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1pm - Air New Zealand says one of its long-serving engineers is among those killed.
Lilik Abdul Hamid, an aircraft maintenance engineer in Christchurch, was in the Deans Avenue Mosque at the time of the attacks.
Air New Zealand CEO Christopher Luxon says the airline is devastated to lose one of its team.
"Lilik has been a valued part of our engineering team in Christchurch for 16 years, but he first got to know the team even earlier when he worked with our aircraft engineers in a previous role overseas," said Luxon.
"The friendships he made at that time led him to apply for a role in Air New Zealand and make the move to Christchurch. His loss will be deeply felt by the team."
He leaves behind wife Nina and children Zhania and Gerin.
"I would also like to acknowledge the many, many other families, including the families of some of our other team members,who have also lost loved ones in this tragedy, and the wider Muslim and Christchurch communities," said Luxon.