2 Nov 2025

OTT on CGT, punching below our weight on media freedom

From Mediawatch, 9:00 am on 2 November 2025

Labour biting the bullet on capital gains tax this week got approval from media pundits and editors, but coverage of the political pointscoring was a bit of a zero-sum game. Also: a big rejig of Maori news and current affairs funding - and while NZ's leaders have been on the world stage this week, we've been accused of punching below our weight on global media freedom.