Friend describes how a five-year-old was found covered in blood, hidden beneath his mother's lifeless body.

Reports suspected mastermind was killed during blitz-style sweep.

Despite the carnage from the Paris terrorist attacks, world financial markets have been relatively resilient in the face of political change.

A ninth Paris attacker is now believed to be on the run after a video has confirmed his existence.

Footage of a pregnant woman dangling from a window of the Bataclan theatre shocked people worldwide - including her boyfriend.

Sombre French music is playing and the crowd is subdued

Staff and pupils from Dunedin high schools are in shock after learning a teacher who recently worked in Dunedin was killed in the Paris terror attacks.

Haunting photo of joyous concert-goers at the Bataclan theatre just moments before bullets rained down.

The ringleader of the Paris terrorist attacks has been named by as Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a Belgian national already suspected of planning previous attacks.

An Australian man and his 12-year-old son were forced to lie on top of bloodied bodies as they tried to escape the terrorists in the Bataclan theatre.

A young French woman who has been backpacking in New Zealand is on her way to Paris following news her sister died in the terror attacks.

The Paris terrorist attacks will contribute to a tough and volatile time for world markets over the coming weeks, one commentator expects.

Seventy-two hours before the attacks in Paris began, messages including images of weapons and the Eiffel Tower began to appear on social media.

Sir Jerry Mateparae has condemned the "brutal and callous" attacks on Paris.

The amount of "dark communications" which NZ spy agencies are unable to intercept is increasing, John Key says.

A New Zealand man who was caught up in the terrorist attacks in Paris was also living in Boston when it was targeted by bombers in 2013.

A French woman travelling in New Zealand has this morning discovered her sister was killed in the terrorist attacks in Paris.

New Zealanders in Paris have been stunned by the sudden atrocities while French migrants around New Zealand have watched on in horror.

Prime Minister John Key said the latest attacks made it clear Isis terrorists were ramping up their efforts worldwide.

False reports of a gunman at the scene of Saturday's terror attack in Paris has caused panic among hundreds of mourners.

Deputy Prime Minister Bill English says France are "seeing the hard end of what happens when these people get some energy and momentum."

This could be the face of one of the Paris killers who allegedly posed as a refugee, as it emerges a woman may have been part of the terror squad.

Woman can be heard screaming: "I'm pregnant, please help me I'm going to drop out." WARNING: This article contains disturbing footage.

Man towed his mobile piano to a spot nearby the Bataclan and gave touching performance of John Lennon song.

The chilling words a Kiwi artist heard her daughter shout down the phone, as the pair desperately tried to find each other through the chaos unfolding.

Several hundred people turned up to Aotea Square in solidarity for the victims of those caught up in the violent attacks in France.

A French man who was outside the Stade de France when the attack occurred says his phone protected his head from the explosion.

NZ's Islamic leaders fear widespread and indiscriminate recoil on the Islamic community following the "cowardly and shocking" attacks in Paris.

A New Zealander living in Paris has described seeing people "running around screaming" as terror attacks grips the city.