extremism research of paul spoon lee isn't surprised that the common wasn't on any security watch list even though the australian hadn't made any secret about his far right views online he says there is a hardcore of two hundred to two hundred fifty far right extremists in new zealand who are prepared to carry out acts of violence but because the group seems fairly small the government has failed to take them seriously up till now. i think it's the pressure that's come internationally for new zealand to buy international requirements to look at security and the interest in the in the islamic terrorists treat as it was obscene those that think it's a failure of whiston societies and western governments that they really have not paid much attention or sufficient attention to the threat posed by the far right. doesn't like to talk about far right extremists he prefers to view them as a few did range to members of society he says that he is wired by and team. muslim prejudice but he also regards the outpouring of empathy in new zealand after the christchurch attacks with hope he doesn't pl