“Didn’t we just vote them out?” he wrote – not of Labour, nor the Greens, but of the news media. Over the election and Rugby World Cup time, audiences to the major sites (oddly, other than TVNZ) were stellar, nearing all-time records. Which is all a long-winded scene-setter for this column’s annual Media Person of the Year list. And several of the best exponents of political journalism make the list below. As do those who stood out covering the other biggest stories of the year in NZ – Cyclone Gabrielle and the Rugby World Cup.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 28, 2023 11:25 UTC