Category : News
Author: Jamie Ensor & Mark Longley.

The terrorist who carried out a stabbing attack in LynnMall on Friday can be named as Ahamed Aathil Mohamed Samsudeen.

Seven people were injured, three critically, after Samsudeen attacked shoppers at the Countdown supermarket in west Auckland's LynnMall before 3pm on Friday. The ISIS-inspired terrorist was under surveillance by police and was shot dead by officers about two minutes after the attack began. 

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/09/lynnmall-terrorist-named-identity-revealed-after-court-lifts-suppression-order.html
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Category : News
Author: Guyon Espiner

Analysis - Has Jacinda Ardern really faced more crises than other New Zealand prime ministers, or is she simply the leader in a time when rolling news and social media puts her centre stage?

Why are more things happening in the news right now, my daughter asked.

Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/450773/has-any-nz-prime-minister-faced-as-many-crises-as-ardern
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Author: Geraden Cann & Thomas Manch

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says the Government will now overhaul terrorism laws by the end of the month, in the wake of a knife attack committed by a terrorist who was under police surveillance.

Ardern fronted a press conference on Saturday afternoon with further details about the man behind the attack, including the efforts taken by police to keep the man in custody or GPS monitored in the community, as concern about the risk he posed grew.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/126285369/auckland-terror-attack-pm-says-new-terror-laws-will-be-passed-this-month
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Author: Esther Ashby-Coventry

A 67-year-old South Canterbury man made a formal complaint to the Royal New Zealand Navy about abuse he alleges he suffered while serving as a teenager, but a meeting with representatives has not resolved anything, he says.

The former captain's steward said he had decided to speak out about his experience, because he wants other victims to know they are not alone.

Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/125847308/former-royal-nz-navy-captains-steward-wants-an-apology
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Author: Edward O'Driscoll

For five years, the LynnMall terrorist has been supporting ISIS ideologies in New Zealand, from posting violent war videos to hiding hunting knives in his bedroom. But his family say they had no idea what he was up to. 

Newshub can't tell you his name yet, but authorities had a very clear picture of exactly who he was.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2021/09/lynnmall-terror-attack-family-of-terrorist-grieving-weren-t-aware-of-what-he-was-doing.html
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Author: Scott Palmer

Jacinda Ardern has revealed further details on how the Government tried to stop the IS-inspired man who carried out Friday's terror attack in a west Auckland supermarket.

The man, a Sri Lankan national, was shot by police after stabbing six people inside the LynnMall Countdown. He died at the scene.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/lynnmall-terror-attack-timeline-jacinda-ardern-reveals-how-government-tried-to-stop-terrorist.html
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Author: Matt Burrows

The Government has quietly made it more difficult to get a mask exemption card, with Kiwis now required to apply through a disability organisation amid concerns they were being misused.

Under all COVID-19 alert levels, masks are required to be worn in certain settings. But there are exceptions - children under the age of 12 don't have to wear a mask, nor those with illnesses, conditions or disabilities that make the wearing of one unsuitable.

Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2021/09/government-quietly-makes-it-harder-to-get-a-covid-19-mask-exemption-card-in-bid-to-prevent-misuse.html
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