Waatea News Column: Is it time for Auckland’s first Māori Mayor?
With John Tamihere throwing his hat in the ring for the Mayoralty, Auckland could get it’s first Māori Mayor.
Media Watch
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Fairfax media and Kiwiblog revise incorrect story denigrating trans-people
On 24 January, I wrote to David Farrar, pointing out that his blogpost and ‘tweet’ were based on an inaccurate media story;
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Andrea Vance lances the New Conservative pus of David Moffett
I am hoping that New Zealanders are smarter than this, but I also fear that a cultural backlash to the woke may propel the New Conservatives into a position of power.
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Sacked head of Timor-Leste state broadcaster claims ‘political axe’
A Fretilin-appointed head of Timor-Leste’s public television broadcaster who has been sacked after a change of government says he has been fighting against political interference for years.
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Waatea News Column: This is America !
Beyond the rushed judgements and our need to see the worst in the other, we have a cultural landscape lacking in basic kindness and dignity. In the hyper critical environment of social media where hot takes and lack of all facts leaves us with little more to go on than ill judged opinions and easy anger, we are becoming nothing more than a baying lynch mob.
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MEDIA WATCH: Gillette – the best a progressive can get?
I was personally pretty cynical towards the Gillette advert and wrote it off as corporate woke wash, but watching in disbelief at Roastbusters wanting to launch a music career this week forces me to put that cynicism aside and acknowledge the deep need for the message Gillette is pushing.
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The PSA and scab unions
Some senior PSA staff are as undeservedly self important as your average Wellington mummy blogger, creating scab unions is a tactic that will blowback on them.
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Get well soon Cameron – the NZ blogosphere isn’t the same without you
I’m sure we will see you on the battlefield again Slater. Best of luck to you, your team and your family in overcoming the challenges ahead.
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Andrew Dickens kicks mourning father of 2 dead sons in the face – even for the NZ Herald this seems to be a new low point for journalism
Shame on ZB, shame on NZ Herald and shame on Dickens. Allow the father to grieve his dead children before you start pissing all over him for clickbait you spiteful sanctimonious arseholes.
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Waatea News Column: Wait, what? We are going to re-victimise Māori AGAIN?
As New Zealand gears up for a referendum on Cannabis, some of the ideas being floated right now look to re-victimise Māori. National are suggesting that only “fit and proper persons” should be allowed to grow legal cannabis. That means anyone with a criminal conviction won’t be allowed to benefit from a legal cannabis market.