The Press gets curious about Centrist – but misses the mark
Charlie Mitchell’s analysis is thoughtful in parts, but some conclusions need a second look.
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‘Terrorist tea towel’ remarks are a clumsy culture war tactic
By calling the keffiyeh a “terrorist tea towel,” Shane Jones brought culture war language into Parliament.
Same scandal, different script: how the Herald protects one MP and targets another
The same newsroom that gave Doyle the benefit of nuance turned around and gave Campbell the axe. Does this suggest that, at the Herald, politics decides the tone?
Kennedy rejects ‘epidemic denial,’ vows to fund research into environmental autism triggers
“This is a preventable disease."
‘You’re gonna get it’: Former Te Pāti Māori candidate confronts Cabinet minister in public – Harawira calls it out
“Pat yourself on the back if you think that makes you a big man."
News bosses pushed spy agency to investigate RNZ journalist over ‘Russian edits’
Spy probe sparked by surreptitious subediting.
Why are taxpayers still funding The Spinoff? Sean Plunket slams $600k NZ On Air handout
"Woke rubbish."
Te Pāti Māori’s donation scandals: big money, poor compliance
Taxpayer cash, missing audits, and a “cavalier attitude.”
Spike protein found in female stroke patients’ brains 17 months after mRNA vaccine
The spike protein may have come from vaccine mRNA.
UK Supreme Court rules woman means ‘biologically female’ under Equality Act
Women face discrimination because of their biology, and should be protected as a distinct class.
AI advancing rapidly, but scientists admit they don’t understand how
AI modes are “essentially like aliens to us.”
Trump tariffs cast uncertainty over New Zealand’s $9B US export market
“No one wants to be the first person to put their price up.”
Coalition tells Health NZ to stop using term ‘pregnant people’ in official comms
“Only women and people of the female sex can get pregnant and birth a child no matter how they identify.”
More Kiwis than ever to vote in Aussie election after citizenship law change
“We can finally vote, we have to vote.”
Trump administration fires top female Navy officer labelled ‘woke’ by critics
"Our diversity is our strength" vs "Lethality"