From that point on, his primary focus in life was planning and preparing for the attacks. 1, just 15 days after arriving in New Zealand, he took the first steps to obtaining a firearms license. The Australian moved to New Zealand in August 2017. But, he was single-minded to the point of obsession, and by January 2017 his mind was made up. And, as an adult, he rarely made long-lasting relationships with people outside of his immediate family. As an avid Internet user and online gamer, he had few childhood friends. The commission also criticized lax gun laws, lackluster counterterrorism efforts, 'fragile' intelligence agencies and ineffective leadership leading up to the attack.īut despite these findings, there was still 'no plausible way' government officials could have detected Tarrant's plan 'except by chance,' according to the report.Įven at a young age, Tarrant expressed racist views.
