King’s Birthday Honours 2026 Rewards the Establishment
Barry Soper gets journalism honours. Elizabeth Rata gets education honours. Martyn sees no public virtue here, just the establishment pinning medals on itself.
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Barry Soper’s King’s Birthday Honour Is a Media Farce
Barry Soper gets a King’s Birthday gong for journalism. Martyn sees something else: a warning label for what happens when bitterness devours a career.
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How much of a snowflake has Barry Soper turned out to be?
Barry Soper spent decades dishing it out. Now one 16-year-old grudge has made him look like the most fragile man in New Zealand media.
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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.
