New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's office received an email with the manifesto from the shooter minutes before the attack, He sent the manifesto to about 70 recipients, including National leader Simon Bridges and Parliament Speaker Trevor Mallard, the NZ Herald reported.

The shocking document were also received by media organisations, both in New Zealand and international.
The mail included how he was inspired by mass murderer Anders Breivik. The worker in the office that opened the email immediately sent it to Parliamentary security who referred it to police.