Personally never thought the result was in doubt, strong candidate from #National and headwinds against #Labour but no doubt #NZMedia will and #Luxon will make this out to be some sort of national referendum... sigh... #NZPol

This is bloody ridiculous from Pharmac. I'm all for holding #nzmedia to account and even the odd sanction. But to put a "ban" in place for breaching a an embargo that didn't exist when the reporting was done... well we deserve better from the public service!

https://www.todayfm.co.nz/home/opinion/2022/12/rachel-smalley-pharmac-issues-media-ban-on-today-fm-and-across-entire-mediaworks-network.html

#nzpol

"Seized by the FBI and almost destroyed, a collection of photographs from Aotearoa has made it back home and will soon be going on sale.
...
And how do I actually bid?
You can register, and find other details, on the Fairfax Archives website."

#nzmedia #nzhistory #historical #photos

https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/10-11-2022/over-a-million-historic-nz-photographs-are-going-up-for-auction

"For an entire generation of music lovers, Ready to Roll was appointment viewing. In this piece, first published by Audioculture, Fiona Rae looks at the impact the show had on New Zealand and our appreciation of homegrown music."

#nzhistory #nzculture #nzmusic #nzmedia

https://thespinoff.co.nz/music/08-11-2020/internet-killed-the-music-video-star-the-legacy-of-ready-to-roll/

"My motives for becoming a journalist changed in an instant when I walked into my first year of communications at university. I was in for a huge wake up call. I was so ignorant to the fact that all news and media I had ever consumed was white, but there it was, clear as day. I looked around the room. It was white, as in every person in the room was white. I’d never felt so out of place."
#nzculture #nzmedia

https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/23-03-2019/im-struggling-to-be-a-journalist-in-new-zealand-right-now/