As 2025 comes to an end, I sat down with an absolute legend of Aotearoa investigative journalism, Bryan Bruce, to take a look back at the year that was and a peek at the year to come!
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We all want what’s best for our loved ones, and the holidays are the best time of year to help those susceptible to RWAI - Right Wing Algorithmic Indoctrination. Give the gift of freedom and a sense of safety to them these holidays…
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It’s really easy to be overwhelmed with all the shitty news, but there are some good things happening - or objectively not terrible things.
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HYEFU was bad, but the worst part is that we keep being told we need to suffer for goals that keep being moved, creating cruel, harmful outcomes on our most disadvantaged for a promise of jam… tomorrow.
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In the fog of war - that moment as a major event is developing and the news rushes to cover it without having access to all the data, the risk of an information vacuum shoots up exponentially - which leaves people vulnerable to those wanting to hijack the narratives around these events.
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Come on people - why aren’t you celebrating the mazing 2% increase in minimum wage our lords and masters have deigned as fair and what you’re worth? Why aren’t you on your knees throwing praise at the Deputy PM and his party for such generosity.
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The greatest tragedy of the Massey University Quote of the Year is that the clear winner one year wasn’t eligible because the quote was made while voting was on for the quote of the year! But that doesn’t mean it’s not a fascinating insight into how poorly a lot of the actions and words of the coalition seem to last.
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I’m sure for people who believe with all their heart that the right is better with finances and government should be run like a failing business, that the next couple of months will be really tough - as their Finance Minister and their favourite Astroturf go head to head.
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Two Acts to replace the RMA are due to be announced on Tuesday - Labour also had two Acts to replace it that got repealed under urgency with no consultation, no impact reports and no cost benefit analysis and that Bill considered climate change and the fights of Iwi and Hapu - so what will the RMA 2.0 from the Coalition who lies about Ikea’s Cultural awareness to win votes, look like?
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Next year is massive - there’s an election and the fate of our country’s future could be decided by the uncle you don’t invite to Christmas who thinks Hosking is fair and balanced and breaks into a noticeable twitch when you mention Jacinda Ardern’s name. So let’s brainstorm - what tools do you need to help make sure that’s what the election is decided on!
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It works like a vaccine for your brain when it comes to media - putting a suggestion with a false narrative to inoculate you from a harsher reality they don’t want you to see - and all three coalition partners are masters of the technique known as weaponised inoculation.
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Scrutiny week is a time for the opposition to ask a lot of technical questions of the government - but the rest of us won’t get to hold them to account for a year - so consider this your chance to vent…
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It’s a frustrating part of everyday modern life, but in the hands of the wrong people, a simple paywall can shape how the public thinks, tell them how to feel and drive them down the path to more extreme views and outlooks.
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Think of media like a photograph - a snapshot in time which can miss a whole lot of context - we actually saw two major pieces this weekend that highlight how this works this weekend.
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There won’t be a This Weeks The News while I spend Friday doing human things with other humans - which is a shame because this week was prime news satire material from meltdowns and lies to a back peddling and a brand refresh.
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The Coalition has finally decided to start the ball on Local Government Reform - but it’s a bit of a mess, hidden at the ass end of the year when they expect low engagement and gaining a lot of criticism for how rushed it and ill thought out it seems, and how it could undermine democracy.
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Like Money Laundering, Narrative Washing takes something clearly bias and uses mainstream media to legitimise it and present it as unbias to a wider public - and here in Aotearoa New Zealand it happens a lot, and its used mostly by the multitude of think tanks we have promoting the Coalition parties.
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Do you know what rules regulate social media for political parties in an election, or the use of AI? What is stopping a Political Party from lying outright or misleading voters? For most of the period between elections, the answer is “not much at all”
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Winston Peters does what Winston Peters Does… multiple times, Smokefree praise goes up in… well there must be an analogy here, the city with no beds and more in This Week’s The News.
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*This Week’s The News is a satire, based on real news reports. Some comments and representations have been made for comedic effect.
Experts in trans health care are decrying this week’s announcement to stop new patients accessing puberty blockers as part of their health care needs based on a highly questioned single report, a rage baited audience of nasty malcontents, timing that seems purposeful in its calculations and an imaginary war being waged by a party that is revelling in its cruelty.
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