Chris Bishop defends Winston Peters' media attacks in heated interview | TVNZ Breakfast

Leader of the House Chris Bishop has defended Winston Peters’ comments about the media, saying “Winston is Winston” and that it will be an “interesting three years”. He joined Breakfast for a panel discussion with Labour's Kieran McAnulty.
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[@jennylaw6820]

If the media is not corrupt, why are they jumping up and down .... why are all these journalists so defensive ... if it's not true then let Winston says what he wants to say.

[@AnthonyFlack]

If the deputy prime minister is spreading lies, why are the media protesting, is that what you're asking? Let me get this straight: if it's not true, the media should just let him say it. What's the job of a journalist? They're getting ANGRY because it is a COMPLETE PACK OF LIES.

[@purefoldnz3070]

honestly the media in nz is disgusting, they need to be neutral and not have any bias whatsoever. If One news was any more left Simon would be doing the limbo every evening.

[@jeffbarbour2194]

Absolutely right!

[@owenalgerrobertson7253]

If the media don’t want to be accused of being bribed they should not act like they have been bribed

[@CUZZABRO]

Right so politicians should continue lying to add fuel to that fire?

[@daveyboots79]

NZ Media: Reports on a changing, educated and progressive society You: This is scary, I don't like this and I'm not getting the confirmation bias my brain deserves. The NZ media is bias and corrupt! NZ Media: Huh? You: See! You're lying to me Absolutely circular logic. Disinformation and distrust is being caused by genuinely bought and paid for media like Fox, which is ironically feeding people's bias so that when they don't get what they want from mainstream news, they cry about it

[@shirleyvanderheijden5934]

Matty is losing the plot! They don’t like the Truth and hear what us the people want! Bravo for Winston,our voice and challenges wimps and liars!

[@williamthomson2648]

The people are naive and are conspirators easily led by lies and more lies no respect for we the people that is for sure

[@purefoldnz3070]

exactly!

[@valeriehughes1008]

Very true

[@purefoldnz3070]

@@sallykemp1427 I dont know about the others but what I'm against is TVNZ biased pathetic "journalism." Honestly they all need to be fired.

[@sallykemp1427]

Yes Matty was proved he was a lier of his lie.

[@Valour_Rich]

The behaviour by the media and the attacks against this govt, before it has even started, is proving Winston’s point.

[@davesimpson5185]

100% correct.

[@peasant5612]

Yip, funny Matty went straight to the Winston issue and Keiran feeds him with the media thing Just baiting each other

[@jennylaw6820]

I also agreed on that point ... maybe they're baiting the new government to bribe them too. 😅😅

[@L.budz.]

Left owned media

[@agent1485]

You make a good point.

[@josiS35]

I'm sorry but really? Labours leader said during COVID that there wouldn't be a vaccine mandate. But then aligned the health and safety regulations to make it impossible for an average kiwi to retain their job without it. The media never pressed them on it. The biased nature of news media reporting in NZ has 100% done serious damage to its reputation. 😢

[@tonylove4800]

I think because the media, like the vast majority of Kiwis (notice the capital "K") , realised lives were more important than making a cheap point.

[@shanecollie5177]

@@tonylove4800Forcing fit healthy young people with zero risk of anything but a mild illness to be vaccinated with a poorly researched,and rushed to market product,was never anything but wrong.

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@tonylove4800 if lives are that important, why do they ignore the kids killed by their own families?

[@maxwellgeary9632]

@@tonylove4800 I know that hindsight is a wonderfull thing but in this case re the vaccine every report that is coming out is totally refuting the status quo narrative of"safe effective " and the Drum Major for that narrative? A bought and paid for Media. Not just in NZ but world wide

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

@@tonylove4800 Ooh nice dog-whistle there. Must be proud of that one.

[@t105x104]

It is not a lie! NZ media are so unprofessional!

[@urbanegorilla6005]

They're never the same after their internships in Pyongyang.

[@JohnSmith-ux3tt]

​@@urbanegorilla6005😂

[@AnthonyFlack]

IT IS A LIE. All the money is documented. We know exactly where the money went. Winston should know, he was deputy prime minister at the time.

[@stuartpearce694]

NZ Herald is now dedicated to winston bashing, whilst PREACHING how non-biased they are. Its pure comedy.

[@roberthooker4970]

The Herald is a private business. It can write what chooses.

[@bumnut3239]

Exactly and that’s generally woke virtue signalling rubbish

[@tonylove4800]

Winston is also the first guy to have a drink with the Herald (or any other outlet - he is impartial when it comes to drinking) journalists. What does that tell you?

[@bigbrother4ever]

What's the Herald?😂😂

[@bigbrother4ever]

​@roberthooker4970 wow. Is that how it works? I thought private business have laws, regulations, standards and all... so if tomorrow I start a private media company I can spew whatever I choose and get away with it? What a brilliant argument 😂

[@throughput6674]

One News could clear this up in a heart beat. Just release publicly the contract you signed to receive payment from the public interest journalism fund and show everyone it was NOT pay for PREFORM. Go on i dare you. If not. then SHUT-UP MATTY

[@Nicole.1828]

The agreement is public and there for anyone to see.

[@wvkinglp6921]

The Agreement is open to the public including what they received numpty

[@amethystfeathers7324]

Matty always has far too much to say and he has a job because of the fund, it's a joke.

[@throughput6674]

@@wvkinglp6921 Im a numpty because i didn't know something you knew? go back to your video games gen z

[@Alfonso_111]

Wow..

[@mauricevaughan4803]

Main stream media sold me out. They were also bought out. On Ya Winston.

[@purefoldnz3070]

totally.

[@savblonkDnB]

Came here via The Platform. Can't stomach watching more than the first thirty seconds... but so heartened by the comments section. New Zealanders are watching their mainstream media hang itself. We should be supporting independent media wherever we can.

[@petermaunsell4575]

I’m not a conspiratorial lunatic , and I think that press fund just looked bad smelt bad was bad.

[@tonylove4800]

It was for boring things like court and local democracy in small towns the mainstream media doesn't have the money to cover. Without it, the Ben Bell situation might never have become public. And yes some for local TV, some money for investigative stuff (the homeless situation in Dunedin recently was impressive) and some to help the media use Maori properly.

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@tonylove4800 lol don't forget the lost of things they're not allowed to cover in a negative light. Like gangs and iwi dysfunction.

[@daveyboots79]

​@@AmonAnon-vw3hrI think what you want is in an opinion show, like Tucker Carlson, not the news. News shouldn't be using a 'negative' or positive light... just covering the news. If you want stories that show "Iwi dysfunction" in a negative light then you may need to find a show with a genuinely bias agenda that gives you the confirmation bias you seem to genuinely seek...

[@Tuesdaysdead]

How to say your a cooker lol

[@suehowie152]

If you were serious you would offer examples.

[@annatetiad.4991]

There is a reason nobody voted for labor - get over it Matty-Pie. I wouldn't trust McAnulty as far as I could throw him - media hates the fact that people actually support Winston.

[@AnthonyFlack]

I hate the fact that six percent of New Zealand support that disgraceful liar.

[@tonyyoung4786]

@@AnthonyFlackcertainly no worse than the rest of them. I would posit that he is more honest than than the recent idiots governing the country.

[@DaHandDatFeeds]

Winston is a grifter lol. Has been for the past 20 years.

[@susanbarlow1585]

"It's a lie! it's a lie!" There seems to be a lot of squealing going on. (Overly much?) Winston is always going to say EXACTLY what he thinks .... get used to it, Buttercup, it's a whole new era!

[@davidanscombe1106]

This one lives in a house made of straw,wee wee wee all the way home. Poor little piggy

[@francisheperi4180]

''Breakfast'' is full of woke personalities... a woke show... yuck! Are we to expect more of these types coming out of journalist school?

[@faodail3913]

@@francisheperi4180 There's hardly more than 2 or 3 PROPER journalists in the country and even those ones were too soft on the previous government.

[@llewmatthews4828]

@davidanscombe1106 yeah the pigs 🐖 trough just got jerked away!

[@bigbrother4ever]

​@@francisheperi4180journalism school is dead, along with all other faculties especially the liberals arts side of things.😂

[@petone2009]

This only proves how right Winston is about this topic.

[@chrismckellar9350]

What proves Winston point?

[@tinamitchell7496]

​@@chrismckellar9350 this entire conversation!! Bought and paid for.

[@chrismckellar9350]

@@tinamitchell7496 - It seems you love your mis/disinformation and/or conspiracy theories.

[@tinamitchell7496]

@@chrismckellar9350 have you not seen the contract? The conditions attached that if not adhered to would really in paying it all back.

[@petone2009]

@chrismckellar9350 put your glasses on and remove your ear muffs.

[@scottallpress3818]

Here’s a thought maybe Winston is saying what Luxton was thinking and in all seriousness what most of the public thinks …

[@JH-kd6hs]

Good cop, bad cop?

[@davidanscombe1106]

Better than bad cop worse cop corrupt cop

[@stu290bushrider]

@@davidanscombe1106 That's one way to describe the last Labour Govt, lol.

[@michaeltoner1993]

Lol! Hilarious Stu, you're a comic genius

[@Alex55455]

The big problem here is the Government gave the media $55 million in extra funding during Covid that it should have never given out even if it was done with innocent intentions. Media organisations are not essential businesses and that $55 million could have been used elsewhere on actual essential business that needed help staying afloat during Covid. It also sends the wrong perception out to the public because it can give the impression the government is paying the media to do what the government wants.

[@RustyViewer]

Media feared that if they pissed off the government by asking too many questions their funding would be cut so they became government propaganda instead. There were a number of things from the so-called official narrative that should have been questioned but they never were. In fact the opposite occurred; anyone one who disagreed with the government was reported as spreading disinformation by the media and labelled such things as conspiracy nutcases, racists, bigots, and right wing extremists. BTW, everyone in NZ should watch the documentary "River of Freedom". It's a real eye-opener.

[@AshNZ007]

🎯

[@gerardo259]

And it's not just perception it's the absolute truth, msm locked us down and destroyed lives with their covid b/S

[@jameskatte1175]

Yes, that's exactly what has happened. NZ on Air made it quite clear to the Media, that to be eligible to receive any of the fund, they had to comply with specific criteria, respect and honour the principles of the treaty or else! This document by NZ on Air is Labour Government funded, go figure.

[@autumnedwards45]

​@@jameskatte1175what's wrong with upholding the principals of the treaty?

[@Alex-it5ej]

Why would non Maori want to speak te reo if not even 1/4 of Maori speak it fluently? I'd say the last few years have put alot of people off the culture in general rather than promote it. The only people saying conspiracy theory is the left wing journos and politicians who have gained from the fund. Tax payers deserve better and I think the truth will prevail on this one. Winny you are gold!

[@L.budz.]

Leftys have issues they are trying to deflect onto us

[@JohnSmith-ux3tt]

Simon Dallow must have put a large majority off the culture. Talk about rub it in your face.

[@rachelabbott9393]

Well said Chris. Well said. No one is tip toeing around Winston and he and Chris Luxon and David are FREE to say how they see things. It’s called free speech and we all have DIFFERENT opinions! Something that a certain band of age group just doesn’t understand! It’s the Group thinking generation that just don’t get it!

[@williamthomson2648]

Lieing is not free speech it is lieing main stream media were negative towards the x government from covid till the completed elections it is naive to believe otherwise and believing lies is not good thinking

[@davidanscombe1106]

Lying is correctly spelled speech

[@Bradlikespies]

He's not five, he's the deputy PM. He's not allowed to just go spouting his baseless conspiracies willy nilly Rachel. Where do we draw the line? Is he allowed to go up there and say "all bald people are from Mars" and then stare at Luxon afterward while he awkwardly smiles? Because that has just as much basis in fact as what he's said so far. Is that really who you want as deputy PM and representing the country overseas?

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@Bradlikespies except it's not a "baseless conspiracy" lol

[@Bradlikespies]

@@AmonAnon-vw3hr post some evidence then big man

[@throughput6674]

Kieran McAnulty, The electors have spoken and they reject, you , your policies, and your opinion.

[@waynekilgour393]

The greyhound community breaths a sigh of relief.

[@throughput6674]

@@waynekilgour393 do greyhounds get a vote?

[@TheSinkingGuitar]

@@waynekilgour393 You know, National said they would probably ban those too, right?

[@waynekilgour393]

Lol Winston is on the case. Goodluck with Nats wishes.

[@dt9506]

The hysterical reaction just illustrates Winston's point.

[@Alfonso_111]

More offended than hysterical, I'd say.

[@mrspecialk1234]

@@Alfonso_111 offended by what exactly?….the truth?

[@suehowie152]

​@@mrspecialk1234Whose truth would that be?

[@valeriehughes1008]

@@suehowie152 the truth of the $55ml handouts x 2 for a start!

[@suehowie152]

@@valeriehughes1008 Where did that money go Valerie,do you know? What was its purpose?

[@paulh6395]

Labour made a lot of changes no one asked for .The new government is making changers the voters asked for .

[@maggigee6867]

Which voters asked for that?

[@sunset5927]

@@maggigee6867exactly. I certainly didn’t vote for any of this cooker conspiracy 💩

[@chrisbright8976]

i didn't ask for many of these changes.. also it would seem they changed their minds on the changes the voters asked for

[@themads7042]

About time scammers should be sacked

[@autumnedwards45]

The only reason we have this government is because the centre left and the centre right are unable to work together despite being more in alignment with each other as opposed to their harder leaning minorities. Alot of the policies coming through are because luxon is being walked over by his more experienced colleagues and not because the majority voted for them

[@annemackay-ib4gy]

Tv1 board member who resigned over what Winston said, why would he leave a good job, well paid, over an accusation!!!!!!!!! NO, why would he. It must go deeper than an accusation, he's running scared

[@suehowie152]

Just wow!

[@stu290bushrider]

he worked at NZ on Air. I'm beginning to think Suzie Howie is a Socialist, definitely left.

[@AnthonyFlack]

Ugh, he resigned because of what HE said about Winston, because he was in a role that requires him to be politically neutral, and he couldn't keep his mouth shut about what a disgrace Winston is. At least try to get some facts straight.

[@steveowen6819]

Unbelievable rant from an interviewer..proves that the perception is justified.

[@daveyboots79]

Mate, you have an opinion, and a team, good for you. You say you saw a reporter 'rant'... in my opinion I saw a reporter push back against a lie, call it a lie... and I totally agree. If I made something up about you, and accused you of it, you'd be upset wouldn't you? If you deny it I'll just call it a conspiracy theory. That's effective the only tactic Peters has right now. If you want to hear a 'reporter' feed you all the opinions you agree with go watch funded right wing media or something that will give you the confirmation bias you desperately seek

[@denisekelsall9772]

but do you not concede that when money is given to the media to support and promote government policies it can be perceived as a bribe........

[@suehowie152]

It proves nothing.

[@steveowen6819]

@@suehowie152…😂

[@steveowen6819]

@@daveyboots79…thanks for the woke advice 😂

[@mark561]

"That is a lie" - speaking as if you have some kind of monopoly on the truth & are somehow more intelligent than anyone else in the country. There is a good reason why public sentiment in the media has fallen & this joker right here is a prime example. The fact that my tax dollars contribute to this person's salary leaves a bad taste in the mouth...

[@AnthonyFlack]

It is a lie. All the money is documented. Winston was deputy prime minister at the time, he supported the fund. It is a lie. That's what it is. Winston is lying. You don't need a "monopoly on the truth" to know that Winston is lying. It is all documented.

[@shanecollie5177]

As i understand it, part of the deal in accepting the money ,is that the media organisation were not to report negatively on He pua pua, or thre waters, If that is not journalistic bribery,I don't know what is.

[@JohnSmith-ux3tt]

Was it also part of the deal for all the news programmers to include large helpings of Maori language? I am assuming so, since they all started it at exactly the same time.

[@garbonzo1947]

The new government hasn't even formed and the laborites are blaming them for all the ills in NZ. You've lost labour, now get out of the way, go to bed, the adults are talking!

[@mattchadwick1337]

Lol this right here is a perfect example of how one sided the media is nowadays

[@EamesBrulee]

Certainly TVNZ is showing a dramatic bias.

[@FinkNZRat]

Yet Labour supporters have spent years claiming the media was anti Left. 😂😂😂😂 Neither side is ever happy with the media.

[@Nephalym_]

How is this one sided?

[@chrismckellar9350]

What example are you referring too?

[@L.budz.]

It's great how much the media shit talked national, and nz first yet they still won, shows me there is hope for us yet, rise up kiwis 😉

[@amethystfeathers7324]

It's bizarre that these interviews are conducted by the very people who had their independence and integrity bought and paid for.

[@Alfonso_111]

Thats not what happened. Do you even understand what the fund is and how the funding allocation was made?

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@1aotearoa11 no one does, the contract they signed is secret lol. That's the problem.

[@mvb88]

​@@Alfonso_111show us the contract. Uncensored. Prove the conspiracy wrong. As long as they hide and defend it. The more we think they are full of shit and wore paid off by labor.

[@daveyboots79]

See you're saying something, but saying nothing at the same time. Either give an example of the accusation you're making or you've got nothing but a conspiracy theory

[@mvb88]

@davidwatson8367 look how the media talks about the left-wing government. Then look how they talk about the right-wing government. Everything good in New Zealand is because of labour. Everything bad is because of national. Even now, they are acting like New Zealand is going to become a 3rd world country within the next 3 years because of the new government. I understand your probably left wing, so you have a bias. Darm they are even acting like the new government is trying to kill off all maori. That's how pathetic its become. So yeah. It looks like they wore paid off.

[@brucestuart9947]

If the media wasnt muzzled to give the labour govt an easy ride, why did they behave as though they were. We had to watch Sky News Australia to find out what was really going on in NZ. TV One were appallingly one sided about what was happening. Talk about propaganda!

[@markelliott6112]

absolutely

[@davidanscombe1106]

Nz are a joke in aus,and sky Australia are saying look whats happening in nz,we're next. Then hey presto,no to the voice haha

[@bigbrother4ever]

I stopped watching TV altogether and listening to nz radio. And reading papers... except if there are comments like this one, just to get some of the wisdom of the common man. Not be fed manure by these sanctimonious elitists in the media and academia.

[@MrSmokeBacon]

Murdoch/News corp has a long history of running biased conservative "news". The government giving NZ on air money to keep running during lockdown like many businesses applied for isn't some crazy conspiracy to bribe media

[@Alfonso_111]

Seriously?? Sky news is owned and controlled by the Murdochs. They have manipulated election results in the UK and Australia many times and they've attemped the same in the U.S. Did you miss the massive law suit Fox News just lost for spreading misinformation? You are in fantasy land if you think Sky is providing unbiased reporting..

[@karenthorpe6977]

The bias is clear to be seen by anyone watching, it's not a lie , its obvious, looks like your jobs on the line Matty and your very defensive reation says it all !

[@suehowie152]

By calling out a lie?

[@peasant5612]

He's leaving for a radio job

[@karenthorpe6977]

@@suehowie152 it's no lie

[@suehowie152]

@@karenthorpe6977 That the fund didn't work that well? Did you ever see anything produced by the fund?

[@karenthorpe6977]

@@suehowie152 news media being a mouth piece for the labour party, they sacked anyone who weren't labour lovers, or even people wanting to ask objective questions, the whole one source of truth number!

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

Watching the loonies freak out as they sense their power slipping away is my favorite part of this election lol.

[@robynwatt4291]

I agree.

[@purefoldnz3070]

one news might as well rebrand themselves as The Greens.

[@pammcquoid8862]

Oh my.. keiran giving a lecture on honesty... perleasee

[@ironduke3780]

The hypocrisy is not even funny anymore

[@rjh6037]

So far the Winston Show has been great viewing.

[@jr8899]

Jacinda did what she wanted ,get over it labour, people can see through your crap Mattie,

[@jamesproudlove1527]

You tell them Chris. Winston Peters is right on track with his accusations of media impropriety regarding the Treaty of Waitangi. The challenge is for the truth to be made known, especially to those within the media.

[@joshjackson8266]

If the media don't want to look like they accepted a bribe, they're going the wrong way about it. Throwing a tantrum like a kid who lost their lollies.

[@StGammon77]

Winston is the best MP out of the lot of them!

[@Clanman5769]

Matty is totally out of step with the majority of New Zealanders. Why is he fronting a national news comment programme?

[@urbanegorilla6005]

Well, he ticks at least one of the diversity boxes.

[@throughput6674]

These media types live in an echo chamber.

[@chrisbright8976]

are you assuming you are part of a majority?

[@throughput6674]

@@chrisbright8976 are you assuming he is part of a minority?

[@chrisbright8976]

​@@throughput6674 yep thought that was obvious

[@user-yq2bp1ho3n]

part of being a politician if you know it's a lie... just like "it's safe and effective " - you mean THAT lie??

[@kiwiboyize]

Yeh the media says they were echoing big tobacco like labour echoed big pharma😡

[@JH-kd6hs]

That was a doozy alright

[@suehowie152]

More conspiracies.

[@JH-kd6hs]

You reckon? I've just returned from lunch with a mate who was saying his racing heart continues to cause him problems. He's starting to admit to himself it might be related to the mandated vaccine. I'd say that's a given @@suehowie152

[@L.budz.]

​@@suehowie152more truth lol, nz Is quite shut off from foreign news, but it's been well proven

[@urbanegorilla6005]

If the mainstream media really thought Winston was lying, they would just laugh it off.

[@autumnedwards45]

not really because he swore an oath to be honest and truthful.

[@xjamis]

You can actually see the fear in there faces

[@scottallpress3818]

Yes they have all taken it very much to heart …. Almost as if it’s true and they shouldn’t get another 55 million dollars

[@myresponsesarelimited7895]

It's like Russia gate, if they had anything on him they'd be screaming it from the roof tops.

[@stephenpeter8350]

Methinks they dost protest to much.

[@boganruralperson]

I like how they completely proved Winston's point through this one interview

[@CUZZABRO]

Winston's lie?

[@chrismckellar9350]

How did Kieran and Chris prove Winston's point?

[@AnthonyFlack]

Surely if they had been bribed (by Winston, when he was last deputy prime minister) then they wouldn't be calling him out for his lies now? And wouldn't they be sucking up to the current government so they can collect some more bribes? Trying to follow right wing logic here.

[@vjbond3945]

Read the comments nz media, honestly it's like watching 4 year Olds have a conversation

[@AnthonyFlack]

Yep, the level of intelligence in the comments is what the NZ media has to deal with, sadly. I'm not sure how much further they can dumb it down.

[@robertjamesking5314]

Oh yes go Winston peters NZ first this is why I voted for NZ first go Winston peters.

[@christinerobin386]

PM Luxton said he agreed with Winston. They were both right.

[@owendyer787]

a lot of bull...we often have to google maori words to find out what is written

[@bigbrother4ever]

Was shocked to see a Maori screen at one airport in Australia last month. 😂😂

[@tropicoeg4354]

Not the biggest fan of this “journalist” referring to me as a “conspiratorial lunatic” based on my opinion that the media fund had a negative impact on press bias

[@bigbrother4ever]

They are very sanctimonious and very elitist. If you disagree with them or have a different opinion or simply question one single narrative, they slap all the worst names on you. They think the Public is stupid, they don't mingles with anyone out of their elite circles and that's why they get shocked when they see how people have voted. Like we thought we have got this.😂😂😂

[@commonsense6702]

I'm pleased Winston is there, he doesn't mince his words and is sure of the facts before commenting.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

It's a load of rubbish though. The journalism fund has no sort of bribery in it if you actually bothered to read it like I have.

[@suehowie152]

Winston seems to have taken a leaf out of Donald Trump's book. I'm ashamed to say I used to vote for him.

[@njm361]

@@suehowie152so honesty? You keep sucking in the media’s lying words. They’re vultures.

[@AnthonyFlack]

He's sure of the facts before lying about them - he would know since he was deputy prime minister at the time.

[@nathankerr8398]

If it looks like a bribe, if it acts like a bribe, if it sounds like a bribe, if it feels like a bribe - then it is a bribe!

[@AnthonyFlack]

If it looks like a lie, all the documentation indicates it's a lie, and Winston Peters was the deputy prime minister at the time and supported the fund - then guess what, it is a lie!

[@erinapaul-w2k]

Cant do any worst the labour an the media has done in tje past three years

[@AnthonyFlack]

Globil inflayshin wus caused by glbil pandemik and wore in Youkrane.

[@kesfitzgerald1084]

"It's a lie. It's a lie!" Matt, methinks you doth protest, too much.

[@iantreefellow]

He certainly does.

[@mikevanblommestein5726]

It must be easy enough to list who got what amount from the journalism fund and publish it so that the public has some real information to work with…I’d be guessing that Matty’s large salary is propped up by the funding so the mass media are very unlikely to to bite the hand that fed them

[@suehowie152]

I believe the agreement and who got what is public.

[@AnthonyFlack]

It IS all public. Winston is lying. He was the deputy prime minister at the time! He signed it off! All the money is accounted for, you can look up exactly what it was spent on, item by item.

[@AnthonyFlack]

And there's no need to GUESS about how much of Matty's salary was propped up by the funding (none). Go look it up for yourself. IT IS PUBLIC.

[@mikevanblommestein5726]

@@AnthonyFlack yes I've found it thanks, it's on the Taxpayers Union website... I see Jack Tame's program got a share of &3.1million..... That goes towards explaining his anti Winston bias

[@chalice1382]

IT WAS A BRIBE NO DOUBT IN MY MIND AS SOON AS I HEARD IT

[@ABoxIsMyHome]

One news didn’t get any funding from it, almost none of tvnz in general just Q&A aspect did. So it physically couldn’t be a bribe as they were not affected

[@bigbrother4ever]

​@@ABoxIsMyHomecan u give us a breakdown of who got what? U seem to be in the know. 😂

[@ABoxIsMyHome]

@@bigbrother4ever this is all from one news and news hub, I think on Wednesday. They did a big break down on where the funds went. If you really want I can do full breakdown

[@davebevin]

I challenge the various media organisations to release the agreement they signed up to with the previous government to access the funds. They won’t because in terms of the sniff test, it stinks. Our mainstream media is absolutely biased, left leaning. Stuff is the worst offender. We want the news, facts. We don’t want to be told how to think.

[@bigred3938]

Wow Maddie, yell louder to deny it lol. You’ve just proved that Chris is right. Move on for goodness sakes

[@stephenbaker-lemay479]

He doth protest too much, people do not often bite the hand that feeds them, and a Labour guy who says if you know it’s a lie you must call it out, don’t remember him calling any lies out.

[@AnthonyFlack]

Can you name any examples comparable to Winston's lies?

[@stephenbaker-lemay479]

@@AnthonyFlack A lie is a lie if your calling them out, be difficult to find any leader that has not mis represented the truth.

[@urbanegorilla6005]

Methinks the lady doth protest too much.

[@bigbrother4ever]

😂😂😂. She/her/zey are triggered much.😂😂

[@caveman499]

😂

[@helensussmilch2902]

Winston doesn't put himself into something like this without proof.

[@Alfonso_111]

Wintson Peters is geratric has been. His only remaining option was to revert to picking up the votes of anti vaxers and conspiracy thorists. NZF will be deleted after this term.

[@suehowie152]

When is he going to show us?

[@stevesmith1923]

You can see it is heavily on the left like the BBC.

[@sunfairys6885]

Oh poor Matty , what a meltdown 😢. That’s what happens when you just read what you are given without researching and understanding the real facts

[@alandillon4956]

Funny how chatting in the local wholesaler today and we were all saying Winston has a point, non of us voted for him lol. This is exactly why Labour, other out of leadership parties and the media are so out of touch with the workers of NZ

[@AnthonyFlack]

Winston was LYING. He was deputy prime minister at the time! His lies are dangerous. You're all chatting, saying he has a point - and it was all a lie! Documented lies. Now you all believe lies.

[@TeamKaosNZ]

Reporter and Labour MP displaying the fact they are completely ignorant and oblivious to what most New Zealanders want!

[@garyyuill5470]

“Reporter” is being too generous. Matty is just a glorified weatherman. Diversity hire if I’ve ever seen it.

[@harmonyadams7577]

"Winston just being Winston" Find another slogan guys. He needs to show some respect for the the taxpayers who pay his salary. This isn't s soap opera!

[@WahChingU]

True, the real soap opera is the Wgtn city council

[@paton57]

55 mil was a bloody site more of a waste of tax payers money than the well spent money for Winston's salary

[@helentaylor5078]

Oh for a minute I thought I was watching shortland street

[@bigbrother4ever]

Those who actually pay tax don't have an issue with Winny and the 3 musketeers. That's why they voted them. They knew exactly who they are voting for and what they wanted. They knew Winston won't be bullied and will push back. And they are enjoying the 'soap opera' The rest of us can cry all the tears.😂

[@caveman499]

Oh but he is showing respect. He knows what the majority think and it's in line with what he says. Meaning, we agree with him.

[@L.budz.]

The media narrative never ceases to amaze me with stupidity 😅

[@rahuldarbari2902]

Looks like Winston was telling the truth

[@vincemorrissey9125]

Labour guy sounded like a robot reading lines on a screen.

[@ToniHaddon]

Thank the gods for Winston Peters...and the pm for stating "he (Winston) can say what he likes"

[@AntoniaAllison-v8d]

In terms of Māori named Government Institutions - many kiwis struggle with the Māori names and there is an enormous amount of dissatisfied talks about it… having worked in the tourism industry, many tourists also struggle … I certainly am in agreement with place names of historical significance taking on their original Māori names but it should not apply to all government institutions that have no correlation with Māori history.

[@grantadamson3478]

100%

[@bigbrother4ever]

Why don't we use that money that goes into changing signage, branding, website etc to build houses, ...those things that people desperately need, u know?

[@mitchelldenysschen3224]

@@bigbrother4everlike the Labour Gov did?

[@Corey-ex1sl]

It's not a lie, n.z media is very woke and when you get 55 mill the media will sing from the labour's song sheet

[@TheSinkingGuitar]

isn't the defintion of "woke" being aware of social issues? - I would hope any media is woke, otherwise they are failing at their fundamental job - informing the public of social issues? Gotta know about something to inform the public... suppose we could go full fox news and just make up the facts to suit our story - but i'd really rather that be kept in the USA

[@tonystewart7287]

The Woke brigade aren’t happy that Winnie is dropping the hammer on them

[@andrewsolly2895]

Labour's one news with Matty 😂😂

[@westybb18]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@iantreefellow]

I bet more people watch the platform than watch Matty.

[@Noname-oz9ry]

I literally can not handle Matty, the way he jumped down Chris Bishops throat straight away before even letting him express his point of view was disgusting, so not looking forward to Matty being on The Hits next year

[@davidanscombe1106]

Its great isn't it,and we're paying his salary. He should be made to bloody well pay it back

[@iantreefellow]

Switch to the platform, actually investigative, and actually entertaining

[@Noname-oz9ry]

@@iantreefellow trust me, I don’t actually watch Breakfast, I only saw this on KZbin

[@arirahall6918]

The whining gets to me.

[@bigbrother4ever]

​@@Noname-oz9ryI only came for the comments😂😂

[@jonathanbennett1542]

Thank god the adults are back in charge of the country !

[@JackFrost-k7y]

ONE News, as in One brain cell!

[@sonnyday6830]

Who is that blond crybaby? looks like he is about to burst into tears all the time lol

[@bigbrother4ever]

You just mispronouned zey. It is a ze/zey....and zey are triggered

[@conniewinslow755]

Labour doesn’t want to admit their defeat, so attack Winston to try and reduce what the people voted for, an MMP coalition.

[@kwwilky9960]

Winston hit the nail right on the head, and a lot of people agreed with him 😂

[@gideonporter537]

No he didn't. Nor did he offer any proof. You know FACTS. Instead he just made allegations because he knows it panders to biases of people like you.

[@karengoymour3267]

A lot of people.....what do you mean. 7, 8, maybe 10 loonies ??. What a load of rubbish.

[@alcampbell493]

yeah Captain Six Percent ( couldn't even win an electoral seat!) is full of it and paying back the loonies who voted him in, including big Tobacco...getting power rules that man.

[@throughput6674]

@@gideonporter537 One News could clear this up in a heart beat. Just release publicly the contract you signed to receive payment from the public interest journalism fund and show everyone it was NOT pay for PREFORM.

[@JH-kd6hs]

Look at, the scoreboard!@@karengoymour3267

[@33freddyt]

Matty is desperate

[@MrSentia]

Matty throwing a tantrum 😅

[@shimmeringreflection]

Matty hasn't looked at the fund or if he did, he didn't understand it. Winston isn't saying all the journalists are corrupt, just that the media are. They take political sides like Matty instead of reporting the news

[@stevecooper9896]

Weather-boy is the liar.

[@davidanscombe1106]

Made the weather even more unbearable imo. Pathetic

[@r0b0coffee]

I'm actually pretty disappointed Bishop was unable to counter Matty's nonsense.

[@alistairmcdonald2382]

For God sake END gov funding of Media ! !

[@AnthonyFlack]

All media funded by billionaires! Down with independent media funded by the public! Winston says so! Don't believe the lyin' media - believe New Zealand's Donald Trump!

[@lancetaiwhanga4127]

Little matty. Why is Mr Peters the topic? What is the media afraid of?

[@AnthonyFlack]

Afraid of a deputy PM who degrades trust in public journalism so he can spread lies to his brainwashed cult. Trump in New Zealand, basically. I'm afraid of that too, but I'm not going to stay quiet about it.

[@redsmith9496]

I wish some research was done by the journalists on breakfast rather than what they think.

[@nh6central]

"journalists"? 😆🤣😂

[@colinhildreth5701]

Real journalists ... No! and breakfast is really only a magazine program of opinions, not News, anyway @@nh6central

[@vashti-kr8tp]

This interviewer is making his views the subject of the interview and directing the answers. It’s all about his ego. Second rate show.

[@bigbrother4ever]

Zeir ego, bigot. It is ze/zey😂

[@jonathanwright5550]

Has Matty even read the contract for the media slush fund??? It was 1000% bribe money

[@ericharvey3493]

Kieran McNulty couldn't even win his own seat and now he is high up on the Labour list and one of their members. That's all the talent they can find, scraping bottom of the barrel.

[@rogeratkinson7209]

This interviewer has to go.

[@mearip6116]

Winston run all 3 parties😂😂😂

[@nomanshigh3058]

😂 These media outlets don't think much if our intelligence do they. Prove yourself non bias and then we can talk. No one trusts you.

[@johnmckenzie9370]

Who said it's a lie? Just you Matt Mclean.

[@kamahlwatson941]

This show needs a new host,

[@rogergutteridge2307]

Marty sounds like a Big Girl it’s a lie it’s a lie how girly

[@spider-man910]

How much money did labour spend implementing English words into Maori ......whatever .

[@alexandradekanova771]

TVNZ just loot at the mirror and you will see the truth as we all can see.

[@coreysimpkin8627]

This woke socialistic country needs this coalition to sort this crap out . ! Can’t stand seeing our country like this .

[@commonsense6702]

Great word "woke", I did that yesterday morning, like every other morning, I woke up. Explain the meaning in a political sense, or is it simply a buzz word you picked up on. Totally lame word. Just like you, a play on your own word, stand, sit down then.

[@DevonR564]

@@commonsense6702 Woke: politically liberal or progressive (as in matters of racial and social justice) especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme.

[@JH-kd6hs]

Just checking to see how you like Devon's meaning of woke. A thank-you would be nice@@commonsense6702

[@bigbrother4ever]

​@@commonsense6702woke is becoming a popular word. Those who use it know what they are referring to. Stop treating other people as intellectually inferior 😢

[@Chopper650]

remember when ardern only answered questions that were pre-approved beforehand and only from accredited media? the bribe in action

[@maxwellgeary9632]

If it quacks like a duck waddles like a duck odds are it is duck

[@purefoldnz3070]

honestly the media in nz is disgusting, they need to be neutral and not have any bias whatsoever. If One news was any more left Simon would be doing the limbo every evening. Its also very telling that in a labour lead government the comment section was turned off.

[@jacobatyr]

Why does it feel like Nats are planting the seeds for fiscal blowout? During the campaign they said "trust me bro" in regards to their numbers not adding up. Now that they won it seems like they are finally willing to admit the numbers won't add up but now its labours fault? Whats the point of the PREFU?

[@throughput6674]

stop being so obtuse. every politician ever has said "trust me bro" and politicians function on deficit spending in a welfare state.. voting is all about who you believe to "trust me bro"

[@jacobatyr]

@@throughput6674 silly me, I must have missed that during the campaign Labour was also being accused of their numbers not adding up. Just so I can catch up can you provide some kind of source?

[@throughput6674]

@@jacobatyr That went straight over your head didn't it.

[@jacobatyr]

@@throughput6674 I tried googling that but it didn't come up with a relevant source? I also tried looking up "economists say labours numbers don't add up" but I only get results regarding nationals?

[@peterlattimore6013]

​@@jacobatyrof course... You forgot Labour borrowed more cash in 3 years than NZ had ever had in National debt ever. Grant Robertson didn't need to have a fiscal policy, as he just spent your unborn grandchildrens prosperity. On feel good projects.

[@JohnnyJohnson-o9j]

This is how a glorified weather reader with no journalistic qualification who takes his cues from a dethroned labour politician can make an absolute ass of himself on a nationwide morning novelty show, what a joke.