PremiumUpdatedShayne CurrieNZME Editor-at-Large·NZ Herald·12 Jul, 2026 04:31 PM6 mins to readNBR co-editors Calida Stuart-Menteath and Hamish McNicol say the Ombudsman's opinion sets a precedent for all media organisations which will enable the long-term sustainability of NZ journalism. Photos / NBR MBIE has been urged by the Ombudsman to apologise and sort an ‘appropriate remedy’ over NBR paywall rule breaches. How MBIE has responded to the potentially far-reaching decision - and who else is in the gun.
A Government department’s sharing of paywalled business journalism was “inappropriate”, “unreasonable” and “appears to
