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	Open in browser The ‘toxic’ Facebook page that claims to be Southland’s biggest news source The Spinoff Daily, Thursday October 13 Oct 13   ▷  Listen Save   Ahiahi mārie, welcome to The Spinoff Daily in partnership with Ārepa. Today on The Spinoff, Alex Casey visits New Zealand’s biggest bird hospital, and, in a separate piece, pleads with Great Kiwi Bake Off judge Peter Gordon to record a sleep podcast. Charlotte Muru-Lanning, meanwhile, looks at what a fair pay agreement would look like for hospitality workers. But first, Stewart Sowman-Lund digs into the ‘toxic’ Facebook page that claims to be the deep south’s biggest news source. Stewart writes: “As distrust of the so-called ‘mainstream media’ continues to grow, so too does the popularity of new, anti-establishment media outlets. We’ve talked about a few of these on The Spinoff before, like Sean Plunket’s The Platform. But this week I’ve taken a deep dive into another interesting example – a community Facebook page that now claims it has more readers than any mainstream media outlet in the deep south. It’s called What’s On Invers and alongside harmless posts about local events and police chases, it frequently shares articles with vaccine-sceptical undertones, livestreams from Voices for Freedom rallies, and provides a platform for controversial cartoons from the likes of Garrick Tremain.” Read more Live Updates: Legs are coming to the metaverse. Soon! What would a fair pay agreement look like for hospitality workers? Patronised, excluded and paid peanuts: disabled people and our work culture Did your airline refund you enough for your delayed or cancelled flight? Introducing The Firehose… Ever wished you could read a simple list of everything we publish on The Spinoff in date order? Well if you're a Spinoff member you're in luck! We just launched The Firehose – no algorithms, no ads, just all of our wonderful content to feast on. Head to thespinoff.co.nz/firehose or link from your profile. Not a member? Join today – there's no minimum to donate and every contribution exclusively funds our journalism and keeps The Spinoff free for all. ‘Birds are so damned hard to fix’: Inside Aotearoa’s biggest bird hospital Alex Casey meets the vets and volunteers who go to great lengths to save the thousands of sick and injured patients brought into BirdCare every year. Read more Hear me out: Peter Gordon needs to record a sleep podcast ASAP In search of the mythical $8.50 flat white Why I wanted to write a book about conspiracy theories in Aoteaora Celebrity Treasure Island power rankings: Chris Parker is back, baby Local election super-wrap special The Spinoff Episode A whistlestop tour of the biggest and most surprising results in the 2022 local body elections, from south to north, with The Spinoff’s local election squad of Toby Manhire, Shanti Mathias and Stewart Sowman-Lund. Find Gone By Lunchtime on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or your favourite podcast provider. Sharing is caring! If you enjoyed today’s round up, please share with your friends and whānau. Anyone who signs up to The Spinoff Daily this month will go in to win one of  50 x Ārepa Brain Bundles. Share The Spinoff Daily   Like Comment Share   © 2022 The Spinoff 615 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland 1021 Unsubscribe