In October 2017 , prior to the Christchurch mosque shootings , Bennett rejected 12 of 20 recommendations from a select committee inquiry into the illegal possession of firearms . This decision was criticised at the time by New Zealand 's Police Association president Chris Cahill who lamented to Stuff.co.nz that " the opportunity was missed and you know what it 's going to take to bring it on the table again , and unfortunately that 's a tragedy " Bennett married Alan Philps in 2012 . Philps keeps a low public profile and was mentioned by Bennett in October 2016 . Philps did not appear in photographs from Bennett 's swearing-in ceremony at Government House , Wellington , on 12 December 2016 , but her daughter , granddaughter and stepdaughter did
Christchurch mosque shootings
Christchurch mosque shootings
Paula Bennett