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Euphemisms and false balance: how the media is helping to normalise far-right views

3 December 2025

The mainstream media doesn’t simply cover far-right politics from a critical distance, it also helps to define what counts as politically acceptable.

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The Veterinary Council has censured and fined Auckland restaurateur Leo Molloy - who breached a court suppression order by naming a murderer
	3 Dec: The Veterinary Council has censured and fined Auckland restaurateur Leo Molloy - who breached a court suppression order by naming a murderer... more

‘Quiet divorcing’ puts a new name to an old problem — the slow erosion of intimacy
	3 Dec: Relationships rarely collapse in a single moment. They fade through the quiet loss of shared moments that once made the relationship feel alive.... more

Dunedin Police have seized 820-kilograms of pounamu - after searches on Monday
	3 Dec: Dunedin Police have seized 820-kilograms of pounamu - after searches on Monday... more

Giving men a common antidepressant could help tackle domestic violence: world-first study
	3 Dec: A commonly prescribed antidepressant has sparked a reduction in domestic violence reoffending among highly impulsive, violent men.... more

Izayah Le'afa unknowingly played through a stress fractured foot in the Tall Blacks basketball World Cup qualifier loss to Australia in Wellington
	3 Dec: Izayah Le'afa unknowingly played through a stress fractured foot in the Tall Blacks basketball World Cup qualifier loss to Australia in Wellington... more

When did people first arrive in Australasia? New archaeogenetics study dates it to 60,000 years ago
	3 Dec: New research confirms humans first reached the Sahul super-continent by two different routes around 60,000 years ago.... more

It’s not you – some typefaces feel different
	3 Dec: The different personalities of typefaces and how it affects our psychology.... more

We are hardwired to sing - and it’s good for us, too
	3 Dec: Modern science is increasingly validating what many traditions have long held: Singing and chanting can have profound health benefits.... more

A Coroner has decided against opening an inquiry into the death of Christchurch school girl who fell and hit her head on a school ice skating trip
	3 Dec: A Coroner has decided against opening an inquiry into the death of Christchurch school girl who fell and hit her head on a school ice skating trip... more

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