Felix Walton

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Felix Walton

Police believed terrorist Ahamed Samsudeen could carry out an attack "with little to no warning" at least a month before he attacked shoppers at an Auckland supermarket. A coronial inquest into Samsudeen's death continues today, after he was shot by police during a knife attack at Countdown LynnMall on 3 September, 2021. The coroner's counsel Anna Adams read the results of a threat assessment of Samsudeen from 5 August, 2021.

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Lucy Xia |Felix Walton

Warning: This story discusses graphic details of the attack. A survivor of the Lynnmall terror attack, nearly four years ago, broke down in tears as she told the inquest into the death of Ahamed Samsudeen of the physical and emotional scars that continue to take a toll on their everyday lives. Samsudeen stabbed five people, and injured two others at a Woolworths supermarket in Auckland's New Lynn, before he was shot and killed by police.

3 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Felix Walton

An inquest into the death of Ahamed Samsudeen, the man shot dead by police after stabbing shoppers at an Auckland supermarket in 2021, begins on Tuesday. LynnMall's Countdown supermarket was one of the few stores open on 3 September, 2021, with Auckland in lockdown due to Covid-19. That afternoon it would become the scene of a terror attack. Samsudeen, who had been tailed by surveillance officers for the past seven weeks, took a knife from a supermarket shelf and stabbed six people.

3 weeks ago | radionz.co.nz | Felix Walton

An inquest into the death of Ahamed Samsudeen, the man shot dead by police after stabbing shoppers at an Auckland supermarket in 2021, begins on Tuesday. LynnMall's Countdown supermarket was one of the few stores open on 3 September, 2021, with Auckland in lockdown due to Covid-19. That afternoon it would become the scene of a terror attack. Samsudeen, who had been tailed by surveillance officers for the past seven weeks, took a knife from a supermarket shelf and stabbed six people.

4 weeks ago | rnz.co.nz | Felix Walton

David Seymour has taken over from Winston Peters as deputy prime minister. A ceremony marking the ACT leader's transition took place at noon at Government House in Auckland. Seymour vowed to keep speaking freely, as he takes over the role at the halfway point of the current government. He said the transition - in most respects - would be "business as usual", adding, "I've actually been the acting prime minister several times and we're all still here, so don't worry".