A man has allegedly driven his car into the gates of a Queensland mosque while shouting offensive words to worshippers inside.

Police said the 23-year-old Brown Plains man was stopped near the Baitul Masroor Mosque about 2.20pm on Saturday for a side drug test, which tested positive.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has paid his respects to the victims of Friday's mosque attack in Christchurch.

He visited a mosque in Newport, in Melbourne, on Sunday. The mosque was open to the public today as part of that had opened its doors to the public as part of a yearly open day (see 12.46pm post) 

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has visited a mosque in Preston to voice his support for the Muslim community.

He said Victoria’s Muslim community was supported and valued.

New Zealand's high commissioner to Australia says the relationship between the two countries remains strong, and has condemned controversial statements made by Senator Fraser Anning after an Australian man was accused of killing 50 people in an attack on two mosques in Christchurch on Friday.

Dame Annette King rejected Mr Anning's "atrocious" views that Muslim immigration contributed to the attacks and was glad the comments had been condemned by the Australian government and the Australian people.

"He does not represent New Zealand's views, nor Australia's views. They are atrocious and we reject them absolutely," she said.

Dame Annette said the fact the man charged with perpetrating the attack was Australian did not harm the relationship between the two countries, because he did not represent Australia nor New Zealand.

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The head of Christchurch Hospital Greg Robertson has confirmed there are 34 people still in hospital, 12 of which are in intensive care.

A total of 50 people were killed in Friday's mosque attacks, while 50 people were injured. 

Of the children in hospital, "there's two other children in the hospital at present and their condition is stable". He also said a young girl who was flown to Auckland is still in a critical condition.

Dr Robertson explained the types of injuries they have seen are "more general". "There are more abdominal, chest injuries, quite a lot of soft tissue injuries."

He said the hospital staff "are doing remarkably well" but "physically, we've got people who are tired". The whole experience has been "a bit challenging" for staff because "we're part of a community and we're struggling with it as much as everyone else".

(Correction: Until now we have been reporting that two people injured in Friday's attack are in a critical condition, based on comments from New Zealand Police Commissioner Mike Bush this morning. However, now that Christchurch Hospital head Greg Robertson has said 12 people are intensive care, we have updated this figure in the blog.) 

Mosques throughout Victoria are holding open days today, where those of other faiths are invited to meet members of the Muslim community.

These open days were not prompted by the Christchurch mosque attack, and are something the Islamic Council of Victoria has run since 2017.

Richmond resident Bronwyn Morkhan visited the mosque at Newport with friends after being shaken by what happened in New Zealand.

“I think it’s so important, more now than ever before, to come and show our support,” she said.

New Zealanders are "panic buying" guns in the wake of the Christchurch terror attack and in anticipation of the tighter gun laws.

On Saturday, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said "I can tell you one thing right now, our gun laws will change". 

Following her comments, gun shop owners - at bricks and mortar stores and online - have experienced a jump in sales.

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Muslim volunteers from Australia have started arriving in New Zealand to help with the huge task of washing the bodies of the dead.

Ali Armando flew in with a group from Brisbane, reporting to the makeshift crisis centre at Hagley College in Christchurch after Friday's deadly mosque terror attack.

"We're ready so that as soon as they start releasing the bodies, we'll do the washing," Mr Armando said.

The death toll from Friday's attack currently stands at 50, and a further 50 people were injured, including two people who are in a critical condition. 

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called on social media companies such as Facebook to ensure their platforms cannot be used by terrorists. 

The alleged gunman live-streamed the Christchurch mosque attacks using Facebook, and while the original footage has since been removed duplicate copies have been re-posted throughout social media platforms.

"Some real discussions have to be had about how these capabilities can continue to be offered," Mr Morrison said. "Once these images get out there it is very difficult to prevent them (from spreading)." 

He said he had not viewed the footage of the attack and said he did not intend to watch it. "I do not wish to give the right-wing extremist the satisfaction as I have no interest in what he has to say."

A long-serving engineer was among those killed in Friday's Christchurch mosque attacks, Air New Zealand has confirmed.

Lilik Abdul Hamid, an aircraft maintenance engineer in Christchurch, was in the Deans Avenue Mosque at the time of the attacks.

Air New Zealand chief executive officer Christopher Luxon says the airline is devastated to lose one of its team.

“Lilik has been a valued part of our engineering team in Christchurch for 16 years, but he first got to know the team even earlier when he worked with our aircraft engineers in a previous role overseas. The friendships he made at that time led him to apply for a role in Air New Zealand and make the move to Christchurch. His loss will be deeply felt by the team.