<span style="color: #222222;">New Zealand will establish a team of investigators dedicated solely to tackling online extremism. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said this adds to moves to address failures exposed by the Christchurch mosques massacre.<br />'' <br />'' Ms. Ardern has led global efforts to force technology firms to clamp down on extremist material since a lone gunman killed 51 Muslim worshippers in March. Part of the attack was streamed live on Facebook.<br />'' <br />'' She added that the attack also showed her own government needed to improve resources to curb the spread of online hate. A dedicated team focused on targeting and disrupting violent extremist content across our digital channels will work in a similar way to how child sexual exploitation material is targeted.<br />'' <br />''<br />''She sought to work with online content hosts to find and remove harmful content. Ms. Ardern said the Internal Affairs department would hire 17 specialists in investigative, forensic and intelligence work to focus on violent extremist content online. </span><br />