TIGHTENING SECURITY

Security across Christchurch has been tightened up after the deadly attack. Prime Minister Ardern said there would be an increased police presence in the city on Monday with an extra 120 officers, while all mosques would be guarded by the police.

Specialist teams would be at Christchurch schools and early learning centers, and support lines were also available to anyone who needed it, she said.

Meanwhile, New Zealand police confirmed Sunday that Dunedin Airport, in the Otago region of the country's South Island, has been closed after a suspicious package was reported there.

At 9:55 p.m. local time Sunday (0855 GMT), the airport received report of a suspicious package on the airfield, and police and specialists were at the scene to determine the nature of the package.

GUN LAWS TO BE CHANGED

After the deadly attacks, Prime Minister Ardern said the country's gun laws would be changed.

The killer of Friday's mosques attacks had a legitimate gun license, and used modified semi-automatic weapons to carry out the shooting, she said on Saturday.

Altogether five guns were discovered after the attacks, two of which were semi-automatic guns. Other weapons and firearms were also retrieved by the police.

Ardern said on Sunday that she would not stop the sales and advertising of firearms as suggested by academics, but reiterated that there would be changes to the country's gun laws.

The suspected gunman, 28-year-old Australian Brenton Tarrant, was charged with murder on Friday. He appeared briefly in the Christchurch District Court on Saturday morning, and was now held in a high-security facility.

Ardern confirmed on Sunday that her office was one of more than 30 that received an email from the suspected shooter nine minutes before the attack took place, but said the email "did not include a location," and "did not include specific details."

The prime minister said she had sought advice on the possibility of the suspected gunman being deported, but charges and the trial itself would absolutely be conducted in New Zealand, she said. 

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