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Wondering if Twitter is as deranged as it was the last time.

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The problem with TVNZ;s drift into partisan activism is not that these views are being covered. It is that state Tv presents them as truth and refuses to cover perspectives that don't align with John Camp[bell, Te Aniwa and Maiki Sherman. Something g has gone terribly wrong
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TVNZ is still frightened of the TPN scandal. The biggest story of the year
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John Drinnan
1 year
Is Marama Davidson New Zealand's Jussie Smollett,
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1 year
Wood has been sacked for breaches of conflict of interest, to be replaced as associate finance minister by Kiri Allan - who chided RNZ for not promoting her fiancee, and breached conflict rules over a donation from Meng Foon, who was sacked for not declaring a conflict
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John Drinnan
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TVNZ ignores Waipareira Trust TPM scandal another day.
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2 months
Given the low trust for the media - the job lossses and the fact it is putting out the begging bowl for taxpayer hel[p - I cannot think of a worse time for TVNZ to run such a biased piece partisan political editor. Maiki Sherman damages the rest of media
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John Drinnan
11 months
It is somewhat symbolic that Stuff is imploding at the same pace as Labour is.
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John Drinnan
4 months
Here a delicious irony. Hurricanes Poua gets taxpayer funding from Sport NZ whose CEO Raelene Castle led the sacking of Israel Folau from The Wallabies Folau made peronsl comment about gays that made sponsors angry. I'm betting Raelene will change sides
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7 months
Hilarious. The former communications manager at Waipareira Trust is funded at the Herald under the PIJF. The Herald promotes Jackson's attack on Peters deemed "public interest journalism" It is almost as if Peters has hit the nail on the head.
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John Drinnan
6 months
Don't normally support boycotts but I'll make an exception for Hell Pizza which lacks the courage to say women.
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11 months
Has anybody seen this story or variations in. NZ MSM
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5 months
Maiki Sherman and TVNZ @1News fanning flames for violence at Waitangi on tonight's bulletin. IMO it is a breach of journalist ethics.
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4 months
It s funny peculiar/ ironic that a leftish Labour appointed board at TVNZ - including former TVNZ political editor Linda Clark - has overseen the collapse of journalism at state TV.
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4 months
TVNZ digs itself further into its deep deep hole,
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Hurricanes Poua Haka featured on Breakfast this morning. Jenny-May Clarkson and Anna Burns-Francis say they shouldn't apologize:
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John Drinnan
1 year
Finally National is picking up the ball. Mark Mitchell calls 'assault' of anti-transgender activist Posie Parker a 'failure' by police
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Remember the Holmes Show. When TVNZ would have been staking out the Waipareira Trust and demanding people front up?
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John Drinnan
4 months
If TVNZ has monopoly on Tv new there should be a radical reshape of it's offering - including reviving straight objective news and partition of activist journalists, Maiki Sherman and John Campbell.
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5 months
FFS Newshub - the city is running out of water nd yoiu are praising the drunkard mayor for going to the gym
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Tory Whanau embracing gym after admitting alcohol problem
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John Drinnan
10 months
So Labour had a mad woman as the minister of Justice? And that is meant to be mitigation?.Former Labour Minister Kiri Allan reveals PTSD and ADHD diagnoses, says she's been 'deeply unhappy' for long time
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John Drinnan
3 months
TVNZ is going in the opposite direction
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3 months
The new chair of the public broadcaster has put staff on notice that they are not to take part in activism, and to reconsider their roles if they cannot be objective. What's your view:
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2 months
We have become used to the deep seated bias of the 1news press Gallery, but last nights report on the coalition poll dip suggests systemic failure at TVNZ and not just an errant Gallery. Nobody is maintaining journalism standards and trust will keep collapsing.
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John Drinnan
7 months
Is Mihi Forbes transitioning into a wealthy white woman?
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7 months
Lead story on Stuff and herald websites is that a presenter on a breakfast Tv show - with a tiny audience - is leaving at the end of the year. with news values like that, its's no wonder media are going broke.
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John Drinnan
27 days
The grimmest part of Te Pati Maori abuse and threatening violence is that Luxon and media are shrugging their shoulders and ignoring the growing ncreasing edge to NZ. Seymour and Peters are doing their job - but Luxon and media are sleepwalking into a deeply polarised country,
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2 months
Glenn Greenwald on Jacinda Ardern
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John Drinnan
2 years
John Armstrong - NZ Herald former political editor and trusted political columnist has died. A big loss to journalism. And he was a lovely man as well Like Comment Share
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John Drinnan
2 years
Wrote on broadcasting for 12 years. I have just been blocked m]by the minister of broadcasting, Willie Jackson. Understandable. I think he is dangerous in the post and have said as much.
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John Drinnan
3 months
@SelahHart The mad people will always be with us, The fact that youm dismiss people as "old pale stales" suggests you are also racist and part of the problem
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John Drinnan
11 months
Thank God we have Thomas Cranmer and The Platform. Without them many issues and viewpoints would be ignored by main stream media. Cranmer ( a psuedonym) is a non-journa;ist, and arguably our best journalist.
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John Drinnan
4 months
Oh fuck off RNZ . Why are we paying you to lecture us about about privilege? "Pakeha asked to be aware of ‘privilege’ as demand for te reo grows, via @nzherald
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John Drinnan
2 years
Does anyone else think that Matthew Tukaki is an odd choice to head a new national suicide prevention organisation? HIs manner does not strike you as empathising,
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John Drinnan
4 months
Jesus - a publisher and high profile journalist backs colluding against politicians he does not like. How low can New Zealand journalism go?>
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John Drinnan
11 months
in any other country ties between the Tamihere family the Waipareira Trust. The Labour Maori caucus and the Te Pati Maori would be debated publicly by media.
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Thomas Cranmer
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In 2016/17, the chief executive of the National Urban Māori Authority was Lance Norman, the current secretary and treasurer of Te Pāti Māori. Like his mentor, John Tamihere, Norman currently holds roles at the Whānau Ora Commissioning Agency (WOCA), the Waipareira Trust and Te
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Minister for children Karen Cchour. Integrity, charisma great branding, or all three?
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The NZ minister of sport.
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John Drinnan
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Re the TPM, Waipareira Trust allegations story. In theory this is the type of public story that should be a funded by the Public Interest Journalism Fund. The reality is the PIJF would have refused to fund it because it did obligations to support the Treaty Of Waitangi.
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John Drinnan
3 months
Inside the new $3.2million Jacinda Ardern documentary critics say is dangerously close to taxpayer-funded propaganda via @SkyNewsAust
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John Drinnan
2 years
Neale jones was taking Party courses on how to avoid responding gto Official Information requests, according to Sharma.
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John Drinnan
7 months
She looks like she is 11 years old and did not get the doll she wanted for Christmas.,
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The face of hate.
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John Drinnan
1 year
Does New Zealand have a government at the moment? I know silly season is always like this - but there does not appear to be anyone behind the wheel.
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John Drinnan
1 year
Who was the MediaWorks staff who complained to management about Leah Panapa's views on gender?> Today FM has no credibility, it has destroyed Panapa. I doubt it can survive.
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John Drinnan
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Khylee Quince - abusive law academic at AUT and occasional media commentator
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Another radical
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John Drinnan
6 months
Phil wants everybody to know that he is a pale stale maori with Maori blood.
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John Drinnan
4 months
The astonishing thing about media commentary one then state of journalism and media is that nobody even mentions Maori TV which spends $35 million year and has hardly any viewers
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John Drinnan
6 months
@NewshubPolitics From the river to the sea, designer clothes shall be free,
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John Drinnan
1 year
One effect of the Albert Partk clusterfug is the fact that we cannot even rely on NZmedia to cover the growing international disdain for New Zealand and have too rely on accessing overseas media. It is like the 1890s A
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John Drinnan
1 year
NZME has banned me from commenting on the Posey Parker debacle. I have never been abusive like some,. Why would you pay a media company to be censored?Cancelled my subscription and will get the occasional good column elsewhere.
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John Drinnan
2 years
Given the high horse taken NZME and Radio New Zealand over Uffindell - can we expect either to detail the seamy past of their political commentator, Shane T e Pou, nee Shane Phillips. It seems highly unlikely.
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John Drinnan
1 year
Is there anyone at TVNZ who believes in free speech?
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1 year
Queer activist Shaneel Lal says despite fearing for their life, they will join Saturday’s protest the anti-trans activist also known as ‘Posie Parker’. 👉 More on this story:
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John Drinnan
2 years
No wonder Stuff is laying off journalists.Its campaign against anybody who disagrees with them or the government means that a large part of the population no longer trusts it. School counsellor accused of 'bullying' and transphobia No wonder
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John Drinnan
8 months
A shitfight is looming between media and the new government. Media companies are unwilling to facilitate Act's policy for a referendum on the terms of Treaty. I wonder if msm has the public support to obstruct democracy - or whether it is extending a crash and burn strategy.
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John Drinnan
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@TheZeitgeistNZ Stats is a shambles. But this is the first time it has been imp[licated in alleged corruption. Add the Charities Commission and the Electoral Commission. It looks bleak.
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John Drinnan
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Labour Government policy was to support not question Maori institutions. The Electoral Commission thought this was more important than ensuring the 2023 election was overseen to ensure it was clean
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John Drinnan
1 year
Posie Parker ... 'NZ customs took apart my luggage, searched it, and questioned me for two hours. The Mercure Hotel cancelled when I was in the air claiming the police had visited them. I got a threatening note through my door in the hotel. The whole thing was insane.'
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1 year
Wellington is dying and so is the Auckland CBD
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John Drinnan
2 years
A shocking story about the disaster of emergency housing on Rotorua and Black power Security Guards, Housing minister Megan Woods says nothing to see here, Even TVNZ is questioning the government
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John Drinnan
4 months
TVNZ'S JOHN CAMPELL DISAPPERS UP HIS OWN. ARSE. 1. "In the face of a coalition government spanning a wild and almost arbitrary continuum, from a high wattage aspiration that sometimes feels disconnected from any delivery mechanism, through a paint-by-numbers orthodoxy ...
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John Drinnan
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NZ On Air gave a top new cultural role to Raewyn Rasch - former head of the controversial "Public Interest Journalism Fund' that gave money to media organisations that fitted Labour's take of the Treaty of Waitangi The PIJF coincided with collapse of public trust in journalism
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John Drinnan
2 years
Newshub; Two unknowns now running the new nationalused health service. They had all the government jargon about equity and diversity but vague on practical solutions. It's done. Amidst a crisi, but looks like a disaster on a huge scale. Two levels of healthcare for kiwis
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John Drinnan
1 year
Does anybody find the media and government fearmongering over Gabrielle more disturbing than the Category 2 storm itself. What will be the news monster when the storm has past?
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John Drinnan
1 year
Meng Foon will continue unhindered deciding what NZers are racist and which are not. Labour giving a key member of the Maori caucus a $10.000 election gift is cool No wonder people distrust the public service
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John Drinnan
10 months
Some folk are upset that National is claiming it will stop contracting gangs for contact. Which other country give public money to organised crime?
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John Drinnan
5 months
I am not sure how Campbell and TVNZ can claim they are capable of objectively covering politics and racial division. John Campbell: I saw peace, joy and 10,000 people uniting to say 'no'
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John Drinnan
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The good news is that after tonight media may turn tack and return to their traditional role of holding the government to account. Instead of focusing on the Opposition
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1 year
The green radicals. Chris Trotter is watching a growing struggle within the Green Party where radical activists are battling the grown-ups for control, the outcome which may affect Labour's re-electability in October
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John Drinnan
4 months
Aaspect of the Golriz case smell bad The court date delayed led yp yer judge is a former lawyer colleague. The judge did not convict -leaving the door open to a discharge. The value of stolen goods was dropped below $10,000 reducing the extremes of potential sentences.
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John Drinnan
2 months
TVNZ will inevitably reject complaints against its journalists extraordinbary biassed coverage of the Verian poll. How many will take rejected complaints further to the BSA and will Labour appointed member out gives a Green light to activist reporting?
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1 year
Anyone who disagrees with the government is said to be ' far right'
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3 months
Media self delusion knows no end., Is there nobody who thinks this soap is a waste of millions? Fears Shortland Street axing would silence a 'unique voice'
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3 months
Bravo Jacinda's Aotearoa. Hawke’s Bay rugby game between YMP and Tamatea abandoned by referee due to safety concerns, via @nzherald
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John Drinnan
10 months
Michael Morrah of Newshub has been running a great series on the failed civil defence response action in Hawke's Bay. When was the last time TVNZ did an investigative series? - as opposed to an advertising partnership with a government agency?
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2 months
Who do we believe? Random mother who has TWO trans kids or the former head of the Royal Society of Pediatrics and Child Health? YOU are spreading misinformation and may harm kids! 1:38 PM · Apr 21, 2024 · Views24
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'Rigorous process': Criticism of puberty blockers misguided - trans girl's mother
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1 year
Classic TVNZ Breakfast activist television. One guest that dislikes free speech an had the same views at the interviewer . Balance is ignored
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1 year
Interesting and important question- though ironic considering there was only one guest (and perspective) invited to speak on the @ThePosieParker issue on @Breakfaston1 . Having someone in favour of her speech rights would have given us a chance to hear the counter-speech...
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John Drinnan
11 months
Jacinda fashioned this current shambles. Imagine the state of of the country if she was still was still PM heading a disintegrating government
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John Drinnan
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Talk about mission creep
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Surprise, surprise the Human Rights Commission has made a 16 page submission recommending that the Government abandon the Fast Track Approvals Bill because … human rights.
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Stuff is going into the election in deep disarray. I understand that the company (wholly owned by Sinead Boucher with unknown debt holder ) has recently called in the editorial consultants from Australia to sort out the slide in advertising revenue.
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Not a peep out of @1news about scandal exposed by St5uff over dodginess at Manuykau Marae and the new TPM MP. Maybe Maiki and Te Aniwa will follow through tomorrow. Then again - its bad news Maori politics - maybe not.
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John Drinnan
4 months
" Breakfast" has emerged unscathed so far in TVNZ cuts unveiled, It is woke , poor journalism and fat with presenters. Breakfast delivers TVNZ a lot of advertorial content and income.
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Whoknew and or ignored the TPM scandal Statistics Departmen and James Shaw.\\ MSD ., Willie Jackson. Labour Maori caucus and close Tamihere associate. Manukau Urban Maori Authority., State and Maori media Electoral Commission Charities Commission
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John Drinnan
6 months
I frequently see references on X and Facebook to " right wing" New Zealand media. Does anybody know who they are, b?'ll give you The platform I guess - but its hard to see it anywhere else.
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John Drinnan
4 months
It ismincidental. But the left leaning board of TVNZ has agreed to kill the straight news operations of Sunday and Fair Go - while leaving untouched 2 opertions that have deep-seated bias toward the woke and Labour: Seven Sharp and Breakfast.
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John Drinnan
7 months
Ryan Bridge getting his own interview programme at 7pm - replacing The Project - is a poke in the eye for Jenna Lynch Amelia Wade and the Press Gallery whose tabloid tendencies have degenerated in 2023. TVNZ should move Maiki Sherman to Marae.
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John Drinnan
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@skinonbothsides @golrizghahraman I expect your forgiveness is selective
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John Drinnan
2 months
The Christchurch Call has morphed into Jacinda's campaign for more censorship and controls on what people can say. Dump it
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Is Jacinda Ardern’s role as Special Envoy to the Christchurch Call about to be terminated? Official Information Act requests filed by The Spinoff indicate that a Cabinet Paper will soon be released outlining the Government’s decision.
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John Drinnan
10 months
It seems more violent in Aotearoa than it was in New Zealand.
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#BREAKING | Homicide investigation launched after man stabbed to death in Palmerston North
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John Drinnan
7 months
Have media decided not delve into the cirvumstances go Tory Whanau'd latest fall from grace? I doubt they would the same for a politician who is not a "wahine toa" This could be another nail in the coffin for MSM.
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1 year
Huge problems with Auckland train services being shut down ad excalating costs, and disarray at AT. But it is proud as much that they will be giving five stations new te reo names .It sums up New Zealand in 2023 perfectly, imo
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John Drinnan
6 months
Has anybody at TVNZ ever been to Australia in summer ?
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Scorching weather prompts heatstroke warning with high temperatures set to persist across the weekend.
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John Drinnan
4 months
Four who have overseen the collapse of jouttnslidm at TVNZ. Three directors and the head of news and current affairs (There are more)
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@JulieAnneGenter Okay okay Calm down Julie, Don't get angry. A lot of money from failed light rail ended up in your hikusehold.
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@bryce_edwards Did police do any policing - or was it like Albert Park?
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