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Misinformation is a cancer of the social media era - so pernicious and pervasive it’s been deemed an infodemic. Covid-19 vaccination misinformation is particularly malignant. If you haven’t fallen victim to it personally, chances are some of your loved ones have. At Stuff, we’ve dedicated a team of journalists to countering misinformation with trustworthy, accurate, verified information about the vaccines. (Keep reading and I’ll explain how and why it’s trustworthy.) The result is The Whole Truth: Covid-19 Vaccination, a special project in partnership with Māori Television and t...

We receive more complaints about this than any single other feature. But I don’t want to blow this out of proportion. The volume of complaints is low – infinitesimal even – in the context of the millions of people who visit Stuff each month. All indications are that most people either don’t have a problem with “Kia ora, Aotearoa!” or actively welcome it. Some complainants are well-meaning but are uncomfortable with the pace of recent social change. Stuff Here it is: the innocuous phrase that keeps my inbox alive with complaints. But a disappointing number of complainants use t...

The latest episode tells the story of what it’s like to be on the edges of the Olympics, battling to find a way in.

Patrick Crewdson12:02, May 27 2021 JOSEPH JOHNSON/STUFF Sophie Smith shared a video now going viral on social media that captured 2-year-old daughter Ivy's expletive-laden reaction to seeing a goat her front yard. The Backstory is an occasional column from Stuff Editor in Chief Patrick Crewdson offering behind-the-scenes insight into stories and newsroom decisions. You can . When the adorable toddler Ivy went viral for exclaiming, “It’s a f...ing goat!”, many people thought a 2-year-old swearing was hilarious. But that’s not a universal reaction. Her mother, Sophie Smith, told Th...