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Will pumped hydro result in significant energy price hikes for NZ?

Will transitioning to 100 per cent renewable electricity generation increase power prices in New Zealand?

New Zealand's oil and gas ban hasn't led to energy price spike

Has the NZ government's ban on new offshore oil and gas exploration caused an increase in energy prices and a rise in coal consumption and imports?

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Labour and National both claim credit for NZ public housing rise

Did National sell off thousands of public houses - and has Labour been successful in making up the shortfall?

Can NZ PM Jacinda Ardern claim success on child poverty trends?

Can the Ardern government claim early success in addressing child poverty in New Zealand?

Has NZ's state housing waiting list risen under the Labour coalition?

Are there 20,000 people on the state housing waiting list in New Zealand, up from 5,000 at the end of the last National government?

Victoria did not take an IMF 'bribe' in return for lockdown

Baseless claims that Victoria is "in default" on its loans have been circulating on social media.

Has NSW weathered the impacts of COVID-19 better than NZ?

Has every Australian state bar Victoria had fewer COVID-19 deaths than New Zealand?

Fake Daniel Andrews quote wrongly loses satire label

The premier did not say that it was selfish and stupid to keep "insisting on human rights" during the pandemic.

Fake UN document used to spread false 'new world order' goals

The purported UN agenda, widely shared on social media, hails "the end of the family unit" and "government raised children".

Tourism, lockdown key to deep New Zealand recession

Does New Zealand's reliance on international tourism and its more stringent lockdown explain why its economy entered a deeper recession than Australia's in the second quarter?

Victoria's police force has not been privatised

A Facebook post claims Victoria Police has been privatised under global NGOs.

COVID-19 nasal swabs do not harm the brain, doctors say

Does the COVID-19 nasal swab test damage the blood-brain barrier?

Lockdown critic says COVID-19 is only slightly worse than the flu

Is the fatality rate for COVID-19 only marginally worse than the seasonal flu?

Drink driving fatalities were halved by RBT in NZ, but it took more than three years

NZ National Party MP Nick Smith supports random roadside testing of drivers for drugs and alcohol, but his memory of the impact of RBT on road fatalities was faulty.

COVID-19 testing kits were not being exported in 2018, says World Bank

A Facebook post claims the World Bank was distributing COVID-19 test kits around the world in 2018, two years before the pandemic was declared.

Claims on CDC data for COVID-19 incorrect, say experts

An Instagram post claims that a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report "shows that 94% of COVID-19 deaths in the US had underlying medical conditions".

Berlin 'COVID-19 protest rally' photo is from a dance music festival in 1997

A Facebook post featuring an aerial photo of Berlin claims five million people from across Europe gathered in the German capital for a protest against COVID-19 restrictions.

Just how effective are COVID-19 tests conducted in NZ's managed isolation?

Do the COVID-19 tests conducted in New Zealand's managed isolation facilities have a 30 per cent false negative rate?

Gates, Fauci, WHO and CDC haven't been charged with war crimes

An Instagram post claims Bill Gates and Dr Anthony Fauci, among others, appeared before a human rights tribunal on charges of "war crimes".

NZ military powers under COVID-19 are not equivalent to police

Have soldiers been given the same powers of a police constable?

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