New Zealand has a battle on its hands to regain the confidence of its people and the thousands of people that visit every year, an expert has said.
A 2017 study released by Real Insurance and CoreData revealed how a terrorism attack or an act of violence could have a significant impact on tourist destinations and travel plans.
“Unfortunately, there are destinations in the world where terrorism is an ongoing threat like London, Paris and Brussels, but that doesn’t stop people going there,” he said. New Zealand has gone 20 years without a mass shooting, with the attack in Christchurch the deadliest in their modern history. Their most recent mass shooting was in 1997 when six people were killed and four wounded in the North Island town of Raurimu. Prior to the mosque massacre on Friday, New Zealand’s deadliest mass shooting was in 1990 when a gunman killed 13 people and injured three others.
“Christchurch is well aware about dealing with natural disasters,” he said. “This attack is utterly aberrant to New Zealand’s way of life. The big challenge will be to separate this attack and explain that the nature of this incident in the broader space is isolated. Fifty people are confirmed dead following attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday afternoon. Picture: Mark Mitchell-Pool/Getty Images.On Friday, Australian gunman Brenton Tarrant stormed the Al Noor mosque in the city’s centre, as well as the mosque in the suburb of Linwood, killing 50 people and seriously injuring 50 others.
But the alleged “work of hate” document by the former personal trainer, who was just a visitor in New Zealand, also explains why he chose the peaceful city of Christchurch to execute his act of violence.
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