Non-Europeans, drug users, and libertarians who would like to join the group were told to look elsewhere. Huria, a Richmond nurse, was on maternity leave when she found an Action Zealandia pamphlet in her letterbox.
Supplied/Stuff She went back over her security footage and saw the man who delivered it. “I didn t recognise him. He definitely looked older, and was dressed all in black, with a black hat on to hide his identity.” Huria said it was shocking to see such material so close to home. She said it was crazy how many people were starting to voice far-right and white supremacist views.
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April 22, 2021
A Returned Services Association dance, 1920, probably in Christchurch (Photo: Webb, Steffano, 1880-1967: Collection of negatives. Ref: 1/1-004099-G. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/22896946)
It’s time the RSA acknowledged its ugly history of racism
The modern Returned Services Association is proudly multiracial and multicultural, but that was far from the case in its early decades. The organisation should consider marking this Anzac Day with a recognition of past failings, writes Scott Hamilton.
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SIS director-general Rebecca Kitteridge said government departments had been warned to watch out for infiltration from the far-right.
Analysis: The impact of Covid-19 in accelerating radicalisation and fuelling conspiracy theories could be felt for years to come, spy agencies say. Intelligence agencies say there is a realistic possibility the Covid-19 pandemic will accelerate online radicalisation over the next year and have a detrimental effect on the broader threat environment in the medium- to long-term . The greater prominence of conspiracy theories and extremist sentiment stirred up by the pandemic, as well as more time to spend online during lockdowns, has created greater opportunities for New Zealanders to be exposed to conspiracy theories, extremist content and disinformation on the internet, the Security Intelligence Service (SIS) found in its annual report. This, in turn, could accelerate radicalisation and exacerbate or fuel Covid-19 pandem
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