Christchurch gunman fails in bid to appeal against guilty pleas by New Zealand court

TL;DR

Reports differ across sources; according to theguardian.com, the Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslim worshippers at two mosques in Christchurch in 2019 has been prevented from appealing against his guilty pleas, after one of New Zealand’s highest courts said his bid was “utterly devoid of merit”.