David Farrier

Contributing writer

David Farrier is a New Zealand investigative journalist and Spinoff contributing writer. He is the co-director of the documentary feature Tickled and the creator of the Netflix series docu-series Dark Tourist.

‘The parallels were freaky’: Toa Fraser on making Sweet Tooth in New Zealand during a pandemic

The director talks to David Farrier about the hit Netflix show, his mid-career pivot into TV, and why he chose to go public with his Parkinson's diagnosis.

By David Farrier | 11th June, 2021

Contributing writer

Billy heads New Zealand’s QAnon adjacent conspiracy party, Advance NZ, along with disgraced MP Jami-Lee Ross.

How Billy TK plunged down the Covid conspiracy rabbit hole

How did a blues musician end up New Zealand’s premier peddler of conspiracy nonsense?

By David Farrier | 14th September, 2020

Contributing writer

‘Young handsome man enjoying talking on the phone at home’ (Photo: filadendron/Getty Images)

Is this man David Farrier?

Everywhere he looks, David Farrier sees photos of his stock model doppelgänger. And so he decided to track him down.

By David Farrier | 18th June, 2020

Contributing writer

How 5G and Covid-19 mixed to make a toxic conspiracy cocktail

Two conspiracy theories have merged into something very nasty online and into the real world.

By David Farrier | 18th May, 2020

Contributing writer

Images from the New Frontiers website and YouTube

The curious world of New Frontiers

An upcoming three-day conference in Auckland aims to 'envision our future', but Sir Ed Hillary-branded event appears to feature some odd guests.

By David Farrier | 29th January, 2020

Contributing writer

An Internal Affairs inquiry has made a damning assessment of the Terrible Foundation run by Albi Whale and his father. Image: Toby Morris

RIP Zach: Damning ruling finds ‘serious wrongdoing’ by miracle medical AI pair

The father-and-son team behind Zach, the medical AI that seemed too good to be true, have been condemned by an Internal Affairs investigation, which finds they engaged in 'serious wrongdoing'.

By David Farrier | 13th January, 2020

Contributing writer

The Spinoff

David Farrier

WTF is going on at Bashford Antiques? Where the Mister Organ story all began

David Farrier on the buzziest Shortland Street interviews of his career

Being number 14,694 in line for MIQ

David Farrier: The problem of returning home

‘The parallels were freaky’: Toa Fraser on making Sweet Tooth in New Zealand during a pandemic

How Billy TK plunged down the Covid conspiracy rabbit hole

Is this man David Farrier?

How 5G and Covid-19 mixed to make a toxic conspiracy cocktail

The curious world of New Frontiers

RIP Zach: Damning ruling finds ‘serious wrongdoing’ by miracle medical AI pair

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