This immediately raised questions about the security services and whether the potential for fascist terrorism was taken seriously enough. The consequences would be to weaken human rights. Politicians often declare the terrorist will not win, that the way of life they seek to destroy will live on. And from now on security considerations will never be the same in New Zealand. In due course, the debate about security and human rights and about institutional and constitutional safeguards on state-held information will need to take place.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 31, 2019 15:30 UTC