Fonterra & Z Energy Lobbying Hidden From PMO OIA Release
Fonterra and Z Energy lobbied the Prime Minister’s Office over climate litigation. The public only found out through the courts. That should alarm everyone.

Fonterra and Z Energy lobbied the Prime Minister’s Office over climate litigation. The public only found out through the courts. That should alarm everyone.

National has stopped pretending to be centrist. Six months before Election 2026, the cruelty is out in the open and the target is anyone too exhausted to fight back.

Critics say the Government is attempting to rewrite the law to protect major polluters after the Supreme Court allowed Smith v Fonterra to proceed.

Better Public Media says scrapping the Broadcasting Standards Authority would weaken journalism standards just as trust in media is already collapsing.

The Government wants broadcasters to regulate themselves. Critics say that’s exactly how standards collapse and misinformation spreads.

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.

Kill the watchdog — and what exactly replaces it? That’s the question no one serious is answering.

Three days. That’s all it was. Now even that’s too much to ask from a system that never wants to switch off.
Changes to voting rules are sparking debate over fairness, with critics warning of major impacts on voter participation.