Authorities are keeping tight-lipped about whether the mosque gunman's family will attend his sentencing. But it remained unclear whether the Australian gunman's family would be allowed to witness the sentencing in person. "Anyone else wanting to travel to New Zealand would need to be granted a border exception under the other border exception criteria. But Immigration New Zealand would not comment on whether any applications linked to the gunman's family had been received. The courts had also made arrangements for those unable to attend to witness the sentencing by digital livestream.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 19, 2020 22:18 UTC