Mike Hosking’s face has been so whitewashed in new ZB advert he looks like a KKK scrotum with botox
The new ZB advert has polished Mike Hosking so aggressively he looks less like a broadcaster and more like a haunted scented candle with opinions.

The new ZB advert has polished Mike Hosking so aggressively he looks less like a broadcaster and more like a haunted scented candle with opinions.

When Russian media starts spotlighting your culture-war grift, maybe stop celebrating and start asking who finds you useful.

David Seymour attacking RNZ from The Platform is Temu Trump theatre: bully the broadcaster, sneer at journalism, then call it free speech.

The BSA became a complaints box for people furious at hearing te reo Māori. But scrapping it without stronger media standards is madness.

If the Broadcasting Standards Authority disappears, what replaces it? In an era of misinformation and rage-fuelled algorithms, that question matters more than ever.

Snap election rumours. Immigration dog whistles. Iran war fallout. The Bradbury Group dives headfirst into the political chaos tearing through Election 2026.

Oil prices are rising. Inflation fears are back. And New Zealand’s economy is staring down another global crisis. Nicola Willis explains the Government’s plan.

If the economy is doing so well, why does it feel like most people are drowning? Chlöe Swarbrick says the system is working exactly as designed: for the wealthy.

Were Kiwis “caught up,” or illegally detained at sea? RNZ’s wording is now part of the story.

Is this really about Maiki Sherman, or part of a wider push to weaken TVNZ ahead of privatisation?