Brenton Tarrant has become the first person in NZ to be given life imprisonment without parole, with Justice Cameron Mander saying it was "clear and obvious" this was the right sentence. And the gunman who killed 51 people agreed.
WARNING: contains distressing content. The hero who chased the Christchurch terrorist away from the Linwood Islamic Centre has been singled out for special praise from the judge.
WARNING: contains distressing content. The victims of the mosque atrocities this afternoon unleashed their anger at the terrorist who had cause such devastation.
WARNING: contains distressing content. As Mohammad Alayan lay on the floor of the Al Noor Mosque bleeding profusely from two gunshot wounds, he prayed his son had been late to prayers.
WARNING: contains distressing content. For a year and a-half, a terrorist calmly planned his killing spree then mercilessly executed it in a single afternoon, a court has heard.
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A mother who was presented with her son's bullet-hole-riddled corpse on her birthday says she forgives the man who murdered her son.
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: After gunning down nearly 100 people, the terrorist who targeted two Christchurch mosques chillingly told police he wish he had shot more.