The Muslim call to prayer will be broadcast to mark a week since the attack and a memorial service is also being planned.
Muslim burials should take place as soon as possible, preferably within 24 hours.
She told them:"I switched on the television and I saw you... I have no doubt you saved lives. And so to everyone who was part of that response, on behalf of New Zealand, thank you." She said she believed gun owners would back the changes, adding:"There isn't and should not be a place for military-style semi-automatics."Ms Ardern - who has been praised for her response to the attack - simply said"yes" when asked if the terror attack was the hardest thing she has had to deal with.
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