SpeechIBRAHIM OMER (Labour) (remote): Thank you Mr Speaker. Assalam alaikum alsalam ealaykum wa rahmat allah wa barakatuh. Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou katoa. I rise in support of the Prime Minister's motion to remember the March 15 attacks on Christchurch masjidain. I speak for you all. I've noted the third anniversary of the March 15 terror attacks on Christchurch masjidain. Three years ago we witnessed the painful and dark day in our nation's history. It's a day that featured so deeply into the memories of all New Zealanders. I think back to the moment the news broke out and I remember sitting in front of the TV and watching the Prime Minister's press conference. And I also remember amongst the chaos the sense of relief I felt witnessing the swift action of this Parliament as the legislation was fast tracked and passed to improve public safety. We have also seen strong leadership from this Government through the community consultations and the commitment to implement all 44 recommendations of the royal commission's report and its continued prioritisation. In the Qur'an it's stated that whoever unjustly kills one person it's as though he kills the whole of humanity. This small passage captures just how precisely the 51 lives shuhada are regarded and remain to us all. As we continue to heal we will be thinking of the victims and their families today. We will be honouring them in our hearts and prayers. We will ask Allah the almighty Allah to ease our collective pain and to bless those who were martyred in this sinister terror attack.There is also another verse from the Qur'an that states Whoever saves life it's as though he has saved all mankind." When I think of this verse I think of those brave Cantabrians who heard the commotion and jumped in to help those on the scene. I think of our emergency responders. I think of our community organisations who dropped everything they were doing and rushed to offer their services to the impacted communities. Finally I think of all New Zealanders who were at home and went out into their local communities and wrapped their arms around their neighbours and communities.It's important to remember that the terrorist utterly failed. The plan to turn the whole country against each other was fruitless. The terrorist obviously underestimated his understanding of Islam. Our Islamic faith centres on values such as charity forgiveness honesty patience and—the most important—kindness. In response we the Muslim community opened our homes and our hearts and we embraced people as we continued to grieve our loss. The terrorist has shown us our similarities and the extent of the empathy and selflessness and kindness we as a nation are able to tap into. It is important for ever that we remember the legacy of our nation's response and that we continue to hold on to those values close. And March 15 will always continue to be a day where we renew our commitment to make Aotearoa better for all of us no matter where we come from no matter what faith we follow or no matter what we look like or what ways we dress. It will be a day we renew our commitment to make sure that what happened on March 15 will never happen again in our country. Nō reira tēnā koutou tēnā koutou tēnā tātou katoa. Salaam."