After days of intense grieving for New Zealand¡¯s worst-ever mass shooting, attention began to turn to how the country¡¯s gun laws need to change and what warning signs might have been missed ahead of a gunman¡¯s attack on two mosques that killed 50 people.

Bodies of the victims of Friday¡¯s attacks in Christchurch were being washed and prepared for burial in a Muslim ritual process, with teams of volunteers flown in from overseas to assist with the heavy workload.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her Cabinet had made in-principle decisions on changes to gun laws that she would announce next Monday, saying now was the time to act on tightening access to firearms.