Cabinet Minister Kelvin Davis is praising the way Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has handled the Christchurch mosque shootings.
Mr Davis travelled the Ōtautahi with the Prime Minister on Saturday to help coordinate responses to the attacks in which 50 people died.
He says she has displayed empathy and sympathy while dealing with the practical consequences.
"She's hugged, she's cried, she's spoken with sincerity and compassion. At the same time she has a backbone of steel. She is making decisions from the briefings she has been receiving. We couldn't have a better person to lead the country at a time like this," Mr Davis says.
Jacinda Ardern this morning accompanied by Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy and Parliament’s Speaker Trevor Mallard opened a national condolence book for victims of the Christchurch mosques' terror attack.
She says there has been a huge outpouring of love and support from across the country for those affected and for the wider Christchurch community.
The condolence book at the National Library on Molesworth St offers an opportunity for New Zealanders to unite and express their opposition to hate and state their commitment to the values of love and compassion.
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