Al Noor Mosque where 51 people were killed in a terrorist attack in 2019. They are seeking judicial review of Deputy Chief Coroner Brigitte Windley's decision to call him as a witness. "This is an exceptional case, these are extraordinary circumstances, this particular witness is like no other witness." The therapeutic nature of the coroner's court was highly visible in this specific inquest, and calling the terrorist as a witness would breach that, Pender said. The coroner should have started from a presumption of whether it was absolutely necessary to invite Tarrant as a witness, Pender said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 11, 2026 19:26 UTC