The National Party has resorted to using Dirty Politics again, this time with Ani O'Brien playing the part of Cameron (Slug Juice) Slater.

Yes, TVNZ's political editor Maiki Sherman did call another reporter a 'faggot', in response to something he'd said to her. But it was it was 12 months ago during a National Party drinks session and she did apologise at the time.

With Luxon's leadership under pressure, National decided it was timely to flick the story to the terf O'Brien and another good journalist becomes the story then is lost.

Here's a whole bunch of reactions to Sherman being "hounded" into resigning. Most commentators are equally disgusted by TVNZ's decision to hang out their star reporter to dry with no obvious support in place.

I'm old enough to remember when TVNZ was still a public service broadcaster.

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/594902/opposition-mps-say-former-tvnz-political-editor-maiki-sherman-hounded-into-resigning

#NZPol #MaikiSherman #TVNZ

The character assassination of TVNZ political journalist Maiki Sherman;

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/media-technology/594667/tvnz-political-editor-maiki-sherman-resigns

... reminds me of what happened to Metiria Turei, and to Benjamin Doyle. Old scuttlebutt dug up, and then a campaign if sustained harassment of the person, the institution they're part of, and in Metiria's case, her whānau.

#CharacterAssassination #MaikiSherman #TVNZ #NewsMedia

Q+A's Jack Tame has a good interview with Rewiring Aotearoa’s Mike Casey on the need to quickly electrify NZ’s machines to run on New Zealand-made energy and ramp up rooftop solar. I like the way he pitches this as the clearly obvious and sensible solution, which it clearly and obviously is.

https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/03/29/fuel-price-blowouts-push-nz-towards-electrification-advocate/

#TVNZ #RenewableEnergy #NZ #JackTane

It is poor governance for the TVNZ chair to be seeking the Minister’s opinion on editorial matters. How is that relevant to TVNZ or to the board? It shows that the new chair has little understanding of his role.
https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/AK2603/S00145/heads-must-roll-if-1news-issued-second-article-as-a-result-of-pressure-from-the-tvnz-board.htm

#nzpol #tvnz