The sixth annual media trust report is out, and new questions provide answers which will… not shock you at all as they ask people who distrust media who they voted for.

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Jon Duffy, ConsumerNZ CEO joins us to tell us the job isn't all testing hot cross buns - there's some serious issues facing kiwi consumers, like access for differently abled people, a lack of competition in some markets and something known as dark patterns on digital sales and apps.

This week’s three stories take a look at power and narrative - with a government plan to “save” $930’000 by freezing the amount of money sole parents can have to help them survive, and right wing reactions to MP speeches - and how they get framed.

The Audio Version of this week's Behind the Walls!

Dr Lawrence Xu-Nan of the Green Party joined us to talk education reform and Justice reform, and nerd out about pop culture expos and ancient egypt.

Then Consumer NZ CEO Jon Duffy joins us to talk about accessibility, product testing, New Zealand market insulation and Dark patterns in your data journeys

The Treaty Principles Bill, the dangers of vaping (in Parliament), the secret sect life of MPs and are you smarter than an Australian?  All that and more in This Week’s The News.

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It’s dead - for now - the Treaty Principles Bill had it’s final reading in Parliament but there’s already promises it will return…

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It’s been a tough few days for the alt right and today will be just as bad for them - if the PM follows through on what he has said about the Treaty Principles Bill

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A couple of days of absolute madness - how can anyone process it all?

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We sit down with Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young to discuss the proposed changes to citizens arrest powers, the safety concerns around them and what laws already exist, as well as a look at the complicated issues around paywave fees and surcharges.

From claims of closing a retail chain to clumsily phrased headlines that platform the Finance minister’s perspective as fact, this week’s episodes are all about weird misdirections!