attacks at two mosques sent shockwaves around the world. In the wake of the killings, New Zealand brought in stricter gun laws.

New Zealand is in a state of lockdown due to the coronavirus outbreak and the plea was made at …

Christchurch attack: NZ sets $135m to buy back guns banned

June 20, 2019 9:52 am

New Zealand’s government on Thursday launched a multi-million-dollar, six-month guns “buy-back” scheme to compensate owners of powerful but newly banned semi-automatic weapons prohibited in the wake of deadly attacks on two mosques in the Southern city of Christchurch.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Minister of Police Stuart Nash said in a joint emailed statement that NZ$208 million ($135.97 million) had been set aside to compensate owners of the banned semi-automatic firearms up to 95% of the original cost.

They would have until Dec. 20 to hand in their guns.

“Police have detailed plans in place for the next step, which …

Christchurch attack

March 18, 2019 2:42 pm

It’s going to take a while to process Friday’s devastating pair of attacks on New Zealand mosques that left at least 50 dead. But changes are already being made — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern confirmed on Monday evening local time that the government has agreed to reform the country’s gun laws.