Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced there were seven people injured in the Auckland terrorist attack, three people remain critically ill in hospital.
There are five people in total in hospital, while two others are recovering at home.
Seven people were injured - three critically - following Friday's attack by a violent extremist at a Countdown supermarket inside LynnMall shopping centre in West Auckland.
The ISIS-inspired attacker, 32, was shot dead by police.
A total of seven people were injured in the attack at the Countdown in LynnMall, West Auckland. (Source: Other)
Police Commissioner Andrew Coster said his organisation was doing all it can to support those affected.
"They will be going through anguish as a result of this horrific situation."
He reiterated the attack was "highly unusual" and an "outlier" and "the terrorism threat level remains medium".
Police would be keeping an eye out for unlawful behaviour motivated by hate.
Coster outlined further detail about the man's movements, including that he travelled by train to the mall, and walked around the supermarket for 10 minutes before starting his attack.
Due to Level 4 restrictions, it was harder for surveillance teams to monitor him without being seen by the man. He was "paranoid" about being followed.
"We have had no legal grounds to detain this subject," Coster said.
It's now believed he was shot 60 seconds after officers became aware of the attack. The first victim may have been hurt 60 to 90 seconds prior to that.
CCTV footage was still being analysed to piece together the exact sequence of events.
The man arrived in New Zealand on a student visa in 2011. He was arrested twice prior to Friday's attack.
Ardern told media Saturday new terrorism laws would be pushed through by the end of the month. She thanked the Opposition for offering their support.
She quoted the Imam of the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, saying we stand for peace and love, not hate.
He said all terrorists are the same, regardless of their ideology. They stand for hate, we stand for peace and love.
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