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.
Like thousands of other New Zealanders, I spend hours a day refreshing a webpage for a chance to be let back in.
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.
How did a blues musician end up New Zealand’s premier peddler of conspiracy nonsense?
Everywhere he looks, David Farrier sees photos of his stock model doppelgänger. And so he decided to track him down.
Two conspiracy theories have merged into something very nasty online and into the real world.
An upcoming three-day conference in Auckland aims to 'envision our future', but Sir Ed Hillary-branded event appears to feature some odd guests.
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'.
What’s it like to wait over a decade for a new record from one of your favourite bands? David Farrier writes about the joys, perils and embarrassment of being a Tool fan in 2019.
In which the New Zealand parliament rolls up its sleeves.
The online magazine that boasted a bigger Instagram following than most New Zealand media has abruptly come to an end. So what was Auckland Mag?
What’s it like to wait over a decade for a new record from one of your favourite bands? David Farrier writes about the joys, perils and embarrassment of being a Tool fan in 2019.
After watching a mind-bending film about a dying magician that reminded him of Tickled, David Farrier interviewed the director, only to have his interview disappear.
David Farrier stumbles on an Instagram account that is perhaps the perfect example of how ridiculous the world of “influencers” has become.
The bizarre story that started back in 2016 just won’t leave David Farrier alone. The saga now includes the courts, the police and a very stylish velvet suit.
David Farrier explores the troubling subculture of videos targeting children created by adult hypnotists.
An artificial intelligence bot called Zach is creating a stir in the medical community. But AI experts are not convinced. David Farrier goes in search of Zach.
After writing about fetish videos involving kids on YouTube two years ago, the problem has only got worse, writes David Farrier. When will Google do something about it?
David Farrier went in search of the New Zealand hero who played the ukulele to two horned up doggos
David Farrier becomes suspicious about yet another website that is very quick to point out that it is not porn. Definitely not porn.
David Farrier delves into the 30-year-old mystery of Richard A Kontos, a man with a dream of a better world. A man obsessed with anthropomorphic peas and the tiny town of Peasville.
David Farrier loves a good awards ceremony, especially one for which he’s nominated. But what are the New Zealand LGBTI Awards?
Why some men are paying Princess Chelsea hundreds of dollars for one song.
The organiser calls him the 'idiot guy who don't know anything about festival'. But that won't deter our reporter from heading along to see what this mysterious event really amounts to.
David Farrier has slowly been going crazy trying to get an answer about who’s actually behind the odd film festival that might not even play your stupid film anyway.
The “Auckland International Film Festival” is Definitely Not the “New Zealand International Film Festival”, mmmkay?
In the new film Isle of Dogs, David Farrier finds director Wes Anderson has produced his most artistic, political and detailed film yet.
