In November 2021, the Taxpayers’ Union was unmasked as the company that registered the www.motherofallprotests.nz domain name, showing its direct link to fringe agricultural group Groundswell. (That was changed, soon after,…
Sean Topham and Ben Guerin have worked on campaigns for Australia’s rightwing coalition and Glencore mining firm. Two political campaigners hired by the Conservatives to run their digital campaign at the next…
It is no accident the “No” campaign is being run through the same personnel, organisations and methods of the longstanding, fossil-funded Atlas campaign to misinform the public about climate science,…
A website aimed at immigrants, heavy on te reo and pushing a message of unity is accused of being deceitful and divisive.The 'We Belong Aotearoa' website and Facebook account was…
The ads, which lead to a website called Save Our Stores, ask users to sign a petition to repeal the Smokefree 2025 Act. The act includes a measure to reduce…
Goff didn’t wait, instead sending a tweet condemning the pair and stating “Lauren Southern and Stefan Molyneux will not be speaking at any Council venues”. The booking was duly cancelled…
Former ACT Party researcher and electoral agent, Grant McLachlan, said as a small party, ACT struggled to get much attention on the big issues like economic policy."So they started to…
Cindy Baxter looks into the background and associations of the author of a stark attack on re-elected Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. There are two New Zealand members of the Atlas…
Social media has been a game-changer for lobbyists and politicians, allowing them to bypass mainstream media and speak directly to their legions of followers.But are journalists also being hoodwinked?Research by…
The NZ Taxpayers’ Union has not disclosed its financial support from tobacco companies in its reports or press releases, with one public health academic calling on it to be more…