A NZ Wikipedia writer answers your questions

By Baz Macdonald

As of June 2023, English Wikipedia had 7 million articles containing over 4.3 billion words, and almost all of that was written by volunteers.

We sat down with one of New Zealand’s Wikipedia writers with your burning questions about why they contribute to the website, the weirdest things on Wikipedia, and its role in our society.

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