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Feature: Evidence says Winston’s right – the media were bribed

Prof Robert MacCulloch of Auckland University also notes that the Government has made it impossible to link the ad spend to specific outlets.

FACTS:

  • Labour’s Chris Hipkins criticises Deputy PM Winston Peters’ bribery claims regarding journalism fund.
  • Research links government advertising to media bias favouring the government.
  • OIA reveals substantial government advertising spending, challenging transparency.
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Is streaming an issue? Or when it's done poorly?

DISINFORMATION

The power of repetition in furthering an agenda 

Repeat, rinse, believe.

Farrar on Te Reo names for Government ministries

Only half of those polled knew what 'Waka Kotahi' translates into in English.

Māori representation isn’t exclusive to the left

“The left have to get over themselves.”

RNZ’s coverage of Cameron Brewer’s speech suggests resisting NZ’s political shift

The rest of us have moved on.

Fake news and ‘small lies’ in NZ’s 2023 election social media posts

Half-truths cherry-picked by pseudo-experts.

NZ MSM wakes up late to a disapproving public 

Graham Adams plays media myth-buster.

ECONOMY

NZIER split on interest rates due to inflation and housing market concerns

Who really knows?

Reddell on windfall taxes

No way.

Safe speeds study claims savings, but are they imaginary?

Auckland's speed limit study tried to race to conclusions, but ended up taking a few wrong turns on Benefit Boulevard and Assumption Avenue.

Deciphering New Zealand’s housing market

Optimism vs reality.

Economic Update: IMF review of New Zealand’s economy focuses on the impact of the Reserve Bank

RBNZ rate challenges NZ housing affordability and the unemployment rate trends upward as KiwiSaver funds experience decline.

NZ pork industry in a tug of war between quality vs cost

Local pigs can’t fly when regulation handicaps NZ farmers against overseas competition.

POLITICS

Evidence says Winston’s right – the media were bribed

And it was a lot more than $55m...

Malpass: This Government will certainly change New Zealand

You wanted it. You're getting it.

NZ’s broken political donation laws

Something needs to change.

Labour’s path forward

Young people no longer associate "prosperity" with today's Labour party.

Coalition talks and political deal-making

Luxon's coalition talks may test patience, but as in business, a hasty deal isn't always the best deal.

Radicalisation of NZ politics

Radicals clinging to the status quo.

SOCIETY

A call to remove gender ideology from Relationship and Sexuality guide

There is no one right way to be a boy or a girl.

NZ Initiative discuss classroom streaming

Is streaming an issue? Or when it's done poorly?

Debate over New Zealand’s school principal selection criteria

School principal criteria aims for group think based on previous government’s philosophy.

Academics call for reforms to halt university decline

Save NZ higher education from inward-looking mediocrity.

Sir Roger Douglas on reviving NZ’s future

Some imagination is needed...

Lord Jonathan Sumption’s speech on the challenges to free speech

In today's world, societal pressure to conform is more of a threat to free speech than the state.

HEALTH

Analysing media coverage of Dr Jonie Girouard’s COVID vaccine exemptions

Media oversimplifies a complex story.

More partisan claims of discrimination in NZ health system

Could it be any more clear that RNZ pushes things that align with their world view?

Examining Michael Baker’s pandemic policies

Hero or charlatan?

U.S. childhood vaccine information

There are no studies addressing long-term effects of cumulative vaccines.

Contradictory claims and legal actions cast doubt on AstraZeneca vaccine

A case of efficacy vs. safety in the vaccine debate.

Tragic case casts doubt on vaccine safety monitoring and investigations into post-vaccine deaths

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