New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says gun law reforms will be announced in 10 days in the wake of the Christchurch shootings.
Speaking after a Cabinet meeting on the country's gun laws and security in the wake of the mosque attacks that killed 50 people last week, Ms Ardern said there was an "in principle" agreement about the decisions on gun reform.
When asked about the delay, the Prime Minister said: "There's details to work through.
"These aren't simple areas of law. So that's simply what we'll be taking the time to get right."
She added: "We haven't made the specific decision around the nature of the inquiry.
"So, there are three options — royal commission, public inquiry and ministerial inquiry. There's very few differences between the first two.
"The third one gives you a little bit more ability to manage timelines and a few options around the management of classified information.
"What we'll be looking at and making a decision over the nature of the inquiry is timeliness, public confidence and dealing with classified information."
When asked whether she supported a ban, Ms Ardern said, "those will all be details I'll be announcing in the very near future. We are of one mind.
"We are absolutely united as a Cabinet."
The Prime Minister said her Government was in the process of looking, "to the lessons that have been learned in other jurisdictions and the patterns that tend to follow, retaliatory messages, suggestions of copycat activity.
"These are patterns of behaviour. Our agencies are live to that."
Ms Ardern said New Zealanders would see "the police taking a precautionary approach with their presence and activities" in the interim.
"[This is] also one of the reasons that we remain with a threat level of high — just to ensure that our agencies are live to some of those patterns we see internationally," she said.
"Certainly our agencies are taking all information seriously. They are taking a precautionary approach," the Prime Minister added.
Ms Ardern also confirmed she had been working with Facebook in the wake of growing concerns over the platform's live streaming functions.
She issued a call to social media platforms to "demonstrate the kind of responsibility that both leads to these events and that includes those who perpetuate the messages in the aftermath.
"There's a glut of work that needs to be done," she said.
Prior to the meeting, Ms Ardern had said options included a ban on semiautomatic rifles similar to those used by the accused Christchurch shooter.
When asked whether Christchurch has a problem with racism, Ms Ardern said: "I think we have to acknowledge that on this case, the primary suspect here, the person who has been arrested for this terrorist attack was not a citizen of New Zealand."
"However, that is not to say there are not those who live in New Zealand who hold values and ideas and use language that is completely counter to what the vast majority of New Zealanders believe.
"And so I don't think that we can ignore that … We have to be live to the fact there are those who do not share our values of openness, diversity, compassion."
The Prime Minister said a national day of commemoration for the 50 victims of the Christchurch shooting would be announced next week.
The first bodies were returned to the families of victims on Sunday night, with the process expected to be complete by Wednesday.
Police Commissioner confirms one attacker responsible for attack
Speaking in a subsequent press conference, Police Commissioner Mike Bush confirmed only one shooter was responsible for the Christchurch shooting.
Commissioner Bush said: "That doesn't mean there weren't possibly other people in support, and that continues to form a very, very important part of our investigation."
He added: "You will continue to see, for weeks to come, high vigilance and high visibility from the New Zealand police and our emergency services partners."
New Zealand gun show cancelled
Ms Ardern's announcement comes in the wake of news that the organisers of New Zealand's largest gun show cancelled the event to show respect for victims of the Christchurch massacre and because of "elevated security risks".
The Kumeu Militaria Show, near Auckland, has been held for about five years.
In a statement announcing the cancellation of the March 23 event, organisers said the show aims to support servicemen and women and promote interest in New Zealand's military history.
