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'Immigration is key': MP criticises 'big bit that's missing' from inquiry
The Auckland terrorist's immigration history is a glaring omission in the review of events leading to the 3 September attacks, National says.
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Political scepticism over LynnMall terror attack review
17 Sep 2021ACT is calling the review of key agencies' actions "prejudiced" before it starts while the Greens are concerned about its scope and independence.
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LynnMall stabbings: Review into risk terrorist posed launched
16 Sep 2021The events preceding the LynnMall stabbings will be investigated by three agencies in a coordinated formal review.
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LynnMall attack victims: 'We will be forever grateful'
14 Sep 2021Police say Rodney Khan did not hesitate to run straight towards danger during the stabbing attack at the LynnMall supermarket.
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Terrorist tried to revoke NZ residence but his request was 'not progressed'
10 Sep 2021The terrorist who stabbed shoppers at an Auckland supermarket tried to relinquish his New Zealand residence three years ago.
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Countdown staff face rise in abuse after LynnMall terror attack
9 Sep 2021The LynnMall Countdown is likely to reopen tomorrow with increased security measures - a week after the terror attack which left seven people injured. Audio
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LynnMall terrorist told prison guards he would hunt them down
9 Sep 2021The LynnMall terrorist yelled at prison guards that he was being detained for terrorism and that he would remember them and hunt them down, according to documents released this afternoon.
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National demands LynnMall attack inquiry, appoints Counter-Terror spokesperson
9 Sep 2021National's leader Judith Collins is calling for a public inquiry into the terror attack at an Auckland supermarket, and has appointed Mark Mitchell as Counter-Terrorism spokesperson.
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Medical report on LynnMall terrorist 'unreliable', officials said
7 Sep 2021Officials who initially refused the refugee claim made by Auckland terrorist Ahamed Samsudeen found inconsistencies in his story and said a medical report on him was unreliable.
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LynnMall: Woman describes trying to help wounded during chaos
7 Sep 2021A 19-year-old who fled the LynnMall stabbings and helped a wounded woman says she didn't realise the serious impact the attack had on her until she visited another supermarket on the weekend.
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Opportunity to deport LynnMall terrorist missed if considered security threat - lawyer
6 Sep 2021Lawyers say an opportunity to deport the LynnMall terrorist was missed if he was considered a national security threat.
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Neighbourhood shocked LynnMall terrorist was living among them
6 Sep 2021Neighbours of the LynnMall terrorist are shocked such a dangerous individual was living in their west Auckland street and question why the authorities allowed it.
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Muslim leader 'baffled' Corrections passed up rehabilitation offer for LynnMall terrorist
6 Sep 2021The New Zealand Muslim Association is "baffled" the LynnMall terrorist was put up in a small Islamic centre after Corrections turned down its offer to help rehabilitate him.
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Grant Robertson on counter-terror laws: 'It is important to get this right'
6 Sep 2021Deputy Prime Minister Grant Robertson says the government has acted as quickly as it could to bring in changes to terrorism laws that will cover planning a terrorist act. Audio
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Ministers to consider whether law changes needed following terror attack
6 Sep 2021Cabinet ministers will today consider whether any law changes are needed following Friday's terror attack, but some MPs are warning against any knee-jerk reactions.
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Retailers eye high-tech surveillance to head off violence
6 Sep 2021Facial recognition and body cameras could be on the horizon for shop staffers after Friday's terror attacks and increasing in-store aggression.
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Man chased by LynnMall terrorist says Kiwis stood up 'for what's right'
6 Sep 2021Ross Tomlinson, who was chased by the armed terrorist at the New Lynn Countdown, says police saved his life. Audio
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LynnMall attacker spent years under watchful eyes
6 Sep 2021The man who stabbed several people in a frenzied attack on Friday had spent years in and out of the courts and prison, but more prison time was not an option.
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Missed opportunities to deradicalise LynnMall attacker, says criminologist
6 Sep 2021A criminologist who deemed the LynnMall attacker 'low risk' in 2018 believes there were missed opportunities to steer him away from violent extremism.
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New Lynn locals 'freaked out' by terror attack
6 Sep 2021People living near the New Lynn supermarket where a terrorist stabbed and injured seven people are feeling shocked, angry and sad about what happened.
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Timeline leading to terrorist's attack in New Lynn
5 Sep 2021Terrorist Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen was on the radar of authorities long before he walked into a New Lynn supermarket, picked up a knife and stabbed several shoppers, leaving some of them…
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LynnMall attack: Three still in ICU, one released from hospital
5 Sep 2021One of the seven people injured in the terror attack at LynnMall on Friday has been released from hospital, while three are still in intensive care in a critical but stable condition.
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LynnMall attacker 'brainwashed' by neighbours, mother says
5 Sep 2021The mother of the LynnMall attacker says he was brainwashed by neighbours from the Middle East.
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Attempts to strip terrorist of refugee status 'frustrating process' - Ardern
5 Sep 2021The government spent more than four years trying to deport the man responsible for the west Auckland supermarket terrorist attack.
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LynnMall terrorist's family: 'We are heartbroken'
5 Sep 2021The family of the terrorist who attacked shoppers in Auckland say they are heartbroken by the horrible act.
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Failure to use existing law to detain terrorist 'big issue' for expert
4 Sep 2021An intelligence expert is questioning why the Mental Health Act was not used to detain the LynnMall terrorist after he was released from jail.
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LynnMall attack: Number of injured rises to seven
4 Sep 2021Police have revealed more details about the seven victims of the stabbing attack at the New Lynn supermarket yesterday.
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New Lynn terror attack update: 'Every legal avenue was tried'
4 Sep 2021The man behind yesterday's terror attack was released from jail after three years in July after every legal avenue was pursued to keep him in custody, the PM has confirmed today. Watch the latest…
