“Better Wellington?” Or BETRAYED Wellington? Mayoral Hopeful CAUGHT in Web of Extremist Ties!

A mayoral candidate’s campaign is spiralling into scandal after explosive revelations linked him to a shadowy network of conspiracy-peddling, anti-trans, and anti-vax websites — with ties to controversial right-wing figures and even spy plane fixers.

Ray Chung, a current Wellington City councillor and now mayoral aspirant, has been fingered at the centre of a sinister political puzzle involving not one, not two, but four connected websites — including those of Inflection Point, Resistance Kiwi, and his own campaign’s sites: Better Wellington and Independent Together.

The Smoking Server: Four Groups, One Private IP

Digital footprints don’t lie — and this one’s a whopper.
All four sites were hosted on the exact same private server, according to respected digital investigator and ex-journalist Keith Ng.

“This is clear evidence,” Ng said, “that they are being run by the same organisation or individual.”

Another tech expert agreed, calling the digital overlaps “highly likely to be centrally coordinated.”

And guess who helped build Chung’s site? None other than Glenn Inwood, the infamous PR gun-for-hire previously linked to the Japanese whaling industry, Big Tobacco, and even alleged spy flights targeting anti-whaling activists.

‘Nothing to Do With It,’ Says Chung — Despite Receiving Donations & Strategy Help

Chung has tried to dodge responsibility with a shrug:

“Glenn Inwood set up my website but, honestly, I’ve never looked at it.”

Glen certainly set him up. That excuse isn’t flying with the public — or his political rivals.

Crucially, Chung admits his campaign has received a “substantial war chest”, including a mysterious donation from a well-known Wellingtonian whose identity he refuses to reveal.

The Extremist Connection: Anti-Trans Rants and Pandemic Paranoia

Let’s break it down:

• Inflection Point hosted firebrand anti-trans speakers like Posie Parker and Brian Tamaki at a 2024 event labelled “hostile to trans people” by protesters. Te Papa tried to cancel it — but folded after legal threats.

• Resistance Kiwi, Inwood’s now-defunct site, was a COVID conspiracy megaphone and one of the key organisers behind the violent 2022 Parliament occupation.

Mayoral Rivals and Councillors Demand Answers

Councillor Geordie Rogers isn’t pulling punches:

“The shared IP address raises a massive red flag. Wellington voters deserve transparency — not Trojan horses for extremist ideology.”

Mayoral contender Andrew Little said he wouldn’t support groups that attack the trans community. Another rival, Karl Tiefenbacher, simply distanced himself, saying “no comment” on the mess unfolding.

A Carefully Constructed Campaign — or a Coordinated Coup?

Despite the denials, the evidence is stacking up. Alistair Boyce, spokesperson for Better Wellington, confirmed that he, Chung, Inwood, and Paul Heffernan crafted the policies for Independent Together — the political front now fielding 11 council candidates.

Boyce insisted the shared affiliations were just “personal politics” and brushed off the scandal as coincidence:

“There is no grand conspiracy. Just concerned citizens.”

But that doesn’t square with the mounting digital breadcrumbs — and voters are starting to ask: Is Better Wellington really about fixing roads and bins... or is it just the respectable face of a far-right uprising in disguise?

Final Word

With the capital’s election looming, the pressure is rising.
Ray Chung may have hoped for a quiet campaign — but his digital skeletons have now burst from the server racks. And Wellington’s voters want answers.

Is this just a glitch in the matrix — or the beginning of Dirty Politics 2.0?