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Opinion - After a documentary aired on TVNZ last night, viewers should not confuse the Centrepoint commune's promiscuous lifestyle with polyamory, Anke Richter writes.

OPINION: The notorious Auckland commune has spent decades in the news, but there are many more stories left to be told.

Gemma Conroy, ABC Science Reporter Analysis - For two years, Jitarth Jadeja spent most of his time in the darkest corners of the web reading about conspiracy theories. A person wears a QAnon sweatshirt during a pro-Trump rally on October 3, 2020 in the borough of Staten Island in New York City. Photo: AFP / 2020 Getty Images Jadeja, 33, was an avid follower of QAnon - a baseless, far-right theory that started by alleging then-US president Donald Trump was fighting against a secret group of el...

Because Covid denial and medical misinformation are rife at wellness festivals, the upcoming NZ Spirit Festival, featuring Rachel Hunter, had help from anti-conspiracy campaigners to send a clear message to its presenters. Anke Richter explains. This autumn equinox, Earth Beat – “Aotearoa’s most innovative and earth-friendly music and arts festival” – held a five-day party at Ātiu Creek to “balance the light and dark”. On the Saturday night, that balance flipped. Matiu Te Huki, a...