Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said in a statement after the report was released that the commission had not concluded that these issues would have stopped the attack. But these were both failures and I apologize for this.
Arden has received global acclaim for his compassionate response to the attack and for quickly banning the use of high-capacity semi-automatic weapons used. He also started a global movement against extremline extremism.
However, officials were criticized for ignoring repeated warnings by the Muslim community that hate crimes against them were on the rise.
The 00-page report said Islamist extremists have an inadequate concentration of resources on the threat of terrorism, as opposed to other threats, including white supremacists. But he added that he did not contribute to the investigation into the attack.
The government accepted all 44 recommendations made in the report, including the establishment of a new National Intelligence and Security Agency, and the appointment of a minister to coordinate the government’s response to the report.
The government said it would also act on a police proposal to better identify, record and respond to hate crimes.
Tarant was sentenced to life in prison without parole in August for the attack, which also left dozens injured.
In its response to the report, the government said it would tighten gun licensing laws, strengthen anti-terrorism laws, prosecute laws relating to hate-induced activity and incite hatred against any individual or group.
It will create an ethnic community ministry and graduate program for ethnic communities to support the country’s diverse population.
The report found that Trasant was treated by doctors in the city of Dunedin in the months after he accidentally shot himself, but staff never warned police of his injuries.
The report recommends that health professionals submit a mandatory report on weapon injuries to New Zealand Police.
“Ultimately, a simple basis can be made in this report of about 800 pages. The people of Muslim New Zealand should be safe,” Arden said. “Anyone who calls New Zealand home should be safe, regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or sexual orientation.”
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