John Ansell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Mon, 16 Jul 2012 22:19:44 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg John Ansell - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 NZ media has a problem with race relations coverage says Commissioner https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/05/18/nz-media-has-a-problems-with-race-relations-coverage-says-commissioner/ Thu, 17 May 2012 19:29:25 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=25522

Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says the New Zealand media has a problem with the way it covers race relations issues. He was speaking about the recent CloseUp debate between John Ansell and Hone Harawira. Mr de Bres says it is typical of New Zealand media to give plenty of coverage to controversial figures Read more

NZ media has a problem with race relations coverage says Commissioner... Read more]]> Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres says the New Zealand media has a problem with the way it covers race relations issues. He was speaking about the recent CloseUp debate between John Ansell and Hone Harawira.

Mr de Bres says it is typical of New Zealand media to give plenty of coverage to controversial figures making strong statements rather than focussing on the actual story.

He says this kind of coverage harms race relations and the media need to think whether they are being responsible before repeating such a debate.

By contrast on his blog, Maui Street, Morgan Godfrey urges his readers to view the Maori TV documentary on the "Urewera Four" which he says "sets the standard for current affairs in New Zealand and on Monday night the show raised the standard - again."

"We have very clear Catholic social teaching on racism but, more broadly, as an international Church we also have learned many lessons about living with cultural diversity." Caritas Aotearoa New Zealand

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On Tuesday night the a programme on New Zealand Television's TV1 Closeup, touted as the race debate, pitted Hone Harawera against John Ansell with commentator Morgan Godfrey added, presumably as a moderating voice of reason. Godfrey has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the debate was conducted "I was, more than anything, stunned and confused with what was said Read more

TVNZ's Race debate "hyperbole, and lies"... Read more]]> On Tuesday night the a programme on New Zealand Television's TV1 Closeup, touted as the race debate, pitted Hone Harawera against John Ansell with commentator Morgan Godfrey added, presumably as a moderating voice of reason.

Godfrey has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the debate was conducted

"I was, more than anything, stunned and confused with what was said last night," says Godfrey, "and, I think understandably, angry with Mark Sainsbury's unwillingness to shift the conversation towards reason, as opposed to hyperbole, misrepresentations and lies which is where Sainsbury directed the discussion."

Tuesday's programme was a follow up to a Closeup inerview on Monday night with Wikatana Popata, who said he had "had enough of Pakeha. Close Up's Facebook page went into overdrive with nearly 2000 comments on this one issue. Some were in support of Popata, but the overwhelming majority were not.

Morgan Godfrey is a Wellington-based law student and commentator on Maori politics.

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An ACT ad campaign launched at the weekend has echoes of leader Don Brash's controversial Orewa speech in 2004. It was condemned yesterday by the Maori and Mana parties. Former ad man for ACT John Ansell has branded it "a party of cowards" after he was forced to step down over his comments about Maori. The Read more

ACT Party a party of cowards... Read more]]> An ACT ad campaign launched at the weekend has echoes of leader Don Brash's controversial Orewa speech in 2004. It was condemned yesterday by the Maori and Mana parties. Former ad man for ACT John Ansell has branded it "a party of cowards" after he was forced to step down over his comments about Maori.

The former marketing manager says he is not a racist and that those who speak "the truth" - like sacked Employers and Manufacturers Association boss Alasdair Thompson - are punished.

In an open letter to Brash, Pita Sharples said "How sad and disturbing to read your negative ACT party advertisement in the NZ Herald's Weekender - July 9, as you once again bring the Maori people's aspirations into contempt and ridicule. Your views are not only inaccurate and ill-founded, but are totally out of tune with middle New Zealand's ideals and aspirations for our country."

 

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