MEDIAWATCH – Damien Venuto surprised free market capitalism cheerleaders might be wrong
Are media cheerleaders ignoring cracks in New Zealand’s economy? Rising unemployment, weak retail and stalled infrastructure suggest deeper trouble.
Are media cheerleaders ignoring cracks in New Zealand’s economy? Rising unemployment, weak retail and stalled infrastructure suggest deeper trouble.

NZME launches an internal review after senior exits at OneRoof — but why is its own Media Insider silent as questions mount over ownership and control?

New Zealand faces climate change consequences it can’t afford. Matthew Hooton argues Paris payments are fantasy while adaptation failures mount.

Social media giant Meta insists banning under-16s from platforms like Facebook and Instagram won’t work Critics — including academics, child…

As unemployment climbs to its highest level in over a decade, sections of New Zealand’s right-wing media are attempting to…

A deep dive into New Zealand’s broken markets, the Commerce Act reform debate, and why corporate power continues to undermine competition, democracy, and public trust.
…this morning the NZ Herald had a story about Justin Bieber dancing sexily with an old woman as a bigger story than Key being complicit in a war crime.