Parmar ParmjeetDr PARMJEET PARMAR (National): Assalamo alaikum Mr Speaker. It is with a very heavy heart I take this call to convey my condolences to the families that have lost their loved ones in those terror attacks on two mosques in Christchurch. Our thoughts and prayers are also with people that are still recovering in hospital and we wish them a speedy recovery.We don't want people like that killer in New Zealand and actually nobody wants people like that killer anywhere in the world and I'm sure that our justice system will do everything possible to hold that killer to account for his actions. I also want to recognise that he was caught within an hour after he attacked innocent worshippers in two mosques. The attacks happened in two mosques one after the other. It wasn't like he randomly walked into a mosque and started shooting at people. It was a very calculated act and now we know that he was spotted at a mosque in Hamilton too so he was working on this for a while. He picked a Friday because Friday is a very special day for our Muslim community. He wanted to cause harm on a large scale. So many people fought back while he was attacking them and that is why I think he couldn't achieve what he wanted to achieve. So I'm really grateful to those people who fought back.We lost 50 lives in that tragic incident. It's a very difficult time for those families. I won't say that it's a difficult time just for the Muslim community in our country because it's a very difficult time for the entire nation. We all are feeling the pain.That time that Friday will not come back. Those 50 lives will not come back. There's a common saying that time heals. Yes people say that time heals but this horrific incident our first extremist violent terrorist attack has left deep wounds not only on family members of people that have lost their lives or people that were attacked but on the hearts of each and every New Zealander. It will take for ever for this wound to heal. Actually it should not heal because it should serve as a reminder for us here in this House to ensure safety for our people. I fully understand that our priority is to look after those families that are directly impacted in that tragic incident but we have to also make sure that people are feeling safe because our communities are shaken and people are feeling scared.I am an immigrant. New Zealand is my home and what I'm hearing and what we want to ensure is that this incident will not divide us because that is what the terrorist wanted. Our values of being a Kiwi are bigger than the intention of that terrorist. In my view our values of being a Kiwi are working hard it's about equal opportunities it's about respecting our country New Zealand respecting each other not just for our similarities but for our differences too and I believe these values are bigger than the intention of that terrorist. So that activity will not divide us.Mr Speaker I want to acknowledge you for yesterday's procession and I also want to acknowledge each and every religious leader that was in that procession. It was really emotional to have Imam Nizam Ul Haq Thanvi start yesterday's session with a prayer in Arabic that was followed in English and also in Māori. That showed that we are a very united multicultural country. Now it's our job to send out a strong signal that we do not tolerate such kinds of behaviour and that will depend on our response. Thank you Mr Speaker.