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OPINION: There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth when the Hound revealed that a certain weakly (sic) farming publication had stuck their noses into the taxpayer trough via the Government's controversial $55 million Public Interest Journalism Fund (PIJF).
In fact, this old mutt's editor even received a terse note from the head of NZ on Air, which administers the fund, with 'she/her' insisting that he... "take seriously your responsibility not to disseminate misinformation and correct the misinformation".
In that vein, your canine crusader would like to correct his earlier claim that the weakly (sic) rural publisher received $90,000 care of the PIJF.
The company actually took $130,000 of taxpayer monies to - as outlined in criteria to qualify for PIJF funding - "actively promote the principles of Partnership, Participation and Active Protection under Te Tiriti o Waitangi".
Let's hope that clarifies things once and for all!
OPINION: This old mutt well remembers the wailing, whining and gnashing of teeth by former West Coast MP and Labour Agriculture Minister Damian O’Connor when Chineseowned Yili took over the troubled dairy company Westland Milk a few years back.
OPINION: Your canine crusader gets a little fed up with the some in media, union hacks, opposition politicians and hard-core lefty whiners who claim the answer to all the country’s current financial woes is to tax the rich even more.
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OPINION: This old mutt well remembers the wailing, whining and gnashing of teeth by former West Coast MP and Labour…
OPINION: Your canine crusader gets a little fed up with the some in media, union hacks, opposition politicians and hard-core…
