13 Jun 2023

'We're worried about where New Zealand is going'- National

From First Up, 5:47 am on 13 June 2023

RNZ has placed a web journalist on leave while it investigates their editing of web articles to add a pro-Russian stance. The reporter says they've been doing it for five years, and were never tapped on the shoulder about it. Board chair Jim Mather says he is disappointed and feels the public's confidence in RNZ has eroded. RNZ has launched an internal audit and there will also be an external review into the incident. So far, 16 articles have been corrected. Nathan Rarere asked National's deputy leader Nicola Willis for her thoughts.