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The Culture Clash at the Heart of the TVNZ-RNZ Merger
Peter Thompson Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Peter joined the Media Studies Programme at Victoria University of Wellington in 2011. He came to New Zealand in 1997, and lectured at Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland, where he helped establish the postgraduate programmes in international communication. The 980
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
STEPHEN BERRY’S GUIDE TO THE 2022 AUCKLAND LOCAL ELECTION VOTING GUIDES “They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and, following the Absolutely Biased Guide to the Auckland Local Elections 2019, there are plenty of imitations popping up on the internet in 2022,” says political commentator and 2013
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A Fly in Ardern’s Censorship Ointment
Jacinda Ardern’s censorship plan has been stymied by Elon Musk’s U-turn on his Twitter purchase. His U-turn was timely, as one commentator has labelled Ardern “the acceptable face of tyranny” After slaying them all on her recent overseas trip, including sipping bubbles with Justin at altitude,
Victims’ Voices Must Be Heard
Debra Wilson University of Canterbury Debra Wilson has an LLB, LLM and BA (Hons) from University of Canterbury. She researches and publishes in Criminal Law and Medical Law New Zealanders reacted with anger, confusion and disbelief at the sentencing in recent weeks of 18-year-old Jayden Meyer to home
Free Taste of an Insight Politics article by Nathan Smith
If you don’t have a Silver level membership yet you are missing out on our Insight Politics articles. Today is a FREE taste of an Insight Politics article by writer Nathan Smith. BlackRock and the Rise of the Market State Power is very shy. Often, it can only be
Is Luxon Just Ardern Lite?
Hello, it’s All things Political with John Porter on Bay FM and today I’m questioning if Luxon is really a true right-wing, National Party leader. Going by recent polling it looks very much like Luxon will be our next Prime Minister. But where does he really stand
Maori Myths and So-Called Legends
From the Maori Party website: “It is a known fact that Maori genetic makeup is stronger than others.” This piece of invented idiocy reflects how far up the mountain of arrogance the Maori Members of Parliament have been allowed to climb. Warning Message to the Maori Party, The Labour Party,
More Pain for Kiwis with a Mortgage
The Reserve Bank’s decision to increase the Official Cash Rate by 50 basis points today means yet more pain for anyone with a mortgage. Not since the dawn of the OCR have New Zealanders experienced such a relentlessly steep climb in interest rates. A 50 basis points rise is
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And They Wonder Why We Don’t Trust Them
The Police seem to have developed a systemic proclivity for breaking the law. The latest episode has seen them busted for illegally pretending to be window washers so they can give tickets to people at intersections for using cell phones. And they wonder why we don’t trust them: Police
Ram Raids
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com Below is a letter published in the Dominion Post some weeks ago which I don’t imagine the correspondent, Bruce Anderson of Christchurch will mind me reproducing. The essence of Mr Anderson’s complaint boils down to an elementary one, namely the feeble punishment, or
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