NZME owned media has 3 (maybe 4?) "reporters" who all they seem to do is:
a) talk trash about the council because they are friends with some nimby (like this article)
b) recycle the same "news" 2 weeks later in the SunLive or any other owned media
c) try to sell more ad space, specially for real estate agents in "OneRoof"
I find it very depressing that the last 9 years I've seen how the standards have been getting lower and lower with local media.
Maybe some one here has a different opinion but just wanted to air my recurring frustration and ask:
Does anyone know of a local independent reporter? Someone who interviews people on the street, goes to events, etc. Maybe has a Youtube channel or a substack?
PS. Not an ad but I started getting the newsletter from Neighbourly News (owned by Stuff). I'm much more pleased with that so far (more positive actual news and lots of community driven articles) It's very new so no idea if it will start getting bad soon as well.