The family of the Lynn Mall terror attacker wants a public inquest to find out if the police could have prevented his death. 
A hearing is under way in Auckland to set determine the scope and form of a coronial inquiry into the death of Ahamed Samsudeen.
He was fatally shot by the police after stabbing eight people in a supermarket  in September 2021, shortly after his release from prison.
Chris Cessford reports.