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Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki marches down Auckland's Queen Street in June, appearing at the head of the protest. (Brian Tamaki / Supplied)

Mereana Patuwai
Nov 26, 2025

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has begun the process to liquidate two groups tied to Destiny Church after long-running tax and registration problems. One group has already been placed into…

Sam Hudson
Nov 10, 2025

Video: Narrated by Samuel Hudson, the investigation reveals how conservative far-right soft-power networks and influencers are shaping public perception weaponizing language like “take back New Zealand” and invoking “war” to…

Paul Barlow
Nov 7, 2025

Video: Political commentator Paul Barlow hosts a weekly news show in partnership with Quiet Pact Network to bring you the news this week. The National Party appears to be continuing…

Sam Hudson
Oct 11, 2025

Introduction video: A brief local election campaign has exposed the uneasy ways global conflicts can penetrate Aotearoa New Zealand’s political sphere. Karin Horen’s brief candidacy for the Devonport–Takapuna Local Board…

Sam Hudson
Oct 8, 2025

Video: The controversy surrounding Ray Chung comes as scrutiny grows over the political networks shaping Wellington’s election. (Supplied / thisquality / Paul the Other One / Quiet Pact Network Limited…

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)

Sam Hudson
Oct 5, 2025

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…

Sam Hudson
Oct 3, 2025

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)

Sam Hudson
Sep 30, 2025

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…

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)

Maria Strathern, Jess Kimberly
Sep 12, 2025

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…

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)

Sam Hudson
Sep 3, 2025

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. Newsletter…

News

IRD begins liquidation of Destiny Church connected organisations

Exposé: How soft-power networks are influencing public perception

This Week’s The News: November 7, 2025

Exposé: Former Israeli Defence Forces Intelligence Unit Member Karin Horen

Ray Chung assault allegation: Police delay CCTV footage release

Assault allegation shadows Ray Chung’s mayoral bid

Exposé: The conservative powerhouse behind Ray Chung

Ray Chung investigated over alleged assault

What the Harmful Digital Communications Act set out to do

The Jevon McSkimming case and its impact on the New Zealand Police