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Auckland mayoral candidates, left to right: Michael Morris, Gary Brown, Michael Kampkes, Ted Johnston, John Lehmann
17th August, 2022

‘Undemocratic’, ‘sloppy’, ‘biased’: Auckland mayoral hopefuls demand a fair go

Five contenders for the super city office have lambasted media and debate organisers, saying celebrity has been put ahead of policy. 
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
16th August, 2022

Who is Andrew Tate and why is everybody talking about him now? 

He 'conquered' TikTok with his noxious brand of misogyny. Now he's a role model to a growing number of young male fans.
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By Alex Casey
Senior writer
The best movie of the year is about a tiny talking shell
10th August, 2022

The best movie of the year is about a tiny talking shell

Four adults rave about a truly unmissable children’s film.
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By Group Think
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Illustration: Toby Morris
9th August, 2022

Government ‘shoulder taps’ Vice NZ, which shut in 2019, to make new ads about break-ups

After a mass NZ lay-off, Vice is advertising for new local roles – to create a government-funded project about healthy relationships.
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By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
Image: Getty Images / Tina Tiller
4th August, 2022

Your Facebook feed is filled with pointless garbage now, but look on the bright side

At least it crowds out the conspiracy theories, MLMs and anti-vax nonsense from people you actually know.
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By Emily Writes
Contributing writer
Rodney & Otamatea Times, August 1912
4th August, 2022

The New Zealand news nugget circling the globe 110 years after publication

A 1912 report in the Rodney & Otamatea Times is being shared everywhere. Is it real, where did it come from, and why is it proving so popular?
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Broadcasting minister Willie Jackson (Image: Tina Tiller)
1st August, 2022

Willie Jackson has big plans for the media – and social media, too

Ten key takeaways from a major interview with the new broadcasting minister.
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By The Spinoff
Staff writers
Both Instagram and Facebook have announced changes that suggest they view the threat of TikTok as existential (Photos of Instagram head Adam Mosseri and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: Getty Images, additional design: Tina Tiller)
1st August, 2022

Do Facebook and Instagram even know what they want to be any more?

Two writers try to make sense of radical and very swift change to the world’s most influential platforms.
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By Duncan Greive and Anna Rawhiti-Connell
Staff writers
We analysed NZ tweets during lockdown – with surprising results
29th July, 2022

We analysed NZ tweets during lockdown – with surprising results

Everyone had an opinion, but which side used stronger language?
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By Andreea Calude
Guest writer
The Niu FM Morning Shack crew (Image: Supplied / Design: Tina Tiller)
28th July, 2022

In the studio with Niu FM’s Morning Shack

We spent a morning with the show's new hosts.
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By Sela Jane Hopgood
Pacific communities editor
Image: The Spinoff
28th July, 2022

The Te Puke Affair: How Morning Report saw a social media flub and smelled a cover-up

It was an electric interview, but for all the wrong reasons.
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By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
Kamahl Santamaria (Photo: Supplied)
27th July, 2022

TVNZ’s head of news resigns after review of Kamahl Santamaria hiring released

Paul Yurisich had been on special leave since the allegations against his friend and former Al Jazeera colleague became public.
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By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
Design: Tina Tiller
18th July, 2022

The RNZ-TVNZ merger could spell bad news for Pasifika-run public broadcasting

Will two media organisations dedicated to promoting Pacific languages be one too many?
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By Samson Samasoni
Guest writer
Image: Matthew McAuley
14th July, 2022

How social media abandoned news – and newsletters became existentially important

If you rely on Facebook to find our stories: stop. You need another plan – and we have one for you.
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By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
Image: Tina Tiller
12th July, 2022

How the Pacific Islands became a hotbed of online misinformation

From election conspiracies to Covid myths to financial scams, false news and misinfo are rife across the Pacific.
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By Romitesh Kant
Guest writer
Brent Carey at Netsafe in Auckland. (Photo: Toby Manhire; Image: Tina Tiller)
12th July, 2022

Meet the man tasked with making the internet safe

Brent Carey arrives at Netsafe as it grapples with an explosion of digital hazards and a string of internal controversies. So what's the plan?
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large
Journalism is enjoying a renaissance, but there aren’t enough reporters to fill all the roles. Image: Getty/Tina Tiller
9th July, 2022

Too many jobs, not enough reporters: ‘It is a very good time to be a journalist’

Desperate for journalists, Aotearoa newsrooms are pulling out all the stops to attract talent.
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By Chris Schulz
Senior writer
Helen Clark, John Campbell and a stalk of potentially genetically modified corn (Image: Archi Banal / Photos: Supplied)
8th July, 2022

Helen Clark vs John Campbell: the Corngate interview, 20 years on

Their angry, electric Corngate clash remains absolutely riveting TV.
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By Duncan Greive
CEO / Publisher
Thor: Love and Thunder has all the noise but no spark
6th July, 2022

Thor: Love and Thunder has all the noise but no spark

Unfortunately it's quite disappointing.
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By Group Think
A bunch of people
Lloyd Burr at Glastonbury. Photo: Supplied
6th July, 2022

Lloyd Burr just caught Covid for the third time

Once, twice, three times a Covid case.
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By Toby Manhire
Editor-at-large

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