Investigate

The cover of the October 2006 issue of Investigate.

Investigate is a current affairs magazine published in New Zealand. It has a conservative Christian editorial standpoint and has published a number of controversial articles, many criticising policies and members of the current centre-left Labour Party.

It is edited by Ian Wishart.

Notable articles

The John Tamihere Interview

The April 4, 2005 issue of Investigate contains an interview with then Labour MP John Tamihere. In the article Tamihere makes a number of allegations, including accusing Prime Minister Helen Clark of being unable to deal with emotions, that Labour deliberately lost the 1993 General Election, and that it is "very dangerous" to be in the Labour Party if "you're a free and independent spirit". He also is recorded as making insulting remarks about Michael Cullen, Steve Maharey and the gay MPs of the Labour Party, and about women in leadership generally.^[1]

The sexuality of Peter Davis

The September 2005 issue contains allegations that Peter Davis, the husband of Helen Clark, is a closet homosexual. Ms Clark described the allegations as "vile, baseless lies".^[2]

Corruption in the New Zealand police force

The May 2007 issue contains allegations that in the 1980s Police Commissioner Howard Broad played a pornographic bestiality video as entertainment at a function in Dunedin, and that Michael Cullen and David Benson-Pope, who would both go on to be Labour government ministers, were involved in covering up the scandal. The same article alleges that other members of the Labour government in the early 2000s were aware of bestiality and police rape videotapes in the possession of the New Zealand Police.^[3]

Preachers of Hate

The March 2007 issue contains an article entitled Preachers of Hate^[4], alleging that Islamic terrorists have infiltrated New Zealand's Muslim community. The article was condemned as "negative stereotyping" in an open letter penned by political activist Grant Morgan and signed by dozens of New Zealanders.^[5]

Intelligent Design

Investigate frequently publishes articles in support of the theory of Intelligent Design^[6].

Alleged Links with the Exclusive Brethren

The Labour Party claims that members of the Exclusive Brethren church are behind many of the anti-Labour Party allegations published by Investigate.^[7] The connection is that private investigator Wayne Idour, who has previously done work for the Exclusive Brethren, is one of the sources for the May 2007 story about police corruption.^[8]

References

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