9 Dec 2020

Christchurch mosque attacks report findings: Andrew Little on counter-terrorism, intelligence

From Morning Report, 7:23 am on 9 December 2020

The Royal Commission into the Christchurch terror attack has released its findings, and the government has responded.

The report found under-resourced security agencies, a patchy system for information sharing and enforcement, lax practices for firearms licensing and too much of a focus on the threat of Islamic extremism.

Despite these findings, the report says nothing could have been done to stop the attacks, which left 51 Muslims dead, and the agencies were not to blame.

Andrew Little is the Minister in charge of the government's response to the Royal Commission's report, and intelligence agencies the GCSB and NZSIS.

He speaks to Corin Dann.