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Local body elections are not often known for being hotbeds of fake news and nastiness, but there are fears that the post-Covid world has changed this. Critic Te Ārohi spoke to Kayli Taylor, a former Otago student now working at the Disinformation Project, to try and cut through the
As Local Government NZ unveils a guide to local body candidates in the wake of conspiracy theorists and extremists seeking elected office, RNZ asked some of them why they are standing and what they hope to achieve.
Your student president has pulled out of a “free speech panel” hosted by the Free Speech Union (FSU) on 17 August, citing “pressing work and study commitments”. The FSU has previously faced controversy for promoting and platforming views critics say are “extremist,
Nominations have opened for Dunedin City Council and first out of the blocks in the election race were two women both standing for council and the mayoralty.
A Wikipedia user by the name of “Leevandervis” has been making edits to the Wikipedia page of Lee Vandervis, a Dunedin city councillor with a history of making controversial headlines. Critic received a tip about edits made to Vandervis’ Wikipedia page on April 26, listed