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Image: Newstalk ZB’s rebranded promotional campaign features broadcaster Mike Hosking with a refreshed on-air look, launched days after he was outed for his controversial “prick” remarks aimed at Opposition leader Chris Hipkins. (Screenshot / Newstalk ZB / NZME Limited)
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New look, same Mike? Newstalk ZB’s rebrand puts the spotlight back on Hosking

Newstalk ZB has unveiled a refreshed visual identity for its breakfast flagship show, and while the changes are unmistakably cosmetic on the surface, they carry a bigger message about where…
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Image: In announcing the move, Paul Goldsmith said “the media landscape has changed significantly, and the current rules haven’t kept up”, framing the disestablishment of the Broadcasting Standards Authority as overdue reform in a rapidly evolving digital environment. (Facebook / Paul Goldsmith)
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Scrapping the Broadcasting Standards Authority is a dangerous mistake

The Government’s decision to disestablish the Broadcasting Standards Authority is being sold as a modernisation of media regulation, but the reality is far less reassuring. What is being dismantled is…
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Image: Matthew Horncastle social media post from a National Party fundraiser dinner with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, where Horncastle described the $10,000 table as “good value”, raising questions over paid political access. (Facebook / Matthew Horncastle)
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Matthew Horncastle’s dinner and breakfast with the Prime Minister raises serious questions

OPINION: Williams Corporation Managing Director Matthew Horncastle’s back-to-back social media posts about his time with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon should concern all New Zealanders because of what he chose to…
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Image: Broadcaster Mike Hosking during his on-air commentary discussing personal allegations involving Chris Hipkins, where he told listeners Hipkins could be viewed as “a prick” and later escalated that characterisation by calling him “a pillock, a pratt and a prick” (Screenshot / Newstalk ZB / NZME Limited)
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Mike Hosking called Chris Hipkins a prick. Should broadcasters be held to higher standards?

When personal allegations involving Opposition leader Chris Hipkins surfaced through social media posts made by his former wife, the political reaction was immediate and what began as a private relationship…
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