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Facebook post offers four positive test results to be used to get time off work.
Cecilia Robinson: War in the age of social media
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Anti-vaxxers hijack Warne's death
"Anti-vaxxers are already signing his death certificate. It's shameful and disgusting."
Top school, doctor warns of students' dangerous blackout game
Clips of NZ students depriving themselves of oxygen have been appearing online.
'Heartbroken': NZ reacts to death of cricket legend Shane Warne
Tributes are flowing from New Zealand cricket greats after Warne's death last night.
Ed Sheeran reveals last call with Warne
Ed Sheeran has led heartfelt celebrity tributes to larger-than-life cricketer Shane Warne.
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Govt turns deaf ear to requests to release its Covid 'social listening' reports
$200,000 has been spent on "social listening" reports the Government won't release.
Comedian upsets Britney fans with conservatorship tweet
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Chris Keall: Dear Jacinda - Here's how you stop misinformation
OPINION: A simple plan to stamp out misleading information.
Intel analysis details 'realistic possibility' of anti-vax terror attack
Intelligence analysts detail 'extremist' threat inside 'peaceful' anti-vax movement.
The protest leader, tinfoil hats and the conspiracy theory
Tinfoil hats are in use at the Parliament camp amid claims of a Government radiation plot.
Mosque attacks: Terrorist challenges 'errors' in final report
March 15 gunman wants coronial inquiry to correct 'factual inaccuracies'.
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The reporter was filming a segment when he was interrupted by an unexpected guest.
Coroner asked to take deep dive into 'question marks' over March 15 terror attack
Muslim community leaders beg Coroner to delve into online radicalisation.
Trump's Truth Social is poised to join a crowded field
New York Times: Trump's hard-right alternative to Twitter could open next month.
Jarrod Gilbert: The moment police should have intervened in Wellington
OPINION: Police (in)action affects public confidence, but what "a rock and a hard place".
Kanye slams Kris Jenner's 'godless' boyfriend
In his latest Instagram tirade, Ye lashes out at Kris Jenner's boyfriend, Corey Gamble.
Structure on Wellington cenotaph is a shower, not toilet - protester
Structure sparked anger online, along with graffiti scrawled across memorial to war dead.
A child's TikTok stardom opens doors. Then a gunman arrives
New York Times: Their daughter's online venture plunged a Florida family into a nightmare.
'Incredibly disturbing': Anti-media sentiment among protesters cause for concern, experts say
Reporters have been abused and threatened at the anti-mandate protests.
'Pot month': Hilarious Bunnings sign goes viral
A confusing sign at an Aussie Bunnings store has left shoppers in stitches.
Analysis: Why ignoring Parliament protesters is dangerous - and will only make it worse
Analysis: David Fisher says distancing and mocking protesters is counter-productive.
Announcement of Jacinda Ardern's Harvard speech hijacked
One person simply asked if it was a 'joke' while another said 'read the room'.
Twitter expands safety trial to include half of its Kiwi users
Can new feature deliver on its promise?
'I'm disappointed in myself': Sir Mark Todd apologises for whipping horse
Todd has apologised after a video showed him whipping a horse with a branch ten times.
Behind the protest: Organiser's unsuccessful political career and failed gold mining scheme
A rallying voice at Parliament's protest is linked to a global network of misinformation.
'Ugly scenes erupted': World reacts to protest on Parliament grounds
Media such as news.com.au and the New York Times referred to the protest as "copycat".
Trauma cleaning business apologises for graphic social media posts
Owner said the business was 'deeply upset' the pages had caused a reaction.
Data transfer issues could see Instagram, Facebook vanish from Europe
Meta warns Facebook, Instagram could be shut down if it's unable to transfer data to US.