Radio NZ's blunder: the danger of overreaction
Opinion

Peter Bale: Radio NZ's blunder: the danger of overreaction

Trust is at the heart of the RNZ ethical crisis, and it can win it back.

Peter Bale 20 Jun 2023
Media merger: the camera never lies, but it can be influenced
Opinion

Peter Bale: Media merger: the camera never lies, but it can be influenced

Merging TVNZ and RNZ makes some sense, but where's the editorial independence and a rock-solid charter?

Peter Bale 04 Oct 2022
Cracking down on Putin’s crony kleptocrats
Editor's Picks Analysis

Cracking down on Putin’s crony kleptocrats

Vladimir Putin is both propped up and threatened by the Russian oligarch class. Peter Bale draws back the veil on the mega-rich elite of the post-Soviet era.

Peter Bale 19 Mar 2022
Margie Apa: Centralising the health system in a hyper-local way
Public sector project Free

Margie Apa: Centralising the health system in a hyper-local way

Bigger doesn't have to mean out of touch, says the head of NZ's huge new health delivery system.

Peter Bale 14 Mar 2022