During a media conference today, Mr Bush gave further details of the police response during the attacks that killed 50 people at Al Noor and Linwood mosques. Mr Bush said the person was apprehended on the way to another target. Speaking about identifying the victims' bodies, Mr Bush said it was an absolute priority to return the victims to their families. Mr Bush said the other responsibility was the prosecution of the case. "If there was a specific threat, we would make sure we communicated that," Mr Bush said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 19, 2019 21:18 UTC