His first raft of charges includes allegations of supplying the Class-B GBL, possession of Class-A meth for supply, offering to supply GBL, possessing a meth pipe, drug-impaired driving, and possessing an objectionable publication of adults engaging in sexual activity with animals.
Allegations that were added at a second court appearance include possessing a sawn-off shotgun, a .22 calibre rifle, three Tasers, cannabis for supply, 187x Centrefire bullets of assorted calibres, 264 shotgun shells, 21 9mm bullets and 335 .22 bullets, possessing an objectionable publication video of a live dog getting its legs cut off with a machete, and possessing an objectionable publication video of the Christchurch mosque shootings.
He pleaded not guilty to all charges and has been remanded in custody until his jury trial on July 24.
Last week, another man appeared in the Dunedin District Court for the alleged possession of three livestream videos from the Christchurch mosque terror attack.
On March 15, 2019, 51 people were killed and 40 were injured when a terrorist gunman opened fire at the Masjid An-Nur (Al Noor Mosque) and Linwood Islamic Centre in Christchurch.
The attacker later pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder and 40 counts of attempted murder, receiving a life sentence without the possibility of parole.
Following the attack, both the gunman’s manifesto and the livestream video of the massacre were banned in New Zealand.
Ben Tomsett is a multimedia journalist for the New Zealand Herald, based in Dunedin.
