At the Napier High Court today, Judge Richard Earwaker declined permanent name suppression but counsel representing the offender appealed.
Crime and Justice
Tue, Feb 24
The country is warned it "should not be complacent" as the level of threat has been adjusted from "low" to "possible".
He did not enter pleas to the charges against him, including murder and committing a terrorist act.
Tue, Feb 17
The substance of the appeal has no merit, so "the application to grant leave to appeal out of time must be dismissed", the Crown says.
Fri, Feb 13
"He is entitled to the rule of law and to be treated in accordance with the same standards that are attached to all prisoners in New Zealand."
Thu, Feb 12
The terrorist is currently attempting to convince the Court of Appeal to let him reverse the guilty pleas he entered after the March 15 atrocity in Christchurch.
Wed, Feb 11
The 35-year-old Australian man convicted and sentenced for the murder of 51 people in Christchurch in March 2019 is seeking to reopen his conviction and sentence.
Lines of protesters pepper-sprayed and shoved by police as they gathered at Sydney Town Hall to speak out against Isaac Herzog.
World
Tue, Feb 10
The Court of Appeal has been hearing from the Christchurch mosque terrorist's prison officers and former lawyers.
New Zealand
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including the mosque attacker’s appeal hearing begins, and the search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother continues.
Mon, Feb 9
The 35-year-old Australian, who killed 51 people during the March 15, 2019, attacks, is applying for leave to appeal his conviction and sentence and withdraw his guilty plea.
Sun, Feb 8
New Zealand Police director of national security spoke exclusively to 1News following the sentencing of a radicalised Hawke's Bay man this week.
December 19, 2025
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including more banks hike mortgage rates, a court appearance over a Hollywood murder, and a 'c bomb' earns quote of the year.
December 18, 2025
The 22-year-old from Hastings claimed to have been radicalised online through gaming and social media platforms.
December 17, 2025
The 24-year-old woke from a coma yesterday following Sunday's attack.
Dashcam footage from just as the shooting started showed the moment Boris and Sofia Gurman tried to stop one of the attackers.
British-born Rabbi Eli Schlanger, head of the Chabad mission in Bondi and an organiser of the Hanukkah event that was targeted, was killed when gunmen opened fire.
December 15, 2025
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including a terror attack at a Manchester synagogue, Te Pāti Māori’s reassurance to members, and how Elon Musk set a new world record.
October 3, 2025
The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including growing threats to our security, a monster hurricane brewing, and has the robot takeover begun?
August 21, 2025
Victims have also told an inquest of the ongoing effects of the attack.
June 4, 2025
Shifa Ahmed shares what grief was like as a teen, what she wished she knew then and the positive influence it later had on her life.
April 23, 2025
Police foiled a suspected mass-casualty anti-Semitic terror plot in greater Sydney.
January 30, 2025
His application came following evidence from gangs expert Jarrod Gilbert, who said the terrorist would have been unlikely to be able to get a gun through gangs on the black market.
October 17, 2024
Islamic State has adapted and persisted since its defeat in Syria in 2019, writes Busra Nisa Sarac.
September 4, 2024
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) found the security situation was increasingly impacted by international conflicts and the threat of violent extremism.
September 3, 2024
