If ministers can’t interfere, who fixes state-media bias?
Editorial independence protects TVNZ from political interference, but it does not remove accountability when bias occurs. Ministers cannot direct coverage, but the board still has responsibility through leadership, oversight and senior appointments.
Why are COVID stories still using dodgy numbers and the same ‘expert’ script?
If the media wants to be trusted on COVID, then stop recycling misleading numbers, quoting the same local “experts”, and treating one narrow public health line as the only respectable view.
Hypocritkins? Hipkins, privacy and the ‘very high standards’ problem
If you use private life to polish your public image, don't be shocked when people start asking whether the image was real.
Mike Hosking says ministers were right to ignore ‘vague, wrong and made up’ advice on move-on orders
“Advice is not automatically right.”
The Man on the £5 Note
A nation that refuses to remember and celebrate its history will see its past expunged by those who prefer to forget it.
Will the Coalition Survive the Iran War?
Perhaps the only thing the Government can do to stabilise fuel prices is to speed up the demise of the Islamic Republic and fire a few missiles of our own?
The Good Oil Podcast – Episode 26 – Nathan Seiuli
Nathan is a Christian advocate for free speech, civil liberties and rights to privacy, and a strong believer in a public square that is moderate, reasonable and transparent.
Decades of Influence of ‘The Population Bomb’
The scientist passed away at 93, but his malign ideas live on.
Blaze a Trail: Be a Libertarian
If you want to make real waves, give liberty a shot. It will uplift your family, friends, and community and better yet – you just might be the first person to do it.
Wednesday Weapons
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Mayor Wayne Brown's "Grand Coalition" Of National/Labour
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Sean Plunket Reacts To Social Media Post From Chris Hipkins Ex Wife
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Editors’ Picks
How High Did the Grooming Cover Up Go?
UK PM implicated in Muslim child-rape gang scandal.
Most of the Covid Tyrants Are Gone, What Next?
Ardern, Biden and Trudeau are now gone. But where to from here?
Continued Contempt of Parliament from Te Pāti Māori
If they don’t like the institution of parliament and its standing orders, then they can always go back to the mat.