BP, what I'm referring to is that the smarter journalists have read Dirty Politics, have watched John Key and his mates performing, and have come to have a more reserved opinion about the current government. It doesn't mean they're left wing. But I think you'll find that National will have a bit of a head-wind from the press, coming up to 2017.
Anyway, is Mike Hosking one of the most in-depth journalists you know? Or is a me-first kind of a person? David Slack comments, not as funny as others.
http://www.metromag.co.nz/city-life/...-april-1-2059/