https://www.scmp.com/rss/500304/feed Distinguished Professor Spoonley is one of New Zealand's leading academics and a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com 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. Twelve months later, I am 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. My assessment is that there are about 60 to 70 groups and somewhere between 150 and 300 core right-wing activists in New... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3074737/far-right-extremism-still-alive-new-zealand-year-after-mosque?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3074737/far-right-extremism-still-alive-new-zealand-year-after-mosque?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 11 Mar 2020 21:00:28 +0000 The events in Christchurch on Friday when a white supremacist shooter killed at least 49 Muslims in two mosques as they gathered to pray has raised fundamental questions about safety and security in liberal democracies. New Zealand has a reputation as a tolerant and welcoming country. It has had high levels of immigration in the last decade and is a very diverse society – a quarter of all New Zealanders were born in another country and there is a large Maori population – 15 per cent. Parliament... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3002006/new-zealand-mass-shooting-any-country-safe-terrorism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/opinion/article/3002006/new-zealand-mass-shooting-any-country-safe-terrorism?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:32:32 +0000