Winston howls he would never use personal information to politically attack anyone – ask Benjamin Doyle and Harry Tam
Winston Peters denies using personal attacks—but past cases raise serious questions. A sharp look at NZ political hypocrisy.

Winston Peters denies using personal attacks—but past cases raise serious questions. A sharp look at NZ political hypocrisy.

The smear campaign against Chris Hipkins shows how allegation politics has been weaponised by the NZ alt-right in a toxic media environment.
Are media cheerleaders ignoring cracks in New Zealand’s economy? Rising unemployment, weak retail and stalled infrastructure suggest deeper trouble.
Benjamin Doyle was hounded from Parliament by a manufactured smear campaign fuelled by trolls, hysteria and political cowardice.
Pacific media commentator and Asia Pacific Report editor David Robie has criticised New Zealand media coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza, describing it as “lopsided” in favour of Tel Aviv.
Pacific Beat interviews journalists, including TDB contributor David Robie, on how Fiji has fared under the draconian Media Act that has restricted media freedom over the past decade – and the moves to change the law.
Last night at a glitzy awards evening at Highwic House in Epsom, and up against Bernard Hickey, Shane Te Pou…
Graeme Hill vs Damien Grant vs Bomber
A Frontline investigative journalism article on the politics behind the decade-long Bougainville war leading up to the overwhelming vote for independence is among articles in the latest Pacific Journalism Review. The journal also features ground-breaking research on the current state of journalism across the Pacific
Blasphemy laws and criminalising the misuse of pronouns as a response to a cascade intelligence apparatus failure is intellectually bankrupt.