Fact check

Rodney & Otamatea Times, August 1912

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?

By Toby Manhire | 4th August, 2022

Editor-at-large

Libra odd spots facts on pad wrappers

Know with the flow: Fact-checking Libra’s pad trivia

How much can you trust the information you’re pulling off a pad wrapper?

By Mirjam Guesgen | 16th February, 2021

Contributing writer

Fact check: Has there been more striking in 9 months of Labour than 9 years of National?

Fact check: Has there been more striking in 9 months of Labour than 9 years of National?

It's a bold claim from Simon Bridges, but has his office pulled a bit of a swifty on the numbers? Alex Braae checks the maths.

By Alex Braae | 26th June, 2018