Thursday, April 30, 2026

Why the Maiki Sherman-Lloyd Burr incident is a matter of public interest

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 A good and respected friend – like me, a former newspaper editor – takes the view that the furore over TVNZ political editor Maiki Sherman’...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Pushing the views that suit them

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It’s verging on dishonesty for RNZ to describe political commentator Janet Wilson as a former National Party press secretary, as it did yest...
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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Luxon still hasn’t got the hang of politics

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“I’m not going to play that game,” Christopher Luxon said – rather lamely – when Tova O’Brien asked him how many Maori National MPs were in ...
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Friday, March 27, 2026

The Last Post

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That’s it then. The End. Finito. That was my immediate reaction to the news that Stuff’s printing plant at Petone will shut down next year a...
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Tuesday, March 17, 2026

A masterclass in damage control, and Labour's PR flunkies didn't have to lift a finger

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It has been fascinating to observe the media’s treatment of allegations against Labour leader Chris Hipkins by his ex-wife. The first thing ...
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Saturday, February 21, 2026

Stuff's operating model: cheap and lazy

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(Estimated reading time: 10 minutes) Last Tuesday’s edition of my local paper, the Wairarapa Times-Age , devoted an entire page to an Associ...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Will a new RNZ board stop the rot?

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The Treasury has publicly advertised vacancies on the RNZ board for a new chair and two “governors” (I presume that means directors). The ap...
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