Terrorist attack in New Lynn

Written By: - Date published: 5:44 pm, September 3rd, 2021 - 132 comments
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This year just got more incredible.

News broke this afternoon of an attack at Countdown Lynnmall where the assailant was shot and six people injured, three critically.  Jacinda Ardern and Police Commissioner have just given a stand up conference and have advised that the assailant was ISIS inspired.

He was a known threat and was under monitoring.  He was shot by a police tactical unit who had been following him as a matter of course.

Ardern indicated he had been under surveillance since 2016.

More to follow.

Update:

 

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  2. georgecom 2
    3 September 2021 at 6:09 pm

    I sincerely wish all those who were injured a safe and full recovery. Thanks to the police who intervened and ensured no further people were injured and to those who have been watching the POS since whenever. Thanks also to the health professionals who are caring for the injured.

    A few thoughts though. Why was the POS in this case too cowardly to go to Syria and fight for ISIS. Why was the POS from Christchurch too cowardly to go to Syria and fight against ISIS. That is the best ever thing they could have done and with some luck both died there. What gives these 2 POS, and any other like them, the idea that they have the right to come to our country and commit atrocities like they have. Anyone who holds similar views to the 2 POS, do us all a favour, f off to a country where there is a war and get yourselves shot there.

    Finally, Cuba has a law on it's books which allows someone to be jailed for Amenaza, loosely translated posing a menace or dangerousness to society. It has been used for political purposes in that country. The 2 POS referred to above certainly qualify in my mind for a law such as that.

  3. McFlock 3
    3 September 2021 at 6:11 pm

    As if Aucklanders don't have enough on their plate. That sucks.

    • Anne 3.1
      3 September 2021 at 6:39 pm

      Ahh well McFlock, it does take our minds off how hard done by we Aucklanders have been feeling these past two weeks. sad

      No disrespect to those directly affected – especially the innocent shoppers who found themselves in the firing line. The psychological scars at the least will be with them forever.

    • weka 3.2
      3 September 2021 at 7:05 pm

      that's the benefit for the terrorist 🙁

  4. bwaghorn 4
    3 September 2021 at 6:25 pm

    collins and seymor will be grandstanding and blaiming Ardern for letting this happen even though he was under surveillance by tomorrow night,

    • Anne 4.1
      3 September 2021 at 6:42 pm

      It's all a big mess bwaghorn. That's what Judy said on TV tonight. A BIG MESS. frown

    • mickysavage 4.2
      3 September 2021 at 7:22 pm

      Not that I want them to follow this advice but I think they should keep right away from it. The security problem has existed during both parties rule. I can't see any good political angle here.

    • Ghostwhowalksnz 4.3
      3 September 2021 at 10:03 pm

      The obvious answer is the POLICE WATCHING him 'let it happen', not the PM

  5. Janet 5
    3 September 2021 at 6:29 pm

    “The man police shot dead in an Auckland supermarket today after stabbing several shoppers is a known Isis sympathiser whom police had previously arrested for allegedly planning a "lone wolf" knife attack.

    He had only recently been released from prison and was under constant surveillance from police, including an armed tactical team, and national security agencies.”

    Why had he not been deported from NZ before now.

    • Pete 5.1
      3 September 2021 at 6:44 pm

      Probably not deported from NZ because of his citizenship status. Should citizenship laws/rules be re-written?

    • Psycho Milt 5.2
      3 September 2021 at 7:09 pm

      Why had he not been deported from NZ before now.

      If he's a NZ citizen, he can't be deported. If he's a Sri Lankan citizen with permanent residency, it's quite likely unsafe to deport him because the Sri Lankan govt doesn't fuck around when it comes to Muslim terrorists.

      • Ghostwhowalksnz 5.2.1
        3 September 2021 at 8:00 pm

        All reports say hes a Sri Lankan national who arrived in 2011.

        Hes been under investigation or tried since around 2016 or so. No way would he have been given citizenship, doubtfull even had residency.

        • Ghostwhowalksnz 5.2.1.1
          3 September 2021 at 8:25 pm

          Just searched the Immigration and Protection Tribunal decisions database for Sri Lankan nationals.

          The there seems to be a number of decisions in the right time frame that are supressed due to appeals.

        • Psycho Milt 5.2.1.2
          3 September 2021 at 8:43 pm

          So it's likely the second one – not safe to deport him back to Sri Lanka. I can't imagine the answer to the question could be "It didn't occur to anyone to try and deport him," or "they couldn't be arsed," or "they wanted to give him a fighting chance to kill NZers."

          • bwaghorn 5.2.1.2.1
            3 September 2021 at 8:53 pm

            Ummm the guys dead, (cant say I'll lose sleep) how could sending him back been worse, ?

            • Robert Guyton 5.2.1.2.1.1
              4 September 2021 at 8:20 am

              Because it would set a precedent and others could be sent "back" and be freer to cause harm on a global scale because they aren't monitored at home and those might not, in fact, cause any harm here? It's a vexed issue.

            • Psycho Milt 5.2.1.2.1.2
              4 September 2021 at 8:55 am

              The law deals with principles, not tactical contingencies. Either it's OK to deport someone to a country that will mistreat them, or it isn't. Either it's OK to deport a known extremist to a country that won't monitor his activities, or it isn't. There is no "Yeah, but this guy…"

              • Ghostwhowalksnz …
                4 September 2021 at 9:20 am

                Mistreat him ?

                If he was doing what he did here, openly following a terrorist entity, talking about attacking non believers with knives ( which he has in possesion) then surely the laws in Sri Lanka could be used against him.

                He would have had to face the consequences of his actions and threats and if thats in jail or worse ( capital punishment) in Sri Lanka so be it.

                • Robert Guyton …
                  4 September 2021 at 9:35 am

                  I didn't mean he'd be mistreated, I meant he might be free to create greater harm in a country that doesn't monitor as closely as we do. He'd, for example, be able to associate with other like-minded individuals, have access to networks not available here etc.
                  In other words, tossing him out of NZ because he’s a threat to us, might cause far greater harm somewhere else on the planet (and New Zealanders live in other parts of the world, as do other humans.

                  • Ghostwhowalksnz …
                    4 September 2021 at 10:43 am

                    This would be Sri Lanka…I doubt there could be greater harm from one deportee compared to what they have been through for a long time.

                    We wouldnt be sending him to Luxembourg.

                • Psycho Milt …
                  4 September 2021 at 2:58 pm

                  Yes, mistreat him. In this instance, the Sri Lankan govt is known to have been involved in torture, arbitrary imprisonment and extrajudicial executions of opponents. As mentioned above, it's either OK to deport someone to a country that will mistreat them, or it isn't. As far as I'm aware, NZ govt is in the "isn't" camp.

      • left for dead 5.2.2
        4 September 2021 at 7:59 am

        Stop the hand wringing,Milt.So what about other countrys, they should be able to deal with as they see fit,is OK that our Police force have to go around using deadly force because of that bad acters from other Gov't.

      • Ross 5.2.3
        4 September 2021 at 11:25 am

        NZ citizens can be deported and 15 were deported between 2012 and 2019.

        “3.29
        It is hard for a person to lose citizenship once they have it. An adult who becomes a citizen in another country can choose to give up New Zealand citizenship. There is a formal process to control how this step is taken. Otherwise, the Minister can remove a person's citizenship only if the Minister is satisfied that:

        • as an adult, a person has effectively taken on the citizenship or nationality of another country and "acted in a matter contrary to the interests of New Zealand"; or
        • a person was granted citizenship under the Act as a result of fraud or mistake.”

        https://oag.parliament.nz/2013/citizenship/part3.htm

  6. Dogma 6
    3 September 2021 at 6:44 pm

    Can't deport him, can't send him to jail but he is known to the PM and has 4 armed officers following him. Labour don't want 501 legislation and want to reduce the prison population.

    what a f up for the government. Election please

    • Barfly 6.1
      3 September 2021 at 7:10 pm

      DNFTT

    • Morrissey 6.2
      3 September 2021 at 7:45 pm

      … want to reduce the prison population.

      Anyone with a conscience thinks that the prison population should be drastically reduced. With the eventual aim, of course, of abolishing that wretched and brutalising institution.

      what a f up for the government.

      The government knew he was going to attack people this afternoon, did it? From where did you obtain that intelligence?

      Election please

      I think that's the last thing the beleaguered Judith Collins and her Nasty Party colleagues would want right now. wink

    • Ghostwhowalksnz 6.3
      3 September 2021 at 8:04 pm

      "Five years later, in 2016 he was warned by the police after posting material on the internet.

      'In 2017, he was arrested at the airport after telling a person at an Auckland mosque he wanted to go to Syria'

      'In 2018, he admitted charges of distributing material and the offensive weapon charge was dropped.

      Police wanted to charge him with engaging in a terrorist act by “planning or otherwise preparing to cause the death of, or serious bodily injury to one or more persons”.

      Justice Downs questioned whether planning or preparing an attack constituted a terrorist act..

      https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300399197/why-supermarket-terror-attacker-wasnt-charged-under-terror-laws-despite-being-on-watchlist

    • Anne 6.4
      3 September 2021 at 9:02 pm

      Stupid twat Dogma. He spent 6 years living under the Key government and 4 years under the current government. He went on the terror watch list a year or two before Ardern became PM so… if anyone is to blame its the Nat. Govt.

      In reality neither are to blame but obviously reality is something you don't have the grey matter to comprehend.

    • Tricledrown 6.5
      3 September 2021 at 10:00 pm

      John Key would have been made aware of this as well 2016.

  8. mickysavage 8
    3 September 2021 at 7:51 pm

    I suspect that there are a number of political staffers working overtime trying to work out how to present views. I get the feeling the Crown's attempt to lift suppression orders is causing some nervousness. Meanwhile on twitter a whole lot of limited follower accounts with numbers at the end of their names have appeared.

    • Ghostwhowalksnz 8.1
      3 September 2021 at 8:06 pm

      Kiwiblog ….

      Quick to judge and blame the gun buybacks ‘not working’
      Complete fools

      • mickysavage 8.1.1
        3 September 2021 at 8:08 pm

        I just had a look. Fark …

      • lprent 8.1.2
        3 September 2021 at 8:30 pm

        Generally not the greatest of thinkers at kiwiblog. Like someone would be wandering Lynnmall with a semiautomatic weapon or a pump action shotgun or a pistol in the middle of a west Auckland shopping mall and could use it to defend anyone.

        The Avondale police or the AOS would rightly consider any such ‘hero’ to be a problem and probably shoot them, or if they survived – charge them, convict them, and throw them in jail.

        As group they really are as thick as two short planks at Kiwiblog. The people who exhibit actual logic are few and far between

        • alwyn 8.1.2.1
          3 September 2021 at 8:43 pm

          ". Like someone would be wandering Lynnmall with a semiautomatic weapon or a pump action shotgun or a pistol in the middle of a west Auckland shopping mall and could use it to defend anyone."

          The picture at the top of this post shows just such a person. In fact he appears to be carrying two of the three weapons you mention. Are you saying that his actions are futile.

          • Psycho Milt 8.1.2.1.1
            3 September 2021 at 8:45 pm

            It shows someone who just happened to be wandering around Lynnmall with those weapons? Are you sure about that?

            • alwyn 8.1.2.1.1.1
              4 September 2021 at 12:00 am

              "who just happened to be wandering around". Am I sure of that? Of course not. I never made the statement though did I? Someone else did say something similar but it wasn't me. Stop trying to put words in my mouth.

              • McFlock …
                4 September 2021 at 12:21 am

                Stop trying to put words in my mouth.

                Nobody did that. But folks seem to have foolishly assumed that the words that come out of your computer have some relevance to the words you quote at the beginning of your comment.

          • North 8.1.2.1.2
            3 September 2021 at 10:08 pm

            You OK Alwyn ? Being blind to context and all that.

        • left for dead 8.1.2.2
          4 September 2021 at 8:41 am

          Iprent You can be a nasty bastard sometimes,not a daily blog reader. with all due respect,Al

          • lprent 8.1.2.2.1
            6 September 2021 at 4:49 pm

            What does Kiwiblog have to do with The Daily Blog? Nothing I hope.

            I seldom read the daily blog since Bomber asked me to remove it from the Feeds list years ago. It tended to be repetitive and rather boring with some of the authors (bomber in particular). I used to scan the listing and mostly just read the authors whose opinions were worth thinking about. I'd also sample the repetitive authors sometimes to see if I was still correctly guessing what they'd say. Once the listing was gone, then there wasn't an easy way to scan for content worth perusing with my limited time.

            Same problem underlying problems with kiwiblog. It was too easy to guess what David Farrar would say next. Too easy to predict the general structure of any 'debate'. About the only thing of interest was predicting how long it would be before any well-argued contrarian opinions would get hidden. I don't think I have looked at KB in the last 6 months.

            Incidentally I do the same thing with TV. Guessing the arc of a storyline from early on in a movie or TV series and then matching it with the book or other media that the script-writers plagiarised it from.

            It isn't so much that I'm nasty (although I get quite irritated with repetitive bullshit), it is that I don't really have any time nor inclination to expand out other peoples assertions enough to point to the completely obvious flaws in their well-known arguments in a nice way.

            Which is what my comment did in a sufficient and irritated way.

            • left for dead 8.1.2.2.1.1
              6 September 2021 at 5:59 pm

              lprent Thanks for the reply,yes wrong blog(mind you me neither),and thanks again for clarification,you are doing good keeping this site up and running,cheers Al

    • Janet 8.2
      3 September 2021 at 11:15 pm

      The 2020 annual report of the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) said: "During the past year, between 30 and 50 individuals have been under active investigation by the NZSIS in relation to violent extremism at any one time."

      Every one of these, unless they were born in NZ , should be deported back to wherever they came from.

      It is clear we are starting to reap what we have sown” with the kind of immigration we opened up/allowed over the last more than 15 years.

      • Hongi Ika 8.2.1
        4 September 2021 at 10:41 am

        Obviously we haven't imported a very good class of people, who background checks these people b4 they come into the country ?

        • Macro 8.2.1.1
          4 September 2021 at 4:14 pm

          What makes you think that these extremists under surveillance are all immigrants? The only thing that these extremists, share is that they hold extremist views and are so obsessive and fanatical that they are out of touch with reality.

  9. aj 9
    3 September 2021 at 8:01 pm

    Any person who think's it a great idea to go to a supermarket on a Friday afternoon, grab a knife and start stabbing people at random has mental problems. You can cloak that in ideology, that's fine, but that is not the act of a mentally well person. The humanity of the person has been poisoned. Brevik the same. What's his name in CHCH likewise. Ad Infinitum.

    • Ghostwhowalksnz 9.1
      3 September 2021 at 8:15 pm

      More of a cold blooded killer , than someone who fits into the mental health spectrum.

      I think you are using the term too loosely…. and wrongly implicating an 'illness' at the core of his beliefs.

      • aj 9.1.1
        3 September 2021 at 8:19 pm

        Probably. It angers me. The older I get the more difficultly I have handling mans inhumanity to man.

    • McFlock 9.3
      3 September 2021 at 8:43 pm

      Dunno about that one – there's probably a line between being unwell to the point it degrades your ability to know whether an action is right or wrong, and a deep political belief or hatred that skews or overrules your ethical calculations.

      That having been said, being personally followed constantly by armed police for 4 or 5 years, even in L4 when they'd stick out like a sore thumb? That wouldn't help anyone's noggin.

      • aj 9.3.1
        3 September 2021 at 9:07 pm

        Only been followed since his recent release from custody, by my read.

        • McFlock 9.3.1.1
          3 September 2021 at 11:28 pm

          fair enough – still early days in the information. Some reports were even saying the first people he attacked were the officers following him.

    • Anker 9.4
      3 September 2021 at 9:00 pm

      aj they may have a mental problem, but the law has a really tight definition around criminal acts and mental illness.

      If a defendent was so out of touch with reality at the time of the crime i.e. psychotic and believing their delusions or the voices in their head telling them to kill people, then their lawyer will plead not guitly by reason of insanity. Usually when this is the case and it is a geniune plea the crown lawyers agree and that person is sentenced to a secure mental health facility.

      Otherwise, even if you have mental health problems, if you are not out of touch with reality, then you are responsibile for your actions.

      The guy in Dunedin and the Isis supporter today are likely to have a very different profile. I don't know a lot about the psychology of terrorists. but there will be a unique way of conceptualizing them, in part to help us understand how come they become like this

      • McFlock 9.4.1
        3 September 2021 at 9:07 pm

        Years (post 2001, but before 2010) ago at a foreign policy thinkfest I sat through some yank talking about a new word he'd developed to describe "extremist" beliefs (guess which religion he fixated on) as a pseudo-mental disorder. The word was Greek and everything lol.

        To me it seemed like a large amount of effort just to avoid considering their actual motivations. Not sure any of the people in the room saw any useful application for it, either.

        • Anker 9.4.1.1
          3 September 2021 at 9:24 pm

          Arh yes….people and their psychological hypothesis that have not be tested…..

          I doubt that pseudo mental disorder is in DSM 5, even as a disorder that warrents further. study.

          But I know very little about the psychological profiles of terrorists. I imagine they have excessively rigid all or nothing thinking, lack of empathy, and intense loyalty to a political cause. With white supremiscists hard to imagine there isn't a good deal of narcissim "thinks they should only associate with "special people" and either idealizes or devalues others………but I am only speculating here.

          • Anne 9.4.1.1.1
            3 September 2021 at 9:29 pm

            Narcissism and psychopathy are hall-marks of terrorists be they of the right or the left.

          • McFlock 9.4.1.1.2
            3 September 2021 at 11:21 pm

            For some, sure – the Norwegian dick comes to mind as being narcissistic and insecure, apparently he'd had a fair bit of plastic surgery and was incredibly image conscious.

            But terrorism is a big field – crusaders, screwed up teens, mercenaries, people avenging family or personal trauma, and so on. Some are pretty sad characters.

            The largest change in recent years, I suspect, is that a lot of the support pyramid is distributed online rather than personal contact. And that also involves the preparation of individuals.

            Basically, there's a pyramid model of terrorism, where the actual terrorists are the pointy top, immediate logistics, commanders, training etc are just below, then there's less direct support in the community (money, resources, propaganda, recruitment to non-terrorist but allied political orgs), and then finally just the community perception – are these good guys or bad guys. So someone in the community might be identified as sympathetic, asked to help in a little way, and then there's a program of escalation, rewards for achievement, reinforcement that they're doing the right thing, and so on right up to when the recruit is at the pointiest end of the pyramid.

            Nowadays a lot of the immaterial support comes online, so isolation helps escalate the motivations for actual murder.

            And then there are the precipitating events that help motivate someone to put their fantasies into action – close people dying, redundancy/stress, that sort of thing.

            Only 2-5% of people are actually able to kill without conscience, but the other bit of that is that almost anyone can be built up to kill with the right preparation and methodical psychological conditioning (in all senses of the word).

    • Grafton Gully 9.5
      3 September 2021 at 9:18 pm

      Why at that moment did he grab a knife at the supermarket ? Something he saw, heard, smelt triggered it, some remembered insult or snub or fear or grief, perhaps inherited. Was he acting reflexively or with the will to defend himself ? If the police had disabled him and preserved his life and he had lived to testify I might have got answers to at least some of my questions. Where do I look for answers now ?

      • Anker 9.5.1
        3 September 2021 at 9:26 pm

        I think Grafton Gully there is likely a well formuated body of literature on terrorists.

        • Ghostwhowalksnz 9.5.1.1
          3 September 2021 at 10:07 pm

          Yes. His ideation was centered on knives and murdering people. yes really.

          He was reported as telling a jury…Take one knife off me and Ill get 5 more.

          • Anker 9.5.1.1.1
            3 September 2021 at 10:09 pm

            I don't doubt that he had homicidal ideation ghost. As I said I am not an expert in terrorists. But it sounds like he had homicidal ideation for sometime

    • roblogic 9.6
      4 September 2021 at 12:02 am

      Or he's just an evil scumbag who loves violence – – no need to stigmatise mental illness.

  10. Christopher Randal 10
    3 September 2021 at 8:20 pm

    I'd say that a judge will be working tomorrow to hear appeals from the Government and the MSM.

    Look for an amendment to the name suppression part of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 sometime in the future.

    Can refugees be deported?

    • Ghostwhowalksnz 10.1
      3 September 2021 at 8:34 pm

      Justice Downs when ruling against the Supression of Terrorism Act being used had a thought experiment about possibly 'a shopping mall knife attack in broad daylight.'

      I read some very unflattering opinions online about Justice Downs who was appointed in 2016. Cant possibly repeat them here even though they are legally focused

      • Ghostwhowalksnz 10.1.1
        3 September 2021 at 9:52 pm

        This is what the Judge was reported as saying when this person couldnt be charged with planning an attack
        ‘He said he could not know what the planned “knife attack” scenario put forward by the Crown actually entailed, and therefore he could not evaluate it.

        “Is it, for example, an attack in broad daylight in a busy shopping centre while the defendant repeatedly yells support for Islamic State? Or an attack under cover of darkness with no witnesses in which the defendant says nothing?”

        https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/300399197/why-auckland-terror-attacker-wasnt-charged-under-terror-laws-despite-being-on-watchlist

        Seems like scenario proposed was eventually real.
        Its strange as the Terrorism Suppression Act does have a section on planning an attack, which is treated as it had occured.

        • Ad 10.1.1.1
          4 September 2021 at 8:45 am

          Either the Police prosecutors need to appeal this kind of case faster, or New Zealand is going to need a dedicated court for anything with terror-related charges.

          • Ghostwhowalksnz 10.1.1.1.1
            4 September 2021 at 9:10 am

            The Act spells out that planning is covered. The Judge seems to have decided that the case for planning wasnt 'specific' enough. ie day or night , location and methods.

            '25 Carrying out and facilitating terrorist acts

            (1)For the purposes of this Act, a terrorist act is carried out if any 1 or more of the following occurs:

            (a)planning or other preparations to carry out the act, whether it is actually carried out or not:

            (b)a credible threat to carry out the act, whether it is actually carried out or not:

            (c)an attempt to carry out the act:

            (d)the carrying out of the act.

            • Ad 10.1.1.1.1.1
              4 September 2021 at 9:42 am

              All the better to appeal.

              • Ghostwhowalksnz …
                4 September 2021 at 10:37 am

                Yes. look how many times the Crown appealed the Kim Dotcom decisions even when it was a scintilla favourable to him- and he did the same when it came against him

                Thats what the Court of Appeal is for creating a 'coat from cloth' in the way the bare words are interpreted. Especially when the clause is specifically about planning and preparation. The kitchen situation comes to mind.

      • Hongi Ika 10.1.2
        4 September 2021 at 10:44 am

        Obviously not a lateral thinker, he wanted specifics ?

        • Ghostwhowalksnz 10.1.2.1
          4 September 2021 at 1:25 pm

          Yes. The judges comments were that the prosecution hadnt shown whether the defendant would attack 'under the cover of darkness' or 'in broad daylight in a shopping centre' [Yes he did say THAT]

          Guess what. If people have or could possibly die what purpose does it achieve wheter its day or night.

          Its the most absurd 'black letter lawyering' that you could imagine. This wasnt some ordinary person, they already would have had a preponderance of evidence of what his intentions would be. He even said so…'the 5 knives'

          • Sacha 10.1.2.1.1
            4 September 2021 at 1:35 pm

            If the sentencing was absurd, why would govt decide the law needed changing?

            • Ghostwhowalksnz 10.1.2.1.1.1
              4 September 2021 at 8:11 pm

              Wasnt the sentencing, as the trial for the planning a terrorist attack didnt happen or charges dismissed ( not sure which)

              The High Court judge ruled that the evidence from prosecution for his plan wasnt detailed enough. Wasnt helped by the case being heard by a very bright but pompous judge.

              S25 of Terrorism Supression Act seems ridicuously brief compared to the convoluted legalese of other parts.

              Yet S25 was the core of 'committing , planning, implementing' a terrorist act.

              • Sacha …
                4 September 2021 at 11:22 pm

                Where are you getting these impressions of the judge's character?

              • mickysavage …
                5 September 2021 at 9:28 am

                Section 25 defines "terrorist act" but you have to work through the offence defining sections to see what the elements of each offence is.

  11. UncookedSelachimorpha 11
    3 September 2021 at 8:26 pm

    Another weak young man with an inflated sense of his own importance, I am guessing.

  12. Ad 12
    4 September 2021 at 7:51 am

    So the Prime Minister said that this attacked was Isis-inspired.

    And also that the state had utilised every legal and surveillance power available to us to keep people safe from this individual.

    "Last year, the Crown had sought to prosecute S under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002, but a High Court judge ruled that preparing a terrorist attack was not in itself an offence under the legislation.

    Neither defences give any comfort.

    “On May 26 this year, he was found guilty by a jury of possessing propaganda-style material supportive of Islamic State.

    He was acquitted on other charges of possessing a graphic video depicting a prisoner being decapitated and possession of an offensive weapon."

    https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland-mall-terrorist-attack-isis-sympathiser-had-been-arrested-for-allegedly-planning-lone-wolf-knife-attack/YJMR4NTEU5Q6DO7NSZP7BGIKDM/

    There must seriously be a Ministerial Inquiry into this.

    If after the re-tooling and re-funding of the intelligence services and the focus on extremists we apparently have, why is it possible for them to harm us so much?

    I am pleased that our Police were armed quick enough to shoot him.

    But with the Afghan withdrawal and the 9/11 anniversary occurring so close now, we have both 15 March and early September to be super-vigilant for.

    I expect, with COVID on top of that, we are going to have security screens for trains and malls. More and more freedoms lost to protect from a tiny few.

    Can the Prime Minister not simply name and shame that super-risky few in New Zealand? I would prefer that their human rights were decreased rather than mine are continually eroded.

    If the High Court can't protect us with prosecution of planned attack, I want to see the Police take this to the Supreme Court.

    We don't deserve a diminished society.

    • Robert Guyton 12.1
      4 September 2021 at 8:28 am

      Society/civilization has built-in, self-diminishment, doesn't it? We are crammed together, under-pressure, pointlessly-striving, spiritually-depleted, politically-manipulated, culturally-prejudiced and as a result, have to impose or live under a raft of restrictions on our behaviour. It's part & parcel of being civilised.

      • Ad 12.1.1
        4 September 2021 at 8:32 am

        Exactly the opposite. We gathered together first in Gobekle Tepe to celebrate the cosmos 11,000 years ago and put walls up in Jericho two thousand years later to protect our rights from chaos and war.

        We flourish through organisation, co-operation, and political organisation.

        Maybe just wind it back a bit with the all-encompassing National Greographic abstract nouns about civilisation, and stick to the improvements we need to make right here and rightnow.

        • Robert Guyton 12.1.1.1
          4 September 2021 at 8:50 am

          Well, we could foster cooperation, rather than competition (for a start).

          • Ad 12.1.1.1.1
            4 September 2021 at 9:43 am

            How on earth do you think cities run?

            • Robert Guyton 12.1.1.1.1.1
              4 September 2021 at 9:48 am

              I was alluding to the mechanics of the discussion here 🙂

              I think cities run on complex, untidy, sometime decrepit lines like a poorly-constructed coral reef without the elegance and with a great deal of waste and loss of non-human life. There is a semblance of cooperation (stop at the red light!) and a mess of "cheats" (drive through if it's late at night and no one's about). Cities "run" but run badly and aren't sustainable in the long term.

              • Robert Guyton …
                4 September 2021 at 9:53 am

                "What man has done to man has no limit. He has tortured him; he has burned him; he has killed him; he has exploited him in every possible way—religious, political and economic. This has been the story of man against man; the clever exploit the stupid, the ignorant. All philosophies are intellectual and therefore not whole. These philosophies have enslaved man. They have invented concepts of what society should be and sacrificed man to their concepts; the ideals of the so-called thinkers have dehumanized man. Exploitation of another man or woman seems to be the way of our daily life. We use each other, and each one accepts this. Out of this peculiar relationship, dependence arises with all the misery, confusion and agony that is inherent in dependence. Man has been both inwardly and outwardly so treacherous to himself and to others. How can there be love in these circumstances?" —Krishnamurti

                • Ad …
                  4 September 2021 at 10:06 am

                  Schopenhauer was worse.

                  Not sure how the fatalists are really helping anything here.

                  • Robert Guyton …
                    4 September 2021 at 10:13 am

                    Probably not helping, but teasing out the core reasons, perhaps.

                    Have you read of this experiment?

                    The "Universe 25" experiment is one of the most terrifying experiments in the history of science, which, through the behavior of a colony of mice, is an attempt by scientists to explain human societies. The idea of ​​"Universe 25" Came from the American scientist John Calhoun, who created an "ideal world" in which hundreds of mice would live and reproduce. More specifically, Calhoun built the so-called "Paradise of Mice", a specially designed space where rodents had Abundance of food and water, as well as a large living space. In the beginning, he placed four pairs of mice that in a short time began to reproduce, resulting in their population growing rapidly. However, after 315 days their reproduction began to decrease significantly. When the number of rodents reached 600, a hierarchy was formed between them and then the so-called "wretches" appeared. The larger rodents began to attack the group, with the result that many males begin to "collapse" psychologically. As a result, the females did not protect themselves and in turn became aggressive towards their young. As time went on, the females showed more and more aggressive behavior, isolation elements and lack of reproductive mood. There was a low birth rate and, at the same time, an increase in mortality in younger rodents. Then, a new class of male rodents appeared, the so-called "beautiful mice". They refused to mate with the females or to "fight" for their space. All they cared about was food and sleep. At one point, "beautiful males" and "isolated females" made up the majority of the population. As time went on, juvenile mortality reached 100% and reproduction reached zero. Among the endangered mice, homosexuality was observed and, at the same time, cannibalism increased, despite the fact that there was plenty of food. Two years after the start of the experiment, the last baby of the colony was born. By 1973, he had killed the last mouse in the Universe 25. John Calhoun repeated the same experiment 25 more times, and each time the result was the same.

                    Calhoun's scientific work has been used as a model for interpreting social collapse, and his research serves as a focal point for the study of urban sociology.

                    ~Dutch Medicine Man~

                    • Robert Guyton …
                      4 September 2021 at 10:13 am

                      That's all from me.

                    • Ad …
                      4 September 2021 at 10:17 am

                      Nope, a 1970s cannabilistic mouse experiment isn't helping either.

                      This post is discussing a terrorist attack just 5 kms from me.

                      Take mouse experiment bullshit off to Open Mike.

                • Stuart Munro …
                  4 September 2021 at 4:45 pm

                  These philosophies have enslaved man.

                  They were less oppressive in general, than the sophistries that preceded them, and the postmodernism that came after them.

        • Ngungukai 12.1.1.2
          4 September 2021 at 5:49 pm

          Surely he could have been held under the Mental Health Act as a Nut Job ?

  13. Marcus Morris 13
    4 September 2021 at 9:13 am

    The problem for the government is that we are now told that there is legislation pending that might have given the authorities the power to have (probably) prevented this incident but that has been moving very slowly through its various processes.

    This is in stark contrast to the speed in which the very necessary guns laws were brought after the Christchurch Mosque attacks.

    • Ghostwhowalksnz 13.1
      4 September 2021 at 9:35 am

      The existing legislation does cover planning a terrorist attack.

      '(a)planning or other preparations to carry out the act, whether it is actually carried out or not:'

      It was a very strange decision from an odd judge. It was clear to 'other preparations' covers a wider area than detailed plans or a specific time or day or method

      • Sacha 13.1.1
        4 September 2021 at 10:57 am

        From what I have heard in media from legal experts so far, isn't the fundamental issue that this would take our law into what people are thinking rather than doing (including speech acts)? I can understand judges wanting clarity from government about the boundaries of that change.

        • Sacha 13.1.1.1
          4 September 2021 at 11:07 am

          And government picking it up as a law change suggests validity.

        • Ngungukai 13.1.1.2
          4 September 2021 at 12:51 pm

          The law is a very grey area and subject to legal interpretation by a Judge, he obviously saw no risk to the community and ruled accordingly.

          [Why are you using two different user names under the same Post? Looking at your history here it appears that this is a habit of yours, a bad habit, because it is deceptive to others. You seem to have had a few run-ins with Moderation here.

          Please explain.

          Please stick to one user name only when you comment here, from now on, thanks – Incognito]

  14. David Cunliffe 14
    4 September 2021 at 10:31 am

    As a former MP for New Lynn who loves it still, I just want to register my shock and sadness that this has happened, my utter abhorrence of the cowardly attack on unarmed shoppers, and my deep sympathies to those injured and their familes.

    As The Standard contributors are rightly doing in this thread, we will all need to consider the adequacy and operation of our anti terrorism laws, balanced with protection of the civil liberites that are the foundation of our beautiful and diverse community.

    One thing is for sure – the lowlife who committed this act was rightly stopped by police before he could harm others, and we all wish the intervention could have saved those who were hurt.

    My heart goes out to the New Lynn communitty, to Sri Lankan Kiwis who in no way share any responsibility for this, and especially for the vicitms and their families. Arohanui te whanau.

  15. Ghostwhowalksnz 15
    4 September 2021 at 10:58 am

    The Herald, unusually , looks back in its archives for some relevant background which doesnt put Collins in a good light.. Could it again call into question her judgement.

    She is also defending her decision in 2013 when, as Justice Minister, she removed a review of counter-terrorism laws from the Law Commission's work programme saying "there does not appear to be any substantial or urgent concerns arising from the operation of the [Terrorism Suppression] Act".

    When asked about this on RNZ.
    ‘Asked about her comments in 2013 about having no substantial or urgent concerns with New Zealand’s counter terrorism legislation, she said it was “really unfair” to ask her about decisions from eight years ago.’

    So unfair is it?

  16. dv 16
    4 September 2021 at 11:48 am

    Just a point of clarification.

    Did the place take 60 secs to arrive, or was it over in 60 sec?

  17. Patricia Bremner 17
    4 September 2021 at 3:27 pm

    yes

  19. Sacha 19
    4 September 2021 at 3:58 pm

    Various short RNZ interviews in here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/450750/new-zealand-counter-terrorism-legislation-outdated-law-experts

    • Otago University law professor Andrew Geddis.
    • John Battersby, a specialist on terrorism and counter-terrorism at Massey University.
    • Judith Collins, if you must.
    • Islamic Women's Council spokesperson Anjum Rahman.

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    Open ParachuteBy Ken
    6 days ago

  • Always Be Campaigning
    The big screen is a great place to lay out the ways of the salesman. He comes ready-made for Panto, ripe for lampooning.This is not to disparage that life. I have known many good people of that kind. But there is a type, brazen as all get out. The camera ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    6 days ago

  • STEPHEN FRANKS: Press seek to publicly shame doctor – we must push back
    The following is a message sent yesterday from lawyer Stephen Franks on behalf of the Free Speech Union. I don’t like to interrupt first thing Monday morning, but we’ve just become aware of a case where we think immediate and overwhelming attention could help turn the tide. It involves someone ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    6 days ago

  • Competing on cruelty
    The right-wing message calendar is clearly reading "cruelty" today, because both National and NZ First have released beneficiary-bashing policies. National is promising a "traffic light" system to police and kick beneficiaries, which will no doubt be accompanied by arbitrary internal targets to classify people as "orange" or "red" to keep ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    6 days ago

  • Further funding for Pharmac (forgotten in the Budget?) looks like a $1bn appeal from a PM in need of...
    Buzz from the Beehive One Labour plan  – for 3000 more public homes by 2025 – is the most recent to be posted on the government’s official website. Another – a prime ministerial promise of more funding for Pharmac – has been released as a Labour Party press statement. Who ...
    Point of OrderBy Bob Edlin
    6 days ago

  • Bryce Edwards: The Vested interests shaping National Party policies
    As the National Party gets closer to government, lobbyists and business interests will be lining up for influence and to get policies adopted. It’s therefore in the public interest to have much more scrutiny and transparency about potential conflicts of interests that might arise. One of the key individuals of ...
    Democracy ProjectBy bryce.edwards
    6 days ago

  • Labour may be on way out of power and NZ First back in – but will Peters go into coalition with Na...
    Voters  are deserting Labour in droves, despite Chris  Hipkins’  valiant  rearguard  action.  So  where  are they  heading?  Clearly  not all of them are going to vote National, which concedes that  the  outcome  will be “close”. To the Right of National, the ACT party just a  few weeks  ago  was ...
    Point of OrderBy tutere44
    6 days ago

  • GRAHAM ADAMS: Will the racists please stand up?
    Accusations of racism by journalists and MPs are being called out. Graham Adams writes –    With the election less than three weeks away, what co-governance means in practice — including in water management, education, planning law and local government — remains largely obscure. Which is hardly ...
    Point of OrderBy poonzteam5443
    6 days ago

  • Gordon Campbell on whether Winston Peters can be a moderating influence
    As the centre-right has (finally!) been subjected to media interrogation, the polls are indicating that some voters may be starting to have second thoughts about the wisdom of giving National and ACT the power to govern alone. That’s why yesterday’s Newshub/Reid Research poll had the National/ACT combo dropping to 60 ...
    Gordon CampbellBy lyndon
    6 days ago

  • Tuesday’s Chorus: RBNZ set to rain on National's victory parade
    ANZ has increased its forecast for house inflation later this year on signs of growing momentum in the market ahead of the election. Photo: Lynn Grieveson / The KākāTL;DR: National has campaigned against the Labour Government’s record on inflation and mortgage rates, but there’s now a growing chance the Reserve ...
    The KakaBy Bernard Hickey
    6 days ago

  • After a Pittsburgh coal processing plant closed, ER visits plummeted
    This is a re-post from Yale Climate Connections by Katie Myers. This story was originally published by Grist and is part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate story. Pittsburgh, in its founding, was blessed and cursed with two abundant natural resources: free-flowing rivers and a nearby coal seam. ...
    Skeptical Science
    6 days ago

  • September-23 AT Board Meeting
    Today the AT board meet again and once again I’ve taken a look at what’s on the agenda to find the most interesting items. Closed Agenda Interestingly when I first looked at the agendas this paper was there but at the time of writing this post it had been ...
    Greater AucklandBy Matt L
    6 days ago

  • Electorate Watch: West Coast-Tasman
    Continuing my series on interesting electorates, today it’s West Coast-Tasman.A long thin electorate running down the northern half of the west coast of the South Island. Think sand flies, beautiful landscapes, lots of rain, Pike River, alternative lifestylers, whitebaiting, and the spiritual home of the Labour Party. A brief word ...
    Nick’s KōreroBy Nick Rockel
    6 days ago

  • Big money brings Winston back
    National leader Christopher Luxon yesterday morning conceded it and last night’s Newshub poll confirmed it; Winston Peters and NZ First are not only back but highly likely to be part of the next government. It is a remarkable comeback for a party that was tossed out of Parliament in ...
    PolitikBy Richard Harman
    7 days ago

  • 20 days until Election Day, 7 until early voting begins… but what changes will we really see here?
    As this blogger, alongside many others, has already posited in another forum: we all know the National Party’s “budget” (meaning this concept of even adding up numbers properly is doing a lot of heavy, heavy lifting right now) is utter and complete bunk (read hung, drawn and quartered and ...
    exhALANtBy exhalantblog
    7 days ago

  • A night out
    Everyone was asking, Are you nervous? and my response was various forms of God, yes.I've written more speeches than I can count; not much surprises me when the speaker gets to their feet and the room goes quiet.But a play? Never.YOU CAME! THANK YOU! Read more ...
    More Than A FeildingBy David Slack
    1 week ago

  • A pallid shade of Green III
    Clearly Labour's focus groups are telling it that it needs to pay more attention to climate change - because hot on the heels of their weaksauce energy efficiency pilot programme and not-great-but-better-than-nothing solar grants, they've released a full climate manifesto. Unfortunately, the core policies in it - a second Emissions ...
    No Right TurnBy Idiot/Savant
    1 week ago

  • New Zealand resumes peacekeeping force leadership
    New Zealand will again contribute to the leadership of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, with a senior New Zealand Defence Force officer returning as Interim Force Commander. Defence Minister Andrew Little and Foreign Affairs Minister Nanaia Mahuta have announced the deployment of New Zealand ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 hour ago

  • New national direction provides clarity for development and the environment
    The Government has taken an important step in implementing the new resource management system, by issuing a draft National Planning Framework (NPF) document under the new legislation, Environment Minister David Parker said today. “The NPF consolidates existing national direction, bringing together around 20 existing instruments including policy statements, standards, and ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 hours ago

  • Government shows further commitment to pay equity for healthcare workers
    The Government welcomes the proposed pay equity settlement that will see significant pay increases for around 18,000 Te Whatu Ora Allied, Scientific, and Technical employees, if accepted said Health Minister Ayesha Verrall. The proposal reached between Te Whatu Ora, the New Zealand Public Service Association Te Pūkenga Here Tikanga Mahi ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 hours ago

  • 100 new public EV chargers to be added to national network
    The public EV charging network has received a significant boost with government co-funding announced today for over 100 EV chargers – with over 200 charging ports altogether – across New Zealand, and many planned to be up and running on key holiday routes by Christmas this year. Minister of Energy ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • Safeguarding Tuvalu language and identity
    Tuvalu is in the spotlight this week as communities across New Zealand celebrate Vaiaso o te Gagana Tuvalu – Tuvalu Language Week. “The Government has a proven record of supporting Pacific communities and ensuring more of our languages are spoken, heard and celebrated,” Pacific Peoples Minister Barbara Edmonds said. “Many ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 day ago

  • New community-level energy projects to support more than 800 Māori households
    Seven more innovative community-scale energy projects will receive government funding through the Māori and Public Housing Renewable Energy Fund to bring more affordable, locally generated clean energy to more than 800 Māori households, Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods says. “We’ve already funded 42 small-scale clean energy projects that ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago

  • Huge boost to Te Tai Tokerau flood resilience
    The Government has approved new funding that will boost resilience and greatly reduce the risk of major flood damage across Te Tai Tokerau. Significant weather events this year caused severe flooding and damage across the region. The $8.9m will be used to provide some of the smaller communities and maraes ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    4 days ago

  • Napier’s largest public housing development comes with solar
    The largest public housing development in Napier for many years has been recently completed and has the added benefit of innovative solar technology, thanks to Government programmes, says Housing Minister Dr Megan Woods. The 24 warm, dry homes are in Seddon Crescent, Marewa and Megan Woods says the whanau living ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    5 days ago

  • Te Whānau a Apanui and the Crown initial Deed of Settlement I Kua waitohua e Te Whānau a Apanui me...
    Māori: Kua waitohua e Te Whānau a Apanui me te Karauna te Whakaaetanga Whakataunga Kua waitohua e Te Whānau a Apanui me te Karauna i tētahi Whakaaetanga Whakataunga hei whakamihi i ō rātou tāhuhu kerēme Tiriti o Waitangi. E tekau mā rua ngā hapū o roto mai o Te Whānau ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    6 days ago

  • Plan for 3,000 more public homes by 2025 – regions set to benefit
    Regions around the country will get significant boosts of public housing in the next two years, as outlined in the latest public housing plan update, released by the Housing Minister, Dr Megan Woods. “We’re delivering the most public homes each year since the Nash government of the 1950s with one ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

  • Immigration settings updates
    Judicial warrant process for out-of-hours compliance visits 2023/24 Recognised Seasonal Employer cap increased by 500 Additional roles for Construction and Infrastructure Sector Agreement More roles added to Green List Three-month extension for onshore Recovery Visa holders The Government has confirmed a number of updates to immigration settings as part of ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

  • Poroporoaki: Tā Patrick (Patu) Wahanga Hohepa
    Tangi ngunguru ana ngā tai ki te wahapū o Hokianga Whakapau Karakia. Tārehu ana ngā pae maunga ki Te Puna o te Ao Marama. Korihi tangi ana ngā manu, kua hinga he kauri nui ki te Wao Nui o Tāne. He Toa. He Pou. He Ahorangi. E papaki tū ana ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

  • Renewable energy fund to support community resilience
    40 solar energy systems on community buildings in regions affected by Cyclone Gabrielle and other severe weather events Virtual capability-building hub to support community organisations get projects off the ground Boost for community-level renewable energy projects across the country At least 40 community buildings used to support the emergency response ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

  • COVID-19 funding returned to Government
    The lifting of COVID-19 isolation and mask mandates in August has resulted in a return of almost $50m in savings and recovered contingencies, Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced today. Following the revocation of mandates and isolation, specialised COVID-19 telehealth and alternative isolation accommodation are among the operational elements ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

  • Appointment of District Court Judge
    Susie Houghton of Auckland has been appointed as a new District Court Judge, to serve on the Family Court, Attorney-General David Parker said today.  Judge Houghton has acted as a lawyer for child for more than 20 years. She has acted on matters relating to the Hague Convention, an international ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    1 week ago

  • Government invests further in Central Hawke’s Bay resilience
    The Government has today confirmed $2.5 million to fund a replace and upgrade a stopbank to protect the Waipawa Drinking Water Treatment Plant. “As a result of Cyclone Gabrielle, the original stopbank protecting the Waipawa Drinking Water Treatment Plant was destroyed. The plant was operational within 6 weeks of the ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Govt boost for Hawke’s Bay cyclone waste clean-up
    Another $2.1 million to boost capacity to deal with waste left in Cyclone Gabrielle’s wake. Funds for Hastings District Council, Phoenix Contracting and Hog Fuel NZ to increase local waste-processing infrastructure. The Government is beefing up Hawke’s Bay’s Cyclone Gabrielle clean-up capacity with more support dealing with the massive amount ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Taupō Supercars revs up with Government support
    The future of Supercars events in New Zealand has been secured with new Government support. The Government is getting engines started through the Major Events Fund, a special fund to support high profile events in New Zealand that provide long-term economic, social and cultural benefits. “The Repco Supercars Championship is ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • There is no recession in NZ, economy grows nearly 1 percent in June quarter
    The economy has turned a corner with confirmation today New Zealand never was in recession and stronger than expected growth in the June quarter, Finance Minister Grant Robertson said. “The New Zealand economy is doing better than expected,” Grant Robertson said. “It’s continuing to grow, with the latest figures showing ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Highest legal protection for New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs
    The Government has accepted the Environment Court’s recommendation to give special legal protection to New Zealand’s largest freshwater springs, Te Waikoropupū Springs (also known as Pupū Springs), Environment Minister David Parker announced today.   “Te Waikoropupū Springs, near Takaka in Golden Bay, have the second clearest water in New Zealand after ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • More support for victims of migrant exploitation
    Temporary package of funding for accommodation and essential living support for victims of migrant exploitation Exploited migrant workers able to apply for a further Migrant Exploitation Protection Visa (MEPV), giving people more time to find a job Free job search assistance to get people back into work Use of 90-day ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Strong export boost as NZ economy turns corner
    An export boost is supporting New Zealand’s economy to grow, adding to signs that the economy has turned a corner and is on a stronger footing as we rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle and lock in the benefits of multiple new trade deals, Finance Minister Grant Robertson says. “The economy is ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Funding approved for flood resilience work in Te Karaka
    The Government has approved $15 million to raise about 200 homes at risk of future flooding. More than half of this is expected to be spent in the Tairāwhiti settlement of Te Karaka, lifting about 100 homes there. “Te Karaka was badly hit during Cyclone Gabrielle when the Waipāoa River ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Further business support for cyclone-affected regions
    The Government is helping businesses recover from Cyclone Gabrielle and attract more people back into their regions. “Cyclone Gabrielle has caused considerable damage across North Island regions with impacts continuing to be felt by businesses and communities,” Economic Development Minister Barbara Edmonds said. “Building on our earlier business support, this ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • New maintenance facility at Burnham Military Camp underway
    Defence Minister Andrew Little has turned the first sod to start construction of a new Maintenance Support Facility (MSF) at Burnham Military Camp today. “This new state-of-art facility replaces Second World War-era buildings and will enable our Defence Force to better maintain and repair equipment,” Andrew Little said. “This Government ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Foreign Minister to attend United Nations General Assembly
    Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta will represent New Zealand at the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York this week, before visiting Washington DC for further Pacific focussed meetings. Nanaia Mahuta will be in New York from Wednesday 20 September, and will participate in UNGA leaders ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • Midwives’ pay equity offer reached
    Around 1,700 Te Whatu Ora employed midwives and maternity care assistants will soon vote on a proposed pay equity settlement agreed by Te Whatu Ora, the Midwifery Employee Representation and Advisory Service (MERAS) and New Zealand Nurses Association (NZNO), Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall announced today. “Addressing historical pay ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    2 weeks ago

  • New Zealand provides support to Morocco
    Aotearoa New Zealand will provide humanitarian support to those affected by last week’s earthquake in Morocco, Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced today. “We are making a contribution of $1 million to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to help meet humanitarian needs,” Nanaia Mahuta said. ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 weeks ago

  • Government invests in West Coast’s roading resilience
    The Government is investing over $22 million across 18 projects to improve the resilience of roads in the West Coast that have been affected by recent extreme weather, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins confirmed today.  A dedicated Transport Resilience Fund has been established for early preventative works to protect the state ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 weeks ago

  • Government invests in Greymouth’s future
    The Government has today confirmed a $2 million grant towards the regeneration of Greymouth’s CBD with construction of a new two-level commercial and public facility. “It will include a visitor facility centred around a new library. Additionally, it will include retail outlets on the ground floor, and both outdoor and ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 weeks ago

  • Nanaia Mahuta to attend PIF Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
    Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta will attend the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, in Suva, Fiji alongside New Zealand’s regional counterparts. “Aotearoa New Zealand is deeply committed to working with our pacific whanau to strengthen our cooperation, and share ways to combat the challenges facing the Blue Pacific Continent,” ...
    BeehiveBy beehive.govt.nz
    3 weeks ago

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