If you ever wanted a fascinating case study in leadership communication, you’re getting one in real time. Between an unprecedented mass shooting and devastating bushfires, New Zealand Prime Mini…
The good, the bad & the ugly of the year that was 2019
We are almost, almost, at the end of 2019. It’s been a big year. This corner of the earth has been pummelled. Well before the catastrophic bush fires kicked off, the drought continued to ravage the co…
As New Zealand faces the White Island disaster, Jacinda Ardern steps up
Five people have died and eight are still unaccounted for after a devastating volcanic eruption engulfed locals and tourists on New Zealand’s White Island on Monday. New Zealand police said 47 people …
Alan Jones’ radio show revenue down by 50% as advertising boycott hits hard
The Alan Jones Breakfast Show on 2GB has lost about half of its advertising revenue after a boycott over the radio host’s comments about New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. According to a…
‘On the right side of history’: Jacinda Ardern leads NZ to pass zero carbon bill
Jacinda Ardern’s landmark climate change legislation passed through New Zealand’s parliament on Thursday with history-making cross-party support. The Zero Carbon Bill commits New Zealand to new …
Why so much anger about a young woman? Waning privilege syndrome
‘This annoying little brat..’. ‘Entitled political pawn’. ‘Deeply disturbed messiah’. ‘Over dramatic’. ‘A young person getting carried away’. And so rant the middle aged white men of Australia about…
The problem with the “apology” Alan Jones sent Jacinda Ardern
A couple of days after Alan Jones famously suggested Scott Morrison ‘shove a sock down Jacinda Ardern’s throat’, but before his comments about her needing a ‘backhander’ surfaced, he wrote an ap…
‘The bloke’s had too many chances’: Advertisers pulling money from Alan Jones get attention
See updated list of advertisers that have pulled their spend from the Alan Jones show below, including on Tuesday afternoon Chemist Warehouse. They follow the first, ME Bank, thanks to early and persi…
Alan Jones claims ‘wilful misinterpretation’ as Jacinda Ardern ignores him
Prime Minister Scott Morrison is the latest to call out Alan Jones regarding his “shove a sock down her throat” rant on air yesterday. But Ardern herself is preferring to ignore the rant: …
Jacinda Ardern says Australia’s “corrosive” deportation policy needs to change
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Australia’s strict deportation laws are having a “corrosive effect” on relations between the two countries. Since 2014, changes to Aust…
