I had the displeasure of listening to #RNZ this morning as I had to drive my wife to work in her car which was tuned to RNZ.

The misinformation and manufacturing of consent for the illegal US Israeli war against Iran was shocking.

I know RNZ has gone down hill but I found the blatant disregard of context quite disturbing, particularly considering this is our #NZPol funded national media.

RNZ morning report announced that there were concerns about Iran threatening to bomb US universities in ME. I was waiting for RNZ to explain why Iran had made these threats but nothing.

Sadly I have again been reminded to boycott western media complicit with manufacturing consent for war crimes and genocide.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/world/middleeast/iran-universities-strikes.html

"As for the government, the plan is now clearer, and they're spending less than ... might have been expected under Labour."

#RussellPalmer, 2026

https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/focusonpolitics?share=a06dda4a-e2dd-410a-8afc-bf71d5cfa749

I'm sorry, what?

Hasn't your colleague at TVNZ, Jack Tame, reported figures that show NatACT First spending and borrowing *more* than Labour, while *not* governing through a disease pandemic?! Instead giving away huge wads of public money to landlords, corporations, and white elephant projects

#podcasts #RNZ #FocusOnPolitics