Request for independent review of TVNZ’s reporting on Palestine/Israel
Letter presented to TVNZ on Saturday 3 May 2025 Alastair Carruthers Board Chair Television New Zealand Victoria Street Auckland CBD…
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Attack on life-saving aid boat proves the reach of Israel’s out-of-control genocide through starvation is now global
Israel’s drone attack on the Freedom Flotilla boat ‘Conscience’ shows Israel’s genocide strategy has now gone global, according to PSNA….
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On Trump’s ‘Victory Day’ Revisions
This is … a bold set of claims. And not least because I would have assumed VJ Day in August…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: ADV Reliant a study of ‘soft power’ projection in the Pacific
At first glance, the Australian Defence Vessel (ADV) Reliant may not look like a tool for power projection. But this…
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Follow-up: The Decline of NZ’s Primary Education (And Why We Keep Going in Circles)
I really appreciated the comments on my last piece (“Demonisation of NZ’s Public Education is a Scam“), especially two that…
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PSNA complaint about TVNZ reporting upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority
It was good to see this PSNA complaint against TVNZ reporting upheld by the Broadcasting Standards Authority. TVNZ showed film…
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Comrades – it is with deep sadness that I announce The Working Group has been cancelled by the Political Right
Comrades it is with deep sadness that I announce The Working Group, NZs Gold Award Winning Political Podcast 2024, has…
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BEN MORGAN: Time is running out for the US
The big news this week was that Presidents Trump and Zelensky met face-to-face in Rome. A brief 15-minute-long meeting during…
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Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Confused US trade and foreign policy is the Pacific’s biggest security risk
The first 100 days of the Trump White House has been chaotic. The new White House started its tenure by…
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Homage paid to Pope Francis at NZ street theatre rally for Palestine
Activists for Palestine paid homage to Pope Francis in Aotearoa New Zealand today for his humility, care for marginalised in the world, and his courageous solidarity with the besieged people of Gaza at a street theatre rally just hours before his funeral in Rome.