Trop de Paris!
OPINION: Your old mate's ear has been chewed off recently by farmers voicing their displeasure with the National Party, particularly relating to how they're treating their farmer base.
However, a mate of the Hound notes a change lately, with some spin doctors trying to operate like the Stasi, micromanaging what rural media can and can't cover.
A recent example was the NZ Farm Environment Trust - a great initiative - trying to ban rural media using cameras at their awards evening.
What is the point of inviting the newshounds along if you won't let them cover the event?
Great events like the NZET awards, and the worthy recipients, deserve maximum coverage and it'd be a crying shame if overbearing PR flacks actively discouraged rural media from attending.
