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Kate MacNamara: Time to roll back the pandemic's overreaching PR machine

OPINION: It's time to dial back the spin after two years of the pandemic.

Insane photo sums up sad Macca's crisis in Russia

McDonald's food listed online in Russia for crazy prices amid Ukraine invasion, sanctions.

Woman's encounter with creepy passenger results in upgrade

'Only cried for like ten minutes so we're Gucci!'

Youth violence has risen during Covid epidemic

Napier video shows student knocked out and motionless on ground.

The medical reason some tourists hysterically hallucinate in Paris

Find yourself anxious and crying in this French city? There's a medical term for that.

Alice Soper: A plea to NZ Rugby after All Blacks' painful tweet

OPINION: The tweet was painful to all of us who have experienced partner violence.

Police investigate positive rapid antigen test sale offer

Sale of positive tests on social media, to enable a break from work, under investigation.

TikTok trend prompts warning over potential death

It might be time for parents to create a TikTok account - here's why.

The protest lost at Parliament – but it unequivocally won the social media war

A researcher watched in awe as misinformation overwhelmed mainstream truth-based channels.

Man's intense response to dating rejection

The woman wasn't feeling well, so asked him to reschedule – his reply left her stunned.

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

Bonnie McFarlane upsets Britney fans, implying she should still be under conservatorship.

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'.

'Hi baby': TV reporter's coverage interrupted by his mum

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.