All the local news to use, abuse or amuseSupplied Gary Watson, right, talks about the loss of New Zealand on Air funding for Mainland TV news. WD Bob Irvine has a cunning plan to rule the local airwaves with a channel to satisfy any news junkie. *****Tasman District Council announced today that it is tearing down the so-called Wailing Wall dividing the Mapua wharf precinct. A council spokesman dismissed protests from confused urban woodburner users: "Look, it's simple: town smoke bad; country smoke good. A start-up broadcaster called FIND News, floated by yours truly, aims to snare the punters – and that contestable funding diverted from Mainland.

Source: Stuff July 16, 2016 00:56 UTC