Herald columnist Brian Rudman’s article on the Hobbit dispute is one of the best written on the subject.
He manages to capture every aspect of this dispute – the anti-union stuff, the spoilt brat Jackson, the toadying and grovelling part of the NZ national character, the feudal-like carry-on, and the patronising sexism towards Malcolm and Ward-Lealand.
Read his article
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10683203
Also worth checking out is Ian Mune’s interview on Breakfast TV
http://tvnz.co.nz/breakfast-news/breakfast-friday-october-22-3848618/vid