Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the admission of guilt would provide some relief to the many people whose lives were shattered in the attack. No reason was given for the change, which means Tarrant will no longer stand trial, a process authorities had feared he would use as a platform to promote his racist ideology. Tarrant, wearing a grey top, stared intently at the camera while making his plea. "Yes, guilty," Tarrant told Christchurch High Court via videolink from Auckland Prison as the charges were read out to him. Brenton Tarrant, 29, had previously denied 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder and one of engaging in a terrorist act but changed his plea after a hurriedly arranged court hearing.
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