Reporter Peter Brittenden talks to Morning Report Presenter Geoff Robinson about the situation in Aramoana following the massacre in the township.
Twelve people were killed including the gunman, David Gray. Peter Brittenden reports (from nearby Port Chalmers) that the town is closed to the public while Police search for further victims. Prime Minister Jim Bolger comments and extends his sympathy to the families of the victims. He says the Government will review the adequacy of New Zealand's gun control laws.
Otago MP Warren Cooper comments, praising the police and saying there is no way this sort of incident could have been foreseen. Primary School teacher, Sue Barnett, says that David Gray was a loner but basically a nice child. Gideon Porter reports.
Aramoana resident Jonathon Todd talks to Peter Brittenden about the tragedy and its likely effect on the locals. Kim Hill interviews English Police Chief Inspector, Laurence Fray, about the similarities between the Aramoana Massacre and a shooting at Hungerford three years ago.
Kim Hill interviews Police Commissioner John Jamieson about the Police operation at Aramoana. He also speaks about how the shooting unfolded, and the initial response by Sergeant Stewart Guthrie.
Peter Brittenden reports that Dunedin Shopkeeper Bill Brosnan says one of his staff was threatened by Gray in January, and was disappointed at the police response. Then the Deputy Director of the New Zealand branch of the International Practical Shooters Confederation comments about New Zealand's firearms laws.
Three members of victim support groups from around the country have flown to Port Chalmers to work with the victims of the tragedy. Kim Hill interviews spokesperson for the group, Babs Miller.