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The Detail's Sharon Brettkelly heads to the capital to see the occupation at Parliament first-hand, speak to protesters and tour their sprawling campsite on Parliament's front lawn.  

Dominion Post editor Anna Fifield says after 20 years reporting offshore - she’s shocked at the “communications industrial complex” she says shields our government and public service from media scrutiny. It’s not a new complaint - but is it really worse here than in any other modern democracy?

Covid skeptics occupied Parliament grounds this week under the banner of ‘freedom’ - and many other things. Did media coverage amplify their fringe views? Should media do more to understand them and what motivates their movement - in spite of their obvious hostility to the media themselves? Mediawatch asks an editor wrestling with those dilemmas.   

It didn’t take long for NBC to broadcast pro-China bias during its coverage of the Beijing Winter Olympics. During the Opening Ceremony co-host Savannah Guthrie and guest panelists glossed over China’s forced abortion/sterilization policy and hailed “China styles itself as a champion of the developing world.” 

Dr. Tom Frieden and Dr. Richard Horton give an update on the pandemic.

The WOMAD NZ team have shared a third knockout announcement for 2022, bolstering the three day

The behind-the-scenes story of the rise and reign of the world’s strangest and most elusive leader , Kim Jong Un, by the journalist with the best connections and insights into the bizarrely dangerous world of North Korea. Anna Fifield reconstructs Kim’s past and present with exclusive access to sources near him and brings her unique understanding to explain the dynastic

Prejudice is bad, but so is "inspiration porn".

Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter called out Nike and one of its co-founders, Phil Knight, for what he believes to be the company's continued...

Bill Hickman18:02, Jul 30 2021 monique ford/Stuff Wellington police are appealing for information into the death of Richard Wallace. Good afternoon, Wellington. Damian George here with the latest breaking news and events from around the capital today. 5.30pm: Wellington Police are appealing to the public for information into the death of Richard Wallace, who was found dead in his Strathmore Park home on July 22. Police said on Friday they wanted to hear from the 70-year-old’s friends and c...