Air New Zealand has had massive bailouts by taxpayers. Thousands of kiwi businesses were supported through Covid. The Tiwai Point aluminium smelter in Bluff has had cheap electricity for years.  And of course the tobacco industry is now getting revived by this government.

So why does this government seem so reluctant to step in when it comes to Newshub?

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