8. Question No. 8—Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch MosquesIBRAHIM OMER (Labour) to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch MosquesQuestion No. 8—Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques8. IBRAHIM OMER (Labour) to the Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques: What progress has been made on the recommendations of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the terrorist attack on the Christchurch mosques?Hon ANDREW LITTLE (Lead Coordination Minister for the Government's Response to the Royal Commission's Report into the Terrorist Attack on the Christchurch Mosques): Al salam alaikum Mr Speaker. We're at the start of a long process in terms of implementing the royal commission's recommendations but I can report to the House that significant progress has been made to date. This has focused mainly on three key areas: supporting our diverse communities tackling harmful behaviour and discrimination and keeping New Zealand safe and inclusive. In this respect I can report for example that we have established Kāpuia the Implementation Oversight Advisory Group which had its first meeting last week. We've established the Collective Impact Board that operates from Christchurch and provides ongoing support to victims of the mosque attacks. We held He Whenua Taurikura New Zealand's first hui on countering terrorism and violent extremism. My colleague the Hon Priyanka Radhakrishnan launched last week the establishment of the Ministry for Ethnic Communities and next week we'll also see the Ethnic Communities Graduate Programme kicking off with a first cohort and the New Zealand Police have established Te Raranga The Weave programme for reporting hate-motivated crime. All of this is alongside a range of other measures including reviews of legislation as recommended by the royal commission.Ibrahim Omer: What role will Kāpuia the ministerial advisory group play in the Government's response?Hon ANDREW LITTLE: Kāpuia the oversight advisory group has been established in response to recommendation 44 of the royal commission's report. That group will provide independent advice to me as the lead coordination Minister for the Government's response. The group's work will include advice on work programme priorities. Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu chief executive Arihia Bennett has been appointed chair of the group which currently comprises 28 people. The group membership includes affected whānau survivors and witnesses of the attack representative communities civil society local government and the private sector. The group also has representation from all New Zealand's diverse communities.Ibrahim Omer: What does this progress mean for New Zealand and New Zealanders?Hon ANDREW LITTLE: The royal commission when it was doing its work spoke to many minority faith and ethnic communities and reflected on the extent to which many expressed the view that they are not always made to feel welcome in Aotearoa New Zealand. The work we are doing is about creating a New Zealand where all people feel safe have equal access to opportunities and do not experience discrimination where all New Zealanders are valued for what they bring to our rich and diverse society.Jan Logie: Given the Federation of Islamic Association's report last week showing that not all victims and families are getting the help that they need will the Minister support extending ACC to cover all victims? Hon ANDREW LITTLE: No—and two parts to my response to that question. First of all we've established the Collective Impact Board in Christchurch which was one of the recommendations of the royal commission and that is about ensuring that the various forms of support that can be provided by Government agencies continues to be provided and is coordinated and is overseen by a group that includes representatives of the victims' families and the wider Muslim community. And I just make this point: that member's question I would take a little more seriously if the Green Party had actually sent along just one representative to one of the 33 hui that we held earlier this year to engage not only with the Muslim community in Christchurch and around New Zealand but every other ethnic community.