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The announcement that Auckland was going into lockdown for a second time was met with a deluge of conspiracy theories and misinformation, including from several prominent political figures. That "infodemic" is forcing journalists to confront the question of how they should report on the rapid rise of social media-fueled conspiracy movements.
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Read more: Confronting the deluge of conspiracies over the latest lockdown
- Article: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/mediawatch/audio/2018759504/covid-19-confronting-the-deluge-of-conspiracies-over-the-latest-lockdown
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There has been a resurgence of COVID-19 conspiracy theories online after news that New Zealand again has community transition. And Māori aren't immune to the misinformation multiplying across social media.
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Read more: How to deal with whānau caught up in conspiracies
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/block-or-engage-how-to-deal-with-wh-nau-caught-up-in-conspiracies.html
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While Saturday saw seven COVID-19 cases - down on Friday - there's anger among Kiwis at a lack of testing at the border.
Six of the new cases are linked back to the Auckland cluster, but one remains under investigation. The source of the outbreak remains unknown.
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Read more: Kiwis react with anger at revelations of lack of testing at border
- Article: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2020/08/coronavirus-kiwis-react-with-anger-at-revelations-of-lack-of-testing-at-border.html
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New Zealand is better-known for its rugby and agricultural exports than exports of components, equipment and software for possible military end-use.
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Read more: Is China using NZ technology to modernise its military for inevitable war
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122311295/is-china-using-nz-technology-to-modernise-its-military-for-inevitable-war
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New Zealand needs to speak out against allegations of mass torture and brutality in Belarus following the Eastern European country's recent elections, a Belarusian national living in New Zealand says.
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Read more: Auckland-based Belarusian says New Zealand must speak out against post-election violence
- Article: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12356793
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A Northland woman says she felt humiliated after being laughed at for wearing a face mask to protect against coronavirus.
Other Kiwis have been called “stupid” or “loony" for wearing a mask, falling out of step with official advice while Auckland is at alert level 3, and the rest of the country is in alert level 2.
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Read more: Kiwis outside of Auckland mocked, laughed at for wearing face masks
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/coronavirus/300083046/coronavirus-kiwis-outside-of-auckland-mocked-laughed-at-for-wearing-face-masks
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We’re back in lockdown while the Ministry of Health rushes to contact trace everyone who came into contact with the latest COVID cluster.
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Read more: Where did the Covid-19 outbreak come from?
- Article: https://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/saturday-morning-with-jack-tame/audio/bryan-betty-where-did-the-covid-19-outbreak-come-from/
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ace Relations Commissioner Meng Foon has rebuked a West Coast Regional Council chairman who publicly referred to Covid-19 as “this Chinese virus”.
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Read more: Race Relations Commissioner says West Coast chairman's comments about China 'not on'
- Article: https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122460290/coronavirus-race-relations-commissioner-says-west-coast-chairmans-comments-about-china-not-on
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