This is edition 2025/48 of the Ten@10 newsletter.
Welcome back. It's 2025 and 20 years since I started writing about politics and anything else that took my fancy. Thank to my VIP members for making this site what it is today. In July we will be having a 20th birthday celebration. Stay tuned for more announcements.
This is the Ten@10, where I collate and summarise ten news items you generally won't see in the mainstream media.
Enjoy!
1. They doth protest too much
Simon O'Connor
- 🌍 After a wonderful month in Europe, Rachel and I are back in NZ, enjoying the warmth.
- 📚 Highlight: Trinity College Library in Dublin was a trip highlight.
- 📰 NZME faces board changes amid financial challenges, including a $16M loss.
- 🔄 Reaction to board change includes hypocritical attacks on Jim Grenon.
- 🇨🇦 Grenon's Canadian origin spun negatively despite his long residency in NZ.
- 💼 NZME's board change is legal but faces biased scrutiny compared to others.
- 🎙️ Concerns over editorial independence at NZME reflect political biases.
- 📉 NZME's financial decline contrasts with concerns over editorial direction.
- 📻 Simon hosts Solid Ground and Political Playback, discussing current politics.
- 🎙️ Interviews cover topics like societal issues and media integrity.
- 🏰 Photo: Muckross Abbey, County Kerry, Ireland - serene despite ruin.
