I realise that the Spinoff contributors don’t work on Sunday but it is a pity that your report from the Labour Party Congress is so inaccurate. The purpose of the Congress at this part of the election cycle was not about "fresh sparkly policy" announcements to entertain bored reporters but about election skills and strategies and these discussions were happening all around Te Papa. The standing-room-only speech by PM Chris Hipkins was anything but low-key, emphasising messages of inclusion, what the Government has achieved so far and what more there is to do for a fair and just society. Sustainable investments in early childhood, apprenticeships, superannuation and infrastructure are pretty significant. No one was talking about Luxon.
What if instead of increasing the population of the big cities the government started building a very fast train service through out the country so that the small towns would benefit from the additional population and there would less congestion in the bigger cities.
It was not a “low key” conference. This was how our media, in particular the 2 main TV channels, chose to portray it. Firstly there was minimal reporting, it was relegated to later parts of the news bulletin and then it was given a negative slant by both Jessica MM and Jenna Lynch. Your reporter, by calling it low key and overshadowed by Luxon’s announcement, then reinforced the line the pro National political reporters had taken. You are a better news channel than they are, but you do have to look at the quality and balance of your own political reporting. Please do better
I realise that the Spinoff contributors don’t work on Sunday but it is a pity that your report from the Labour Party Congress is so inaccurate. The purpose of the Congress at this part of the election cycle was not about "fresh sparkly policy" announcements to entertain bored reporters but about election skills and strategies and these discussions were happening all around Te Papa. The standing-room-only speech by PM Chris Hipkins was anything but low-key, emphasising messages of inclusion, what the Government has achieved so far and what more there is to do for a fair and just society. Sustainable investments in early childhood, apprenticeships, superannuation and infrastructure are pretty significant. No one was talking about Luxon.
What if instead of increasing the population of the big cities the government started building a very fast train service through out the country so that the small towns would benefit from the additional population and there would less congestion in the bigger cities.
It was not a “low key” conference. This was how our media, in particular the 2 main TV channels, chose to portray it. Firstly there was minimal reporting, it was relegated to later parts of the news bulletin and then it was given a negative slant by both Jessica MM and Jenna Lynch. Your reporter, by calling it low key and overshadowed by Luxon’s announcement, then reinforced the line the pro National political reporters had taken. You are a better news channel than they are, but you do have to look at the quality and balance of your own political reporting. Please do better