Phil Arps
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Arps is a convicted White Supremacist who has been sentenced for:
contravening a protection order, threatening to do grievous bodily harm, sharing disturbing footage of the Christchurch mosque shootings and perverting the course of justice. [Source] [Source] [Source] [Source] [Source] [Source] [Source] [Source] [Source] [Source]
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Phil Arps’s Elections & Candidacies
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Contested 1 race — 0 elected 1 not elected
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MayorChristchurch City CouncilAffiliation: Independant Nationalist New ZealandFinal Not electedVote share • 0.4%448 votes
In the News
Heightened security for white supremacist Philip Arps’ council visit
The Press — August 9, 2025White supremacist Philip Arps will have heightened security when he visits council offices this month to record a video for his mayoral candidacy.
Serious, serial and everyone in between: Who’s running for mayor in Christchurch?
The Spinoff — August 8, 2025Current mayor Phil Mauger’s biggest threat is city councillor Sara Templeton, but there are six others vying for the chains in Ōtautahi – including several serial candidates and a notorious white supremacist.
White supremacist Philip Arps making Christchurch mayoral bid
Otago Daily Times — July 31, 2025"Arps gained notoriety for sharing the livestream video of the March 2019 mosque attacks filmed by the terrorist Brenton Tarrant who murdered 51 people at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Islamic Centre."
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