The Christchurch massacre was planned and executed by a man who appeared to slip the attention of authorities in plain sight.
Tuesday's report by the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch terrorist attacks identified a long list of weaknesses across police and security agencies.
The man behind the shooting had a firearms licence approved within three months of his arrival in New Zealand.
In less than 2 years, he amassed ten high powered rifles and guns.
In the gym, the terrorist was using steroids to bulk up his body while on the internet he barely disguised his admiration for right wing extremism.
The decision to grant the mosque gunman a firearms licence has been identified by victims as one of the key failures that allowed the terror attacks to occur.
Sara Qasem, who lost her father, Abdelfattah Qasem in the Al Noor mosque, told Conan Young the findings confirmed some of her worst fears.
