The events at Albert Park in March of 2023 look less like the high-water mark of an unstoppable cultural consensus, and more like the moment the consensus began to crack.
If the media wants to be trusted on COVID, then stop recycling misleading numbers, quoting the same local “experts”, and treating one narrow public health line as the only respectable view.
Editorial independence protects TVNZ from political interference, but it does not remove accountability when bias occurs. Ministers cannot direct coverage, but the board still has responsibility through leadership, oversight and senior appointments.
If you use private life to polish your public image, don’t be shocked when people start asking whether the image was real.
Allowing a former minister to run again who insulted voters, abused basic conflict rules, and was rejected at the ballot box is not a good look.
Cracks in the scales of justice.
Investigative journalist Ian Wishart recalls how ideals collided with economic reality during the Rainbow Warrior crisis and asks whether New Zealand faces the same dilemma again.
If a detail changes how the story is understood, say it clearly in the headline.
The fact that the mount absorbed 50% more water in May 2005 without slipping onto the camp is strongly indicative that the trees protected the slope.
Similar cases in Canada and New Zealand offer warning shots about the role of courts during emergencies. Rights are suspended first, explained later, and rarely restored in full.
