Shane Jones urges action on broadcaster bias in 2023 debate clip

RNZ's newly posted TVNZ footage shows the NZ First politician proposing board and charter oversight in response to bias he alleges.

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Why this story? One of RNZ's most watched videos since yesterday, with 8,820 views.

NZ First’s Shane Jones calls out public broadcaster | RNZ

When a debate moderator asks who believes state-owned media are biased against them, Shane Jones raises his hand. Asked what he would do about it, he turns to the boards and charters that govern public broadcasting.

RNZ posted the TVNZ footage on Thursday, but the on-screen "YOUR VOTE 2023" graphic identifies it as an earlier election debate, not a fresh exchange from the 2026 campaign.

"Well, one of those two is biased against me and my leader," Jones says after the moderator names Radio New Zealand and TVNZ. He does not specify which broadcaster he means.

Jones argues that public funding should come with safeguards against institutional bias, and that current affairs should serve all New Zealanders rather than special interest groups. The excerpt presents his allegation and proposed response; it does not examine particular examples of coverage.

The clip drew about 9,000 views since yesterday, making it RNZ's most-watched new upload over that period. Its description credits TVNZ, whose debate footage supplies the exchange.

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The numbers

The archived debate exchange led viewing among RNZ's new uploads since yesterday.

subscribers

253,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

151,835,056

views per day

131,233

typical day: 106,587

the video

views

8,820

likes

98

comments

84

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

The Sydney Morning Herald…

271,000

The Globe and Mail

266,000

RTÉ News

256,000

RNZ

253,000

Washington Week PBS

247,000

Royal Exclusive

244,000

As of November 6, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.