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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will meet with the victims and families of the attacks on the Christchurch mosque ahead of the release of the Royal Commission report.
Ardern arrived shortly after 10 am this morning at the Ngā Hau E Whā National Marae, Christchurch and was received together with a group of deputies. They are attending a hui with those directly affected by the terrorist shootings.
After the hui, he will address the media, however, he will not speak about the content of the investigation.
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrives at the Ngā Hau E Whā National Marae in Christchurch for a hui with the victims and families of the mosque attacks.
The investigation report was given to the victims of Saturday’s attack.
The investigation comes after a gunman killed 51 people in two mosques in Christchurch on March 15 last year.
He was sentenced in August to life in prison without the possibility of parole on 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of committing a terrorist act.
After the attack, Commissioners Sir William Young and Jacqui Caine were tasked with investigating the gunman’s activities prior to the attack, what law enforcement agencies knew about him, and what they did with this information. Their report will assess whether the agencies could have prevented the shootings and what can be done to stop similar attacks in the future.
On November 26, their findings were delivered to Governor General Patsy Reddy and Interior Minister Jan Tinetti.
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Ardern enters the marae with a group that includes MPs.
