# RNZ chair’s hot seat, Opportunity’s backlash, political tax tussles

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Podcast: [Mediawatch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897)
Published: 2026-07-05T07:56:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=aad88a29-781b-4e84-b957-324a7f59871a
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Duration seconds: 2167

## Resource

The government wants more listeners, more efficiency and greater public trust from RNZ’s new chair and board. How will he respond, and what will change? Also: Opportunity’s backlash, and political tax tussles on social media. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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