Episode

Political food fights, pondering the passing of journalism

Podcast: Mediawatch
Published: Sep 12, 2026
Duration seconds: 2120
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Summary

The media seized on the politics of food this week, when the Greens floated state-owned supermarkets and 1News lifted the lid on emergency food grant refusals. Also: who pays when journalism dies? And does it really matter if it does? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details