A mother whose son died in the Christchurch terror attack says she's happy with the findings of the Royal Commission's report and the recommendations, which are being released this week.
The families and victims have already received the report, and on Sunday the Prime Minister visited Christchurch to meet with them to discuss its findings. Jacinda Ardern is promising accountability and action from the Government when it comes to the report's recommendations.
"We just wanted to make sure that [if there were] any concerns, there was time before it became public for us to talk that through with those that were affected," she says.
The Commissioners were tasked with investigating the gunman's activities in the lead up to the attack. The report assesses whether agencies could have prevented the shootings and what can be done to stop similar attacks in the future.
"We've said to them that they'll see us respond immediately and others that will need to come back and work through in detail and take a bit more time on," Ardern says
The Prime Minister says the issues raised by the victims on Sunday are diverse, but Janna Ezat, whose son Hussein was one of 51 people killed in the massacre, is happy with the report.
"A big thank you to the Royal Commission. They did an amazing job and the recommendations are excellent and hope it will never happen again," she says.
Aya Al-Umari, Hussein's sister, says she expects "rapid changes and lessons" to be learnt from the recommendations on how to prevent such an attack from happening again.
The family was also happy to receive the report early and meet with Ardern to discuss it before it's made public.
"She gave us good time to talk, and for me, it's kind of a relief," Ezat says.
But not for everyone. One family living in the United Kingdom is shocked and upset that anyone living abroad will not get an earlier copy of the findings and has to wait until it's released publicly.
"Everyone should be equal regardless of where we live, and especially next of kin should be given every single bit of information," Wedaad Mohanmedhosen, a niece of a victim, says.
Ardern says they "weren't able to deal" with that at a large scale, including international family members.
The report will be made public on Tuesday and will close another chapter for the Muslim community whose lives have been torn apart and who are still waiting for the immense grief to subside.
Shooting survivor Ibrahim Abdelhalim says he's now "satisfied and happy" because they have a "good end".
Ezat says she's unsure how long it will take for her grief to subside.
"It's very, very big damage. A part of me has been damaged forever."
They are now hoping the Royal Commission recommendations will help stop anyone else from having to go through what they are.
