An interesting aside contained in Stuff’s submission on the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill shows its reliance on Google’s programmatic advertising tech and the influence that it has on its curation of content: “The Committee may also be surprised to know that Google also

Reminder that the Public Service Inquiry into how government agencies protected personal information provided for the 2023 Census and COVID 19 vaccination purposes relating to the Manurewa Marae has an indicative reporting date of Monday, 16 September.

Fascinating to see the streaming numbers from yesterday’s US presidential debate with TV, newspapers and individual streamers competing for audience. In NZ, TVNZ, the Herald and RNZ (as well as X) all streamed the debate. Let me know how you watched … interested in the results

The Herald quietly stops posting on X 5 days ago, continuing traditional media’s love/hate relationship with socials.

It’s difficult to know exactly why the Wellington Mayor sold her car, but in any event Whanau does have the use of a Hyundai Ioniq mayoral car as confirmed in an OIA made last year. Oddly, the OIA sets out the running costs of the mayoral car for the year ended June 2023 as

On 7 Sept, I posted about specific flight expenses of Debbie Ngawera-Packer and Willie Jackson. Today the Sunday Post runs the same story.

With Parliamentary Services unable to provide breakdowns of MP’s expenses, the system seems open to abuse. In addition to Debbie Ngawera-Packer claiming $39k on airfares in the period March to June there are other questionable expenses. Last year Parliament was dissolved on 8

The recent UN review of NZ’s human rights performance revealed some interesting comments from member States: “The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuelan expressed serious concern about the situation of human rights in New Zealand, noting regression since the previous review.”

Interesting details about the sinking of the Manawanui from the press conference of Samoan Acting PM Ponifasio on Sunday evening. Samoan authorities received a call from Rescue Coordination in Wellington at 6:58pm on Saturday regarding a distressed vessel Manawanui which had

HMNZS Manawanui - the rescue was more perilous than first imagined, with the first sailors getting to shore at 1am and the last at 5:30am, and there was possibly more to its mission than simply charting a reef. The vessel went down 1.5nm from the Sinelai Reef Resort - reputedly

Wishing everyone a very happy New Year and all the best for 2025!

Astonishing number of errors in the post below from a senior journo: - Grenon’s slate was 4 directors (including himself), not 5 - secured 1 seat on the main board and 2 on sub boards (OneRoof and editorial) - 3 of 5 existing directors will remain following the AGM but one of

A reminder, for those interested, of my politics. When I told a RNZ journalist the other day that I didn’t vote in the last election, he expressed surprise.