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Image: Ray Chung launched his mayoral bid in early June 2025, unveiling his Independent Together banner. Since then, the campaign has remained in the media spotlight amid controversies and allegations of assault. (Supplied / Courtesy of Stuff.co.nz)
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Assault allegation shadows Ray Chung’s mayoral bid

In a campaign already marked by the media spectacle as the most heated in recent memory, the walkouts, and controversy, Wellington City Mayoral Candidate Ray Chung is facing renewed scrutiny…
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Image: Wellington mayoral candidate Ray Chung, running under the Independent Together banner with support from the lobbying group Better Wellington, a campaign that has drawn criticism for its alleged use of smear tactics against outgoing mayor Tory Whanau (Supplied)
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Ray Chung investigated over alleged assault

Police investigated an allegation of assault involving Wellington Mayoral Candidate Ray Chung after an incident outside a Johnsonville bar on 11 July. The complainant alleged they were punched and struck…
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Image: The Beehive in Wellington. Parliament passed the Harmful Digital Communications Act in 2015 to address online harassment, cyberbullying, and the non-consensual sharing of intimate images. (Maria Strathern / thisquality)
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What the Harmful Digital Communications Act set out to do

New Zealand’s Harmful Digital Communications Act 2015 (HDCA) has shaped debates on both free speech and online safety. Some say it protects people from harassment, others worry it risks being…
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Image: Commissioner Andrew Coster (left) and Former Deputy Commissioner Jevon McSkimming (right) address reporters during the unveiling of new Škoda patrol cars in 2021. (Sam Hudson - thisquality)
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The Jevon McSkimming case and its impact on the New Zealand Police

In mid-2025 objectionable material had been discovered on the work devices of Jevon McSkimming, a former Deputy Police Commissioner. The material included images of child sexual exploitation and bestiality. The…
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Image: Philip Arps, owner of the Nazi-themed company Beneficial Insulation, standing in front of his business van in Christchurch, 2019. Arps was later charged with possessing objectionable material connected to the Christchurch mosque shootings. (Supplied, X.com).
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Court grants restraining order against white supremacist Philip Arps

A New Zealand court has granted a restraining order against Christchurch white supremacist Philip Arps following a long-lasting legal case with researcher Byron Clark. The case stretched over several years…
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Image: After witnessing the invisible wounds of war during military service, Nate Wafstet turned to acupuncture as a way to heal others. Now, from his centrally located Wellington clinic, he provides compassionate, results-focused care to dozens each week. (Sam Hudson / thisquality / Courtesy of Quiet Pact Network)
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Acupuncture in Wellington: How a U.S. veteran built the city’s highest-rated clinic

Tucked away at 163 The Terrace in Wellington Central, just off the Urban Motorway, lies one of the city’s most trusted wellness clinics: Acute Acupuncture. The highly rated practice has…
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