United State President Donald Trump offered New Zealand support this morning in a phone conversation he had with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
He very much wished for his condolences to be passed on to New Zealand, she said at a press briefing.
She said he had also asked what offer of support the United States could provide.
"My message was: sympathy and love for all Muslim communities."
Asked what Trump's response had been she said: "He acknowledged that and agreed."
"He asked what he could do and I simply conveyed I think the sentiment that exists here in New Zealand.