Earlier: Supreme Court judge Sir William Young will lead the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Christchurch mosque terror attacks, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.
A Christchurch businessman today appeared in court on charges of distributing footage of the mosque shootings.
Philip Arps, 44, appeared in the Christchurch District Court facing two charges of sharing the shooter's livestream.
He wore an orange jumpsuit – nodding, smiling and winking at members of the public from thedock.
Arps is the director of Beneficial Insulation – which has come under scrutiny in the past for using white supremacist imagery.
Philip Arps at his first appearance in court in connection with distributing mosque shooting footage. Photo / Mark Mitchell
