Mosque terrorist's appeal bid denied; Luxon, Peters hold talks after emails reveal clash over NZ's Iran war stance; King Charles unveils lavish gift for Trump during US visit
'Utterly devoid of merit': Mosque terrorist's appeal bid denied
The terrorist responsible for New Zealand’s worst mass killing has failed to get his guilty pleas vacated, with the Court of Appeal describing his application to do so as being "utterly devoid of merit".
Convicted terrorist Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison after he killed 51 Muslims across two Christchurch mosques on March 15, 2019.
He went on to file an application for an extension of time to appeal his convictions, arguing his guilty pleas were not given voluntarily due to “inhumane” prison conditions, which he claims he suffered while being held in solitary confinement.
Luxon, Peters hold talks after emails reveal clash over NZ's Iran war stance
The Prime Minister says he called Winston Peters to his Beehive office on Wednesday night where he told him he expected better political judgement from his foreign minister.
Christopher Luxon said his coalition partner "acknowledged he had made a mistake" during that meeting after Peters' office released discussions between the pair to the NZ Herald following an Official Information Act request.
The political spat between the two leaders broke out over the release of emails that show Luxon within days of the US-Israel war in Iran starting, wanting to move the Government's position to showing "explicit public support" for the US.
Teen killed in Abbey Caves tragedy had concerns before trip, parents say
Nearly three years on from the death of 15-year-old Karnin Petera, a coroner’s inquest is now underway, with his parents recounting the hours leading up to his death at Whangārei's Abbey Caves.
Today, the court heard Karnin had expressed concerns about the weather before the trip went ahead.
"He didn’t feel like it was an informed decision for us. He was concerned about the weather, too," his mother, Alicia Toki, told a packed courtroom at Whangārei District Court.
'Wow' - Gasps as King Charles unveils lavish gift for Trump
There was pomp and ceremony at a state dinner for King Charles and Queen Camilla on their US trip.
ONE DING-DONG DITCH
A Kiwi man living in the US has been told to leave the country after an incident involving a 12-year-old child who “doorbell ditched” his Utah home in August last year.
Tony Arnold Bernstone, 59, pleaded guilty this month to a reduced charge of child kidnapping and was sentenced to five days' jail time and four years' probation over the incident.
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