Five years have passed since the Christchurch mosque terror attack, the country’s first ever terror attack, but it only took another two and a half years for another one to occur at a New Lynn supermarket.
A year ago, top security and intelligence officials revealed they had foiled three further terror threats.
So, five years on from our darkest day, how concerned should be about threats going forwards?
Today on The Front Page, Massey University distinguished professor Paul Spoonley joins to discuss his decades of research into this area.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels
Sound Engineer: Paddy Fox
Producer: Ethan Sills
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On The Campaign: How important are the special votes?
How does Labour come back from massive defeat?
What will a National - Act - NZ First coalition look like?
On The Campaign: The campaign is over - but when will the new government be sworn in?
When healthcare goes wrong: What you can do when medical staff make mistakes
Election 2023 results: Inside National's blue wave and Labour's wipeout
On The Campaign: Which party, politician and policy has performed the best?
Why politicians need to be careful about adding to a rise in disinformation
On The Campaign: The penultimate day of campaigning - how close is the race?
Rachel Smalley on Pharmac, emails, and if anyone can fix our drug-buying agency
On The Campaign: The Auckland electorates seeing National and Act go head to head
How parties plan to deal with weather bombs and infrastructure troubles
On The Campaign: How a by-election and overhang could increase the size of Parliament
Israel-Hamas war highlights politicians' lack of foreign policy focus
On The Campaign: Could there really be a second election?
Do Kiwis really need $193,000 a year to find happiness?
On The Campaign: The minor parties make their case - can TOP join them in Parliament?
What could happen to benefits and superannuation after the election?
On The Campaign: The Wellington electorates the Greens want to win
What Aotearoa can learn from Australia's 'The Voice' referendum
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Jim & Bill (It‘s Another Day)
HauntingLive
Dr. Paul’s Worldviews
The Ben Shapiro Show
The Daily