had admitted being under investigation over the matter. Personal life At age 21, Te Kahika was baptised as a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He later joined the Seventh Day Adventist Reform Movement, and was re-baptised by the denomination on 13 December 2014, aged 42. Views and positions According to University of Otago religion scholar Deane Galbraith, Te Kahika's conspiracy theories about COVID-19 and the New World Order are rooted in evangelical Christian End Times theology. Te Kahika's opposition to the alleged "New World Order" has led him to support US President Donald Trump. In June 2020, Te Kahika made remarks in a Facebook Live video criticising the formation of Israel and propagating conspiracy theories related to the Rothschild family and Jewish control over the global financial system. In addition, he also claimed that Zionism was the "rape and infiltration" of Jewish identity and religion and described Judaism as a "Satanic deception." The New Zealand Jewish Council spokesperson Juliet Moses, Jewish spiritual leader Yaakov Brown, sociologist Paul Spoonley, and historian Sheree Trotter have criticised Te Kahika for promoting anti-Semitism. Notes and references 1972 births Living people 21st-century New Zealand politicians New Zealand anti-communists New Zealand conspiracy theorists Christian conspiracy theorists COVID-19 conspiracy theorists 5G conspiracy theorists New Zealand male guitarists New Zealand guitarists New Zealand Māori people Leaders of political parties in New Zealand People from Whangārei Unsuccessful candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election Political party founders Antisemitism in New Zealand