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It's local election season - but how much do we really know about the candidates standing for council?

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This week, a documentary from Stuff Circuit delved into the country's growing extreme far-right and anti-vax movement. Why did the makers of Fire & Fury decide to platform a group of conspiracy-minded idealogues, and what did it get right that others got wrong?

Stuff journalist Paula Penfold breaks down the response to her new documentary.

Open mike is your post. For announcements, general discussion, whatever you choose. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Step up to the mike …

Daily review is also your post. This provides Standardistas the opportunity to review events of the day. The usual rules of good behaviour apply (see the Policy). Don’t forget to be kind to each other …

How the mainstreaming of extreme politics has democracy on edge

The Protected Disclosures Act was updated for the first time in 20 years recently with little fanfare or media attention. The government says it better protects whistleblowers who stick their necks out to report wrongdoing where they work - but not if they go to the media with it. Why not? Does this matter?

Stuff Circuit investigates New Zealand’s epidemic of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, through the troubled lives of those who have it: imprisonment, lifelong disadvantage—and premature death. The scale of the problem hasn’t even been measured but what is clear is that New Zealanders with FASD are largely being forgotten, left to fend for themselves with brain damage inflicted before they were even born.

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