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Justin Wong

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(Mostly) Wellington local democracy / (some) international affairs @thepost-nz.bsky.social DM for Signal

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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
ICBC's subsidiary in NZ handled cash for a Chinese surveillance tech firm tied to human rights abuses in Xinjiang This story is part of the China Capital project with @icij.org www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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ICBC handled NZ cash for Chinese tech firm linked to Xinjiang repression
A bank executive who is also a Chinese Communist Party member also worked to finance a multimillion-dollar loan for a project to expand Napier’s port.
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ICIJ @icij.org · 13/09/2026
COMING SOON: #ChinaCapital. An international investigation that exposes how the world's biggest bank advances Beijing’s global ambitions. To learn more, sign up for our newsletter: buff.ly/ri2LzVQ
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Slight deviation from the usual election messaging in Labour's ads on Chinese-language newspapers: Never recalled any pledges in English to "repair NZ-China relations"
An advert by Labour's Naisi Chen pledging to "repair NZ-China relations"
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Odyssey: the PM's perilous 2-minute walk to work, battling cycleways www.stuff.co.nz/politics/361...
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Luxon: Wellington cycleway ‘made it very difficult for me getting from my apartment into the Parliament’
At a public meeting in Lower Hutt on Tuesday, the Prime Minister was asked about ever-increasing rates and costs by Green and Labour councillors in the capital. His reply: ‘You get what you deserve’, ...
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Wellington's police commander said councillor Ray Chung "made a nuisance of himself" during search for missing man in April's floods www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3610...
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Wellington councillor Ray Chung ‘made a nuisance of himself’ during storm search
Wellington’s police commander complained to mayor Andrew Little about Ray Chung’s behaviour during the floods in April, when he started his own search party for a missing man.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Exclusive: ACT pulls candidate who used to be a member of the Zhi Gong Party, a satellite of the Chinese Communist Party. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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ACT candidate resigns after Chinese political group link revealed
An ACT candidate has withdrawn from a new Wellington electorate race at November’s election, after failing to declare her previous membership of a Chinese political group linked to the country’s rulin...
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Thanks to the judges of the SOPA awards and congratulations to @icij.org and all the colleagues on #ChinaTargets!
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Alberto Fittarelli @fittarelli.com · 11/05/2026
🧵Here's a little thread on the campaign exposed by @whljustin.bsky.social, and the interesting, if surreal, figure that apparently runs it.
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The strange re-emergence of a serial conman
Two decades after conning New Zealand media outlets, Jake Sanders has re-emerged in Asia as a geopolitical commentator, media executive, ordained priest and the ‘Knight Commander’ of a religious order...
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Guess who's back? In the 2000s, Jake Sanders (then Jack) hoaxed newspapers into publishing fake stories about non-existent spying operations on senior Māori MPs.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
An interesting thread from @fittarelli.com, especially the NZ-related disinfo website in a Chinese company-run network is named eerily close to an existing news website (Scoop) ⬇️
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
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Jimmy Lai jailed for 20 years in Hong Kong after nat. security conviction
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been jailed for 20 years following his foreign collusion and sedition conviction.
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
(cartoon from the archives)
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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
For nearly a century, the @washingtonpost’s foreign correspondents have been on the ground for the world’s most pressing stories. Now, our desk is facing potential steep cuts. Washington needs us. The world needs us. If you read us and need us, please watch this video and share.
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NPR @npr.org · 04/02/2026
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security. n.pr/4qAlWBj
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Bezos orders deep job cuts at 'Washington Post'
The Washington Post embarked on severe cuts despite appeals by the newsroom to owner Jeff Bezos. The paper is to narrow its focus largely to politics and national security.
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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Ok bye I’m going on holiday now 👋🏼
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How a trusted senior police official became a foreign state’s ‘gatekeeper’
Emails show a trusted police liaison officer was a key point of contact for a foreign state - in ways that raised alarms inside police
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 15/12/2025
BREAKING: Hong Kong court convicts Jimmy Lai, founder of former pro-democracy newspaper, in landmark national security trial.
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Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial
Jimmy Lai, the former Hong Kong media mogul and outspoken critic of Beijing, has been convicted in a landmark national security trial in the city’s court, which could send him to prison for the rest of his life.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
New: a @thepost-nz.bsky.social collab with the @icij.org! A Cantabrian lost her inheritance to scammers through crypto in 2021. Even with promises to crack down on money laundering, the crypto platforms are still awash with billions of dirty money four years later: www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
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Kiwis targeted as billions of dirty dollars wash through major crypto firms
It started as a chance meeting through an online Scrabble game. But Helen, a Cantabrian in her 60s, was about to fall victim to a scam that would cost her $100,000 ‒ one of tens of thousands being per...
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
From @icij.org and 37 media outlets, including @thepost-nz.bsky.social, read more about The #CoinLaundry, our investigation into the world's crypto exchanges ⬇️
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ICIJ @icij.org · 14/11/2025
The #CoinLaundry is coming soon. ICIJ’s latest investigation is a global collaboration between 38 media partners in 35 countries! Stay tuned for more on Monday! Sign up to get it straight to your inbox: buff.ly/yZk76B5
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ICIJ @icij.org · 13/11/2025
COMING SOON: A major cryptocurrency investigation led by ICIJ in collaboration with international media partners. Read it as soon as it drops by signing up for our newsletter:
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Be the first to know about investigations, get all the latest news from the network and behind-the-scenes stories.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
From Forough Amin: "Each scenario must be evaluated within its own context and history — not just the last few days or years. While both wars have brought catastrophe to people, causes and consequences are different." www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3607...
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A message to my fellow Iranians - and to those who misunderstand this war
OPINION: Iranians find themselves trapped between two evils, of a brutal regime and a devastating war.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
I would like to point out that one of the signatories, Mr Worker, once called this Hong Kong-bred reporter and another experienced Kiwi Chinese journalist "taking their first baby steps in learning about China, Chinese culture and overseas Chinese communities". www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...
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High-powered former political leaders write letter to Luxon on China
A high-powered group of former political leaders have publicly urged Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to restate New Zealand’s commitment to China.
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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Appreciation to the sex workers for talking to me because they knew this was in the public interest. And I think we need to have a conversation about some of the wider issues here.
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PM’s press secretary ‘recorded sex workers without consent’
Christopher Luxon’s deputy chief press secretary quits after Stuff investigation into allegations he secretly recorded sessions with sex workers.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 11/05/2025
Former NZ Supreme Court justice Sir William Young says he wouldn't have accepted an appointment to Hong Kong's top court unless it was proper for him to do so @thepost-nz.bsky.social www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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NZ judge wouldn’t have taken Hong Kong appointment ‘unless proper’
Former Supreme Court justice Sir William Young is the first NZ judge appointed to Hong Kong’s top court since the introduction of draconian national security laws.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
A Green MP says New Zealand’s police should not allow foreign authorities to intimidate human rights advocates and critics on New Zealand soil, after revelations by an @icij.org investigation #ChinaTargets. www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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Greens: NZ should stop setting up secret Chinese police interviews
Teanau Tuiono says police need to do better in distinguishing international criminals from human rights advocates and government critics.
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Paula Penfold @paulapenfold.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The Chinese Embassy was apparently not happy with our reporting on #ChinaTargets @whljustin.bsky.social
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'Full of lies': Chinese Embassy hits back over Stuff role in global investigation
An investigation into the tactics Beijing allegedly uses to target its critics is labelled ‘complete fabrication’ by the Embassy in Wellington.
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Scilla Alecci @scillaa.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
The Chinese Embassy in New Zealand criticized our #ChinaTargets partners' reporting on China's misuse of Interpol. We have the receipts: www.icij.org/investigatio... @paulapenfold.bsky.social @whljustin.bsky.social
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Case involving Alibaba’s Jack Ma shows how China weaponizes Interpol
Chinese authorities exploited Interpol and strong-armed one of the world’s richest men to pursue a target.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
An @icij.org investigation discovered NZ police brokered secret meetings on New Zealand soil for Chinese authorities to interview Beijing's corruption targets, with at least one returning to China. #ChinaTargets @paulapenfold.bsky.social www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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How Chinese authorities have hunted corruption targets on New Zealand soil
A worldwide investigation exposes how Chinese authorities allegedly use Interpol “red notices” for political ends, including targets in New Zealand.
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ICIJ @icij.org · 28/04/2025
Beijing-backed “GONGOs” have transformed the U.N. in Geneva into a hostile environment for critics of President Xi Jinping. Fifteen activists and lawyers described being surveilled or harassed by people suspected to be proxies for the Chinese government. buff.ly/7zUTTIZ
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At the U.N., China is deploying a growing army of puppet organizations to monitor and intimidate human rights activists - ICIJ
Beijing-backed “GONGOs” have transformed the Palais des Nations into a hostile environment for critics of President Xi Jinping.
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Justin Wong @whljustin.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
A new investigation led by @icij.org, including @thepost-nz.bsky.social, documented China's tactics to silence its overseas dissidents, including those in New Zealand. With @paulapenfold.bsky.social www.thepost.co.nz/nz-news/3606...
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China Targets: Global investigation reveals Beijing’s targeting of people in NZ
An international investigation uncovers the scope and tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target its critics, including in New Zealand.
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ICIJ @icij.org · 25/04/2025
COMING SOON: #ChinaTargets. ICIJ’s latest investigation uncovers the sprawling scope and terrifying tactics of Beijing’s campaign to target dissident members of its diaspora. Stay tuned! Sign up to get the stories delivered to your inbox: bit.ly/3SCsH8c
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