Maiki Sherman, TVNZ and National’s Media War
National wants the media frightened, obedient and apologetic. The question is whether TVNZ still remembers what journalism is for.
Author: Martyn Bradbury
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MEDIAWATCH: Barry Soper’s anti-Jacinda hate poisoned his journalism – why he’s now a cautionary tale for culture war boomers
Barry Soper once had mana. Then Jacinda broke his brain, ZB fed the fever, and now he’s a cautionary tale for every culture war Boomer.
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An American millionaire big-game hunter being murdered by elephants is something we can all take hope in
An American millionaire trophy hunter has died after being crushed by elephants in Gabon, and the internet’s response has been brutally unsympathetic.
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The single problem with NZ is, we haven’t reformed away from the failed 1980’s neoliberal free market capitalism experiment
New Zealand’s 40-year neoliberal experiment has hollowed out the State, inflated housing bubbles and left us dangerously exposed to climate and economic collapse.
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You know why I think Labour are surging? Netflix
A shock TVNZ poll shows Labour surging, but is the failing economy driving it, or are Kiwis quietly rewatching the COVID years through Netflix?
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The market isn’t pricing in true risk of Iranian blunder because it believes Trump is rational
Markets are acting like the Iran crisis will blow over. If Hormuz closes, that fantasy could end in inflation, fuel shortages and recession.
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NZ is so laid back we are going into a fuel crisis economic meltdown almost horizontal
NZ is so laid back we may sleepwalk through a fuel crisis, an LNG gamble, and an economic shock — all while being told not to panic.
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Are NZ First hate trolls poisoning their own brand this election?
NZ First’s online hate trolls may be doing more damage to the party’s brand than its opponents ever could.
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ANZAC Day 2026 – Lest we remember
This ANZAC Day, the dead are not asking for flags or slogans—they are asking us not to repeat the same mistakes.
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National’s economic doom spiral is now upon us and social cohesion is disintegrating – why running NZ as a company is killing us
The economy is buckling, social cohesion is fraying, and the fantasy of running New Zealand like a company is collapsing.
