Newstalk ZB’s Political Editor based in the Press Gallery
Wellington
Joined April 2013
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Jason Walls retweeted
Revenge of the Sith dropped 20 years ago and still looks better than most movies today
‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ director Gore Verbinski says that some CGI in movies now is worse because of over-reliance on Unreal Engine
“People started thinking maybe movies can also use Unreal for finished visual effects. So you have this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema”
(Source: butwhytho.net/2025/11/gore-v…)
Jason Walls retweeted
Ministers are being accused of deliberately dodging consultation on a new power to ban gang patches in the homes of repeat offenders - a clause added after the Select Committee process, despite Ministers being briefed in March - via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/g…
Jason Walls retweeted
Police had concerns with implementing the Government’s new gang laws this year, including safety risks and a potential loss of public trust and confidence, ministerial briefings reveal - @nzherald
nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/p…
Jason Walls retweeted
Just spoke with Shane Jones, who said the Attorney-General 'sought to school me' about comity, and he will now change his approach to focus on policy (i.e 'bats, blind frogs') rather than judges' personalities. @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/s…
Jason Walls retweeted
New from me: Nearly three years since the ban on smoking and vaping in cars with kids came into force, not a single fine has been issued. Police chose not to enforce it - but have now u-turned after the police minister intervened. nzherald.co.nz/nz/police-u-t…
Jason Walls retweeted
The councils with the highest rates rises, and why nzherald.co.nz/nz/gore-hawke…
The Press Gallery’s opened applications for junior to mid-grade journalists for the 2024 Templeton Scholarship & the Māori Press Gallery Scholarships.
The programme runs from August 19 - 23 in Wellington, you’ll work with gallery offices and flights, accommodation etc provided.
If you’re keen, send a cover letter and a copy of their CV to [email protected] by 5pm on July 29.
Make sure your employer has given you permission to spend the time in Wellington before applying.
Jason Walls retweeted
@nzherald's The Front Page podcast has jumped to NZME's 6th most popular - just behind juggernauts like ZM, ZB, and Hauraki. Still the Herald's number 1 poddy. Pretty bloody stoked with that!
Jason Walls retweeted
Christopher Luxon justifies calling business people on trade trips under Labour "C list" and "tag-alongs", who "weren't able to convert well enough"
Comments weren't a slip of the tongue as the PM proactively said similar things to both @Jasonwalls92 & I
nzherald.co.nz/business/chri…
Jason Walls retweeted
NZ PM Luxon calls business leaders on Labour-led delegations as “tagalongs” and “C-List”. Scoop from @Jasonwalls92
The PM’s plane has had another brake down. There’s a fuse issue which means we’ve been grounded during the refuelling stop in PNG.
Waiting for an updated but the Prime Minister left the airport in a motorcade, and is flying to Japan, via Hong Kong, commercially.
Jason Walls retweeted
Podcast this week with @Jasonwalls92 ! Six months in, who are the MPs making an impression this Parliament?
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