R v Tarrant
Brenton Harrison Tarrant was sentenced at the High Court at Christchurch, New Zealand at a hearing which ran from Monday 24 August 2020 to Thursday 27 August 2020.
Sentencing notes
The sentencing notes of the presiding Judge, Mander J, are publicly available from the Ministry of Justice's Judicial Decisions Online database.
General information
The Court has published a guide to the sentencing in this matter (PDF, 198 KB). It contains general information about the sentencing process in New Zealand along with a procedural guide for this specific hearing.
Information about reporting the New Zealand Senior Courts is also available (PDF, 242 KB). This resource should be read in conjunction with the In-Court Media Guidelines 2016 (PDF, 413 KB).
Victims Information published information for the victims, families and those affected by the events of 15 March 2019 online.
In April 2021, judicial review proceedings were filed in relation to this matter. The Ministry of Justice has published an information sheet on judicial review (PDF, 172 KB).
Minutes of Mander J
- 2 July 2020, COVID-19 implications and sentencing date (PDF, 143 KB)
- 13 July 2020, Election by defendant to represent himself (PDF, 122 KB)
- 3 August 2020, Access to court documents (PDF, 130 KB)
- 6 August 2020, Conditions of media coverage and remote accessing (PDF, 205 KB)
- 18 August 2020 (2), Arrangements for sentencing under COVID-19 alert level 2 (PDF, 162 KB)
Further assistance
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Alix Chapman Senior Judicial Communications Advisor Email: Alix.Chapman@courts.govt.nz Phone: +64 27 286 0198 |
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Senior Judicial Communications Advisor and Manager Email: Liz.Kennedy@courts.govt.nz Phone: +64 4 466 3439 or +64 27 369 6701 |