The Royal Commission of Inquiry report concludes that despite the shortcomings of various agencies, there were no clear signs the attack was imminent.

The judge imposed the maximum available sentence on 29-year-old Australian gunman Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the first time the sentence has been imposed in New Zealand.

Two dozen victims and family members told the court about the pain of losing husbands, wives, sons and brothers.

Al-Umari is one of more than 60 survivors and family members who this week in court will confront the white supremacist who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history, when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques in March 2019.

He says he doesn’t want to keep working at the kebab shop he ran with a business partner at the time of the attack and is now trying to sell his stake.

New Zealanders have handed over more than 10,000 guns, weapons parts and accessories in the first week of a buy-back scheme prompted by a mass shooting.

The plans have aroused concern from the community in the South Island city, media said.

Brenton Tarrant is accused of carrying out an attack on two mosques in March that claimed 51 lives.

The vote to expunge the words of the Christchurch shooter came after Conservative MP Michael Cooper read them into the record while attacking a Muslim witness.

Will Connolly, 17, became known worldwide as "Egg Boy" for assaulting right-wing federal Sen. Fraser Anning, who had drawn scorn for saying Muslim immigration was to blame for the March massacre