Send this page to someone via email New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that the suspect in the shootings at two mosques in Christchurch planned to continue his attack, she said Friday. “There were two other firearms in the vehicle that the offender was in, and it absolutely was his intention to continue with this attack,” she told a news conference. WATCH: Jacinda Ardern vows to change New Zealand`s gun laws after Christchurch massacre 0:58 Jacinda Ardern vow to change New Zealand`s gun laws after Christchurch massacre Jacinda Ardern vow to change New Zealand`s gun laws after Christchurch massacre – Mar 15, 2019 He was arrested 36 minutes after the first call to police, Ardern added. Story continues below advertisement The prime minister went on to say that the suspect, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant, will appear in court on April 5. Ardern said this one day after shootings that killed 49 people and injured 20 others, and that had her pledging to strengthen firearms laws in the wake of the massacre. “Our gun laws will change,” she said. “There have been attempts to change our laws in 2005, 2012 and after an inquiry in 2017, now is the time for change.” She said five guns were used by the primary perpetrator of Friday’s attack, including two semi-automatic weapons and two shotguns. The shooter was in possession of a gun licence obtained in November 2017. Story continues below advertisement WATCH: PM Jacinda Ardern on the New Zealand terror attack Tarrant appeared in court on Saturday morning local time. He has been charged with murder, though police said they expect further charges to be laid. Ardern said that investigators are working to determine whether two others who were taken into custody in relation to the massacre were directly involved. WATCH: Police in New Zealand believe suspect in custody responsible for both mosque shootings 0:42 Police in New Zealand believe suspect in custody responsible for both mosque shootings Police in New Zealand believe suspect in custody responsible for both mosque shootings – Mar 15, 2019 None of the three individuals arrested were on any watchlists in New Zealand or Australia, nor did they have any history of criminal activity, Ardern said. Story continues below advertisement READ MORE: What we know about the suspects in New Zealand terror attacks Officers searched a property in Dunedin, New Zealand, that is believed to be connected to the attack. The property on Somerville Street is “a location of interest in relation to the serious firearms incident in Christchurch,” police wrote on Twitter at 10:40 p.m. local time, about nine hours after the deadly shooting. WATCH: Suspect in Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shootings was ‘non-compliant,’ had IEDs 0:54 Suspect in Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shootings was ‘non-compliant,’ had IEDs Suspect in Christchurch, New Zealand mosque shootings was ‘non-compliant,’ had IEDs – Mar 15, 2019 The mass shootings at two mosques took place Friday afternoon local time. Police also defused explosive devices during their investigation. WATCH: Timeline of New Zealand mosque shootings 1:23 Timeline of New Zealand mosque shootings Timeline of New Zealand mosque shootings – Mar 15, 2019 A video of one of the shootings was live streamed on Facebook by a man identifying himself as Tarrant. Story continues below advertisement New Zealand Police advised the public Saturday that sharing the video is an offence. “We would also like to remind the public that it is an offence to distribute an objectionable publication and that is punishable by imprisonment,” the police wrote on Facebook. Of the 42 people injured, police said that two are in critical condition and one, a four-year-old child, was being transported to a hospital in Auckland. WATCH: New Zealand police discuss suspects in Christchurch mosque shootings 1:09 New Zealand police discuss suspects in Christchurch mosque shootings New Zealand police discuss suspects in Christchurch mosque shootings – Mar 15, 2019 Funeral for victims were planned for Saturday. Story continues below advertisement Most victims were refugees or migrants who had come from countries such as Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Malaysia, Turkey, India and Indonesia. View image in gallery mode Armed Offenders Squad push back members of the public following a shooting resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries at the Masjid Al Noor on Deans Avenue in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. EPA/Martin Hunter View image in gallery mode Police stand outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of people attending Friday prayers, as New Zealand police warned people to stay indoors as they tried to determine if more than one gunman was involved. (AP Photo/Mark Baker). View image in gallery mode People wait outside a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Many people were killed in a mass shooting at a mosque in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Friday, a witness said. Police have not yet described the scale of the shooting but urged people in central Christchurch to stay indoors. (AP Photo/Mark Baker). View image in gallery mode A shattered car window following a shooting resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries at the Masjid Al Noor on Deans Avenue in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. EPA/Martin Hunter View image in gallery mode Grieving members of the public sit on a curb following a shooting resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries at the Masjid Al Noor on Deans Avenue in Christchurch, New Zealand, March 15, 2019. EPA/Martin Hunter View image in gallery mode Police block the road near the shooting at a mosque in Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed during shootings at two mosques full of people attending Friday prayers. (AP Photo/Mark Baker). Story continues below advertisement View image in gallery mode A police officer patrols at a cordon near a mosque in central Christchurch, New Zealand, Friday, March 15, 2019. Multiple people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers on what the prime minister called "one of New Zealand's darkest days," as authorities detained four people and defused explosive devices in what appeared to be a carefully planned attack. (AP Photo/Mark Baker). Muslims make up approximately one per cent of the population in New Zealand. Story continues below advertisement WATCH: Police deployed across New Zealand following mosque attacks 3:16 Police deployed across New Zealand following mosque attacks Police deployed across New Zealand following mosque attacks – Mar 15, 2019 Ardern previously called the event a well-planned “terrorist attack,” and the country’s threat level was raised from low to high. That’s the second-highest security threat level for the country. She said authorities had no reason to believe there were more suspects, but “we are not assuming that at this stage.” Story continues below advertisement A man who claimed responsibility for the shootings said in a manifesto that espoused hate against Muslims and immigrants that he was a 28-year-old white Australian who came to New Zealand only to plan and train for the attack. The mayor of Christchurch said she believes her community was targeted because “we are a safe city and a safe country.” WATCH: Christchurch mayor says ‘we’ve all been affected’ 1:51 New Zealand shooting: Christchurch mayor says ‘we’ve all been effected’ New Zealand shooting: Christchurch mayor says ‘we’ve all been effected’ – Mar 15, 2019 Lianne Dalziel told reporters flags are flying at half mast until further notice as an expression of support for the Muslim community, and several events are cancelled as the city grapples with the tragedy. Police have said they will be will be providing a “visible police presence” at community events this weekend for safety and reassurance. Story continues below advertisement WATCH: New Zealand police talk about their response time to mosque shootings 0:49 New Zealand police talk about their response time to mosque shootings New Zealand police talk about their response time to mosque shootings – Mar 15, 2019 —With files from Reuters and The Associated Press<doc-sep>She said New Zealand intelligence services had been stepping up investigations into far-right extremists, but added: "The individual charged with murder had not come to the attention of the intelligence community nor the police for extremism."<doc-sep>Brenton Tarrant was charged Saturday with murder in the terrorist attack shootings at two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch that killed at least 50 people. He livestreamed his own rampage, the deadliest massacre in the nation's history. Tarrant is a 28-year-old white male with white supremacist views. He captured Friday's deadly incident at Masjid Al Noor mosque in a 17-minute video taken on a helmet camera. Here's what we know about him: 'Extremist, right-wing violent terrorist' from Australia Tarrant, 28, was born in nearby Australia, the country's Prime Minster Scott Morrison confirmed, according to the New Zealand Herald. Morrision called Tarrant "an extremist, right-wing, violent terrorist." Media reports have found that Tarrant is from Grafton, a town of around 19,000 people in New South Wales, Australia. Author of an anti-immigrant manifesto Tarrant is the author of a more than 70-page anti-immigrant "manifesto" called "The Great Replacement," which according to The Guardian, consists of a rant about white genocide and advocates for "an atmosphere of fear” against Muslims. He posted the document on Twitter before the shooting. His Twitter account has since been disabled. 'Just a regular white man,' he wrote In the document, Tarrant refers to himself as "European" instead of Australian and also says he grew up in a low-income working class family, The Guardian reported. He wrote that his language, culture, political beliefs, philosophical beliefs, and identity are all European and "most importantly, my blood is European.” "I am just a regular white man, from a regular family, who decided to take a stand to ensure a future for my people,” it says. “My parents are of Scottish, Irish and English stock. I had a regular childhood, without any great issues.” Had planned attack for two years, he claims Tarrant describes himself as a ethno-nationalist and a fascist in the manifesto, The Guardian reported, and claims to have planned Friday's attack for two years. He said New Zealand wasn't his original choice as a target but had scoped it out for three months. In addition to the shooting, police defused explosive devices found in a car. Tarrant arrived at the mosque in a car with at least three guns. On the stereo, he played a song glorifying a Bosnian Serb war criminal. His riles were covered in white-supremacist graffiti. At least two rifles used in the shooting, according to the Associated Press, mention Ebba Akerlund, an 11-year-old girl killed in an April 2017 truck-ramming attack in Stockholm by Rakhmat Akilov, a 39-year-old Uzbek man. The number 14 is seen on the gunman’s rifles. It may refer to “14 Words,” which according to the Southern Poverty Law Center is a white supremacist slogan linked to Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf.” Worked as a personal trainer at a gym, traveled the world ABC reported that Tarrant worked as a personal trainer at Big River Gym in Grafton from 2009 to 2011, when he then traveled in Asia and Europe. He also made income through Bitconnect, a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin, that he used to help fund his trips. He was described by his gym employer as "a very dedicated trainer" and someone who didn't seem interested in guns. "I think something must have changed in him during the years he spent traveling overseas," gym manager Tracey Gray told ABC. Father died of cancer nearly a decade ago Tarrant's father, Rodney Tarrant, died of cancer in 2010, when his son was in high school. Gray, his former employer, said she believes that he has a surviving mother and sister. Some media reports have pointed to his death as the period when Tarrant started to become radicalized. Inspired by far-right terrorist Anders Breivik Tarrant in his manifesto, according to MSN News, wrote that he has read the writings of Dylann Roof, who shot and killed nine African-Americans in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015, "and many others." But he wrote that he "only really took true inspiration from Knight Justiciar Breivik." Breivik killed 77 in a terrorist attacked in Oslo, Norway. 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CBC News is carefully considering the use of images and video from this attack and is using this material sparingly in the interest of helping our readers understand what happened and why. A manifesto linked to the man charged in the shooting attacks of two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, says he was motivated by white nationalist ideology, had planned the attack for years and anticipated that he might not make it out alive. At least 49 people were killed and dozens more injured in the shootings Friday in what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is calling "one of New Zealand's darkest days." An Australian man, Brenton Tarrant, 28, has been charged with murder, and two other people were being questioned. Police said none of the people in police custody had been on any watch list. According to the 74-page manifesto posted to a now-deleted Twitter account with the same name as the suspected gunman, the attack was planned to give him "enough time to train, form a plan, settle my affairs, write down my views, then enact the attack." A still image taken from a video filmed by the alleged gunman as the attack unfolded and circulated on social media shows him driving to Al-Noor Mosque minutes before opening fire on worshippers. (Twitter) But the manifesto should be considered with caution. It reads like a playbook of far-right talking points, peppered with internet memes, and the investigative website Bellingcat says some of the content may have been intentional "misdirection" and "calculated to spark division." Here's what we know so far: The alleged attacker reportedly livestreamed part of the attack. Police have urged people not to share the "distressing" footage. The accused identified himself online before the rampage as Australian citizen Brenton Tarrant. A now-deleted Twitter account with the same name as the suspected gunman had photos of weapons and protective equipment, and a link to a racist manifesto describing motivation for the attacks. Photos of the equipment show names of extremist and historical figures written in white lettering on some of the equipment. One of the names was Alexandre Bissonnette, the man who killed six people in an attack on a Quebec City mosque. This photo of ammunition appeared on the now-deleted Twitter account of the alleged gunman. Those mentioned include Alexandre Bissonnette, who is serving life in prison for the massacre of six people at a Quebec City mosque in January 2017, as well as nationalist historical figures and events symbolizing the fight against the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans and elsewhere. Some of the script is in Cyrillic. (Twitter via Reuters) The writer of the manifesto describes himself as 28 years old, born in Australia to a "working-class, low-income family," and said he had a "regular childhood." The manifesto calls out world leaders including "terrorist" Nelson Mandela, London Mayor Sadiq Khan, referred to as a "Pakistani Muslim invader," and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is known for accepting large numbers of migrants to settle in Germany. "Few have done more to damage and racially cleanse Europe of its people," the manifesto says of Merkel. The manifesto names other mass shooters like Anders Breivik and Dylan [Dylann] Roof as people who had had an influence on him. The person who influenced him "above all" is American right-wing commentator Candace Owens. Owens responded on Twitter by accusing "the left" and media of saying she inspired the attack. A screenshot of a tweet by Candace Owens in response to the New Zealand mosque shootings. (Candace Owens/Twitter) The manifesto is written in Q&A fashion. The writer says he is not a member of any political group or movement. He goes on to detail white nationalist, anti-immigrant opinions, saying he was motivated by "white genocide," a term white supremacists use to describe immigration and the growth of minority populations. He says he made money investing in Bitconnect, a cryptocurrency, and used the money to travel. Australian Broadcasting Corporation reports Brenton Tarrant worked as a personal trainer at Big River Gym in the New South Wales city of Grafton between 2009 and 2011, when he left to go travelling overseas in Asia and in Europe. Tracey Gray, manager of the gym, told ABC she recalled Tarrant's father Rodney died from an asbestos-related illness when Tarrant was in high school, and she believed he still had a surviving sister and mother.