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The Spinoff: Racist rant on MediaWorks Magic Talk - why John Banks sacking shouldnt be the end of the story 28 Jan, 2021 03:50 AM 6 minutes to read Magic Talk host John Banks has been taken off air. Photo / Brett Phibbs OPINION: Its easy to sacrifice John Banks. Its a lot harder for brands, sports organisations and government to truly stop funding racism. Are they willing to try? Duncan Greive reports. Yesterday John Banks, the former Auckland mayor and MP, became subject to one of the fastest ...

New chief executive says controversial shock jock is banished from the airwaves for good.

Instead of pushing back, the former National and Act MP and Auckland mayor told Richard his kids would have to "get used to that stone-aged culture because if their stone-age culture doesnt change, these people will come through your bathroom window". Banks yesterday apologised on air and claimed he had not understood Richards comments, saying he made "generic negative statements about Māori people and practices that could have been misconstrued as racist". "Im not racist," Banks said. John...

"I'm so proud to be Māori."

"I'm so proud to be Māori."

Banks blunder a blow for MediaWorks Newsroom 28/01/2021 © Provided by Newsroom MediaWorks radio stations dominate the music format but the company has always struggled to develop a viable talkback station. Now, as Mark Jennings writes, a racist incident involving stand-in host John Banks has suddenly added to the company’s problems. What were they thinking? Mediaworks’ decision to give John Banks some sort of last hurrah on its station, Magic Talk, was never going to end well. Banks has...

One cultural adviser says it's time for those of John Banks' ilk to step aside from influential positions in broadcasting.

John Banks axed from MediaWorks Magic Talk show over Māori stone-age culture comments 27 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM 6 minutes to read Former Auckland mayor John Banks. Photo / Brett Phibbs Other Vodafone, Kiwibank and Spark have suspended advertising on Mediaworks Magic Talk radio station as talkback host John Banks is taken off air. Alex Braae reports. The Black Caps have expressed their "disgust" over former Auckland mayor John Banks endorsing the views of a caller who described Māori as a "stone-a...

John Banks axed from MediaWorks Magic Talk show over Māori stone-age culture comments 27 Jan, 2021 04:00 AM 6 minutes to read Other Vodafone, Kiwibank and Spark have suspended advertising on Mediaworks Magic Talk radio station as talkback host John Banks is taken off air. Alex Braae reports. The Black Caps have expressed their "disgust" over former Auckland mayor John Banks endorsing the views of a caller who described Māori as a "stone-age people with a stone-age culture". New Zealand Cricke...

Major NZ radio network Magic Talk allowed a highly offensive rant to air live The caller labelled Maori people genetically predisposed to crime and alcohol Backlash was severe, with multiple advertisers quick to condemn Magic Talk Former Auckland Mayor and host John Banks inexplicably agreed with the caller  Mr Banks has since been dumped by Magic Talk as an on-air radio presenter