I Filed a Complaint Against RNZ. Here's What Happened.
On 23 January 2026, Radio New Zealand published an article titled "US touts 'New Gaza' filled with luxury real estate." It was wire copy from AFP — a news agency report about US officials presenting a vision for turning Gaza into a seaside resort of skyscrapers and luxury developments.
The article quoted Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, and an Israeli real estate developer. It included a brief background paragraph acknowledging the war. It did not include a single Palestinian voice, legal perspective, humanitarian view, or any challenge to the claims being made.
I filed a formal complaint with RNZ. They rejected it. I escalated to the New Zealand Media Council. They didn't uphold it either.
Today, both the Media Council ruling and RNZ's own write-up are public — with my name attached. This post is the part of the story those publications don't tell: the full arguments I made, and why the process itself matters regardless of the outcome.