15th March 2019 Christchurch

We defy your actions of hatred.
This was the message of the victim statements read to the court before the judge gave a life sentence without parole to the murderer.  

The koru, which is often used in Māori art as a symbol of creation, is based on the shape of an unfurling fern frond. Its circular shape conveys the idea of perpetual movement, and its inward coil suggests a return to the point of origin. The koru therefore symbolises the way in which life both changes and stays the same.  
Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand