Far-right extremists still threaten New Zealand, a year on from the Christchurch attacks
I worry we don’t have enough resources and skills locally to adequately monitor threats in our community
In the hours after the Christchurch mosque attacks on March 15 last year, I wrote that I hoped New Zealand would finally stop believing it was immune to far-right extremist violence. A year on, I’m not sure enough has changed.
I’ve researched far-right extremism for decades – and I would argue it remains a high-level threat in New Zealand, not just overseas.