It’s one of the biggest myths of the modern Māori renaissance. Now a new analysis reveals what’s wrong with it.

8 March 2024

“Another brutal swing of the axe” as TVNZ announces major job cuts amidst decline in viewership

TVNZ, New Zealand’s state broadcaster, has announced significant job cuts and programming adjustments, including the loss of long-running shows and daily news bulletins. Notably, the current affairs program “Sunday” and consumer advocacy show “Fair Go” are among those being cut, and the fallout continues to grow.

9 March 2024

The curious case of 217 jabs

In a strange twist, mainstream media has embraced the story of a German criminal claiming to have received 217 COVID vaccine doses, despite the person facing charges related to fake vaccine card sales. 

9 March 2024

WHO has a sinister, neo-imperial agenda, Doc warns

Vaccines are the new gunboats in WHO scheme for global health laws, warns doctor. Pleasant sounding buzzwords out of The World Health Organization (WHO) mask a sinister, neo-imperial agenda, says Dr David Bell, a clinical and public health physician.

10 March 2024

Building media trust in an era of informational anarchism

Is “balance” in media possible? Maybe not, says political commentator Grant Duncan.

“Political issues and events are, by their nature, ambivalent and fast-moving. The field itself is always off-balance, and the current media environment is rapidly changing and diversifying, if not disintegrating.” 

8 March 2024

X marks the trouble spot – Eurocrats fume over loss of influence over social media giant’s European HQ 

As Elon Musk stares down from the virtual drawbridge of X’s Europe HQ in Dublin at the barbarians laying siege at the gates, he must be wondering where it’s all going to end.

8 March 2024

Government unveils draft transport plan with focus on roads and (eventually) user charges

Transport Minister Simeon Brown recently released the draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport, outlining the government’s priorities for transport investment over the next decade.