By Alana Mazzoni For Daily Mail Australia and Australian Associated Press
Published: 04:01 GMT, 25 March 2019 | Updated: 04:02 GMT, 25 March 2019
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Questions over whether New Zealand authorities could have prevented the Christchurch massacre will be answered when a royal commission commences, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
Since the mosque attacks which killed 50 people ten days ago, questions have been asked about why the accused lone gunman wasn't flagged by security agencies in New Zealand or Australia.
Last week the government promised a probe would be held into the tragedy, but on Monday it was confirmed a royal commission will take place - the most serious form of investigation possible.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters announced at a media conference on Monday that a royal commission into the Christchurch massacre will be held
'While New Zealanders and Muslim communities around the world are both grieving and showing compassion, they are also quite rightly asking about how this terror attack was able to happen here,' Prime Minister Ardern told a press conference on Monday.
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