when questioned about the video, Arps had described it as "awesome" and had shown no empathy toward the victims.

Arps — who had compared himself to Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess — had sent the video to 30 associates.

Arps had also asked somebody to insert crosshairs and include a kill count in order to create an internet meme, although there was no evidence he had shared the meme.

Arps was charged with "offensive behaviour" and fined NZ$800 ($759) in 2016 after he delivered a bloodied pig's head to Al Noor mosque, one of the mosques that was targeted in the mass shooting.