This is the first blog post. The purpose of this blog is to point out how inane current affairs shows in New Zealand can be. I will try not to touch on shows like 20/20 and 60 minutes which already suit the purpose of the blog by demonstrating how much New Zealand news is deemed unworthy by mainly sourcing material from abroad. Why should anyone in New Zealand care about a woman in UK with a heroin addict daughter enough to watch a 60 minute show when this country has its own drug problems? Anyone that caught the Paul Holmes documentary about "P" (Methaphetamine) earlier in the year should realize NZ is capable of doing a similar doco but it's easier and cheaper to get a ready made one that covers a problem in another country.
Newswatch
TV One was the only channel last night showing a full hour's worth of news. Prime, which is my news channel of choice, has the Commonwealth Games feed so didn't even have the news. TV 3 had fifteen minutes worth of news in their primetime slot thanks to cars going round a track in Australia at the borefest that is Bathhurst. The highlight on TV One's snippet was the kangaroo going on the track. The night before one of the TV3 presenters in one of their "talk to each other compulsory filler parts" said that the hours of Bathhurst was Christmas day for Motor Sport enthusiasts but everyone else, it is hell and it doesn't help that it's made worse for non-sports fans with only two channels to choose from.
Rugby made it first onto TV one sports news and while it was a Ranfurly Shield match, followed by Motorsport, Commonwealth games, opening of Eden Park and then there was an article about the New Zealand soccer team playing Honduras. This shows where TVNZ's loyalties lie. The Canterbury match featured the obligatory talk with Sonny Bill Williams which will likely lead to future ads for sports gear retailers, breakfast cereals and underwear. It was surprising the soccer even got a mention despite there being over 18,000 people in the crowd and it being an international game.
