Matua Kahurangi: Hobson's Pledge billboard image......

Aukaha News and Ellen Tamati embarrass themselves over legally used stock photo by Hobson's Pledge

In the latest instalment of people outraged by things they clearly don’t understand, Aukaha News and a woman named Ellen Tamati have launched a social media tantrum over a billboard image used by Hobson’s Pledge in one of their campaign against Māori Wards.

Dr Don Brash: NZME can get stuffed - the ad they rejected

Written by Don Brash in his capacity as Hobson's Pledge trustee

This morning, you were meant to open the New Zealand Herald and see a full page ad calling out Christopher Luxon and the National Party for their failure to support democracy, equality, and a New Zealand based on unity – not racial division.

Instead, NZME is clearly making up rules on the hoof and introduced new creative restrictions at the very last moment (literally yesterday afternoon) and refused to print it unless we complied.