Rear View: the best of NBR. Fri, 09 Feb Fri, 22 Dec Rear View: Politics Simon Dallow covers the winners and losers from this year's election campaign plus more on the political front.
Fri, 15 Dec Rear View: Simon Dallow gives his perspective on the highlights of the business news of Fri, 08 Dec He knows my work. He's interested in doing it. A special 60 Minutes episode on Henry, partly filmed at his Napier bach, is likely to screen on June 5 as part of the book's promotional campaign. Reversal of fortune for Watson and Hotchin As Mark Hotchin fought last week to overturn a court ruling freezing his assets, his longtime friend and partner in failed Hanover Finance, Eric Watson , was celebrating his rise in riches as acknowledged in the UK Sunday Times ' Rich List.
Watson's reputation has been largely unscathed. Eric hobnobbed with the moneyed Knightsbridge set, while Hotchin received death threats and moved his family to a rented beachfront home in Queensland. Needing to think on my feet. But then, as a Contiki-trained tour manager, I was standing up and facing the group — not just sitting in my seat reading off notes.
You had to know what you were talking about. And you had to be able to point out what was coming when you had your back to it. You had to know everything to the nth degree. There are 13 rows, four-wide, five in the back seat. For instance, doing a night tour of Paris, I might push the language a bit.
Try something provocative to see how people reacted. Try pushing different buttons and observing what made them respond. And the lessons I learned from that experience, I think, was one of the greatest assets that I brought to broadcasting. And that leads to some confusion. As we did with Tini Molyneux, and now with Yvonne Tahana. People who are immersed in, and understand, the community. We need a broad cross-section of people examining the issues in society to be able to get a broad cross-section of viewpoints.
Otherwise you end up being quite stereotyped. How many years have you been there, mate? Twenty years or so? That goes back to Whai Ngata, right from the beginning. When I was at school, trying to teach myself te reo, I was getting snippets of words here and there, and building my vocab over time. But constructing language, I find really difficult. Really just a beginner-level offering. I encourage everybody to master the vowel sounds. For society to improve, everyone needs to show greater respect for others.
There has to be an evenness. I wonder which ones have made the most impact on you. Some of them do hit you very emotionally. The Child Warriors of West Africa, right at the very beginning of my career was one. And the atrocities in various places around the world.
The Bosnian War. Having been to those places, some of those stories have hit me hard — and you struggle to understand how people in the modern, so-called civilised era can treat each other like that. That was an amazing experience. But I guess the defining news story for me would have to be Christchurch with the earthquakes. I raced down there on the day of the quakes, both times. The two big quakes. You know, driving in to the city, getting inside the cordoned area and seeing these old buildings just crumbling on to the ground.
But the second time around, it was harder. I spent about a month there, immediately in the aftermath of the quake. Dead bodies and body parts. You realise this is another human being. And the survivors were just traumatised, clearly in shock. The eyes of the walking wounded will never leave me. And there was this feeling of helplessness because there was so little you could do.
So I found out where there were refugee centres and how people could get there. I was just outside. But the helplessness and despair of people in the midst of a tragedy … dealing with shock … dealing with trauma.
Simon, thanks very much. But, finally, what are you looking forward to? Can we anticipate another 15 years or more of you on the screen? Things are always changing. In fact, I had to sit down and talk to myself about even doing this interview.
One of the problems these days is that, in all forms of media, there is more opinion than fact. I just want to present the facts, and let people judge the facts for themselves. The Internet has not just been a game-changer in every industry but it has been hugely influential throughout the media.
And one impact is that it has encouraged tribalism. Tribalism has always existed — people gravitating to one side or the other. But the Internet now gives them plenty of outlets where they can find voices and experiences and opinions that reflect their own. So we end up with an increasingly tribal approach. In reality, there are nuances and shades of grey to almost everything and everybody. And, rather than just stereotyping people as black or white and bad or good, we need to look hard and appreciate those shades.
Thank you for reading E-Tangata. Our content takes skill, long hours and hard work. But we're a small team and not-for-profit, so we need the support of our readers to keep going. Hi would love to watch the Hi would love to watch the documentary about my family. Ernie Asher , Albert Asher are my Uncles. E mihi ana ki a koe e taku E mihi ana ki a koe e taku whanaunga, good on you for sharing your story Simon. I hope the family is well, my regards to your father, nga mihi, Stephen Bragg. Bluff, NZ.
Excellent story. Thanks for Excellent story. Thanks for sharing your personal story with NZ. I am hoping that with your influence and encouragement this attitude will change.
Awesome to get to know the Awesome to get to know the man and not just a face. Ataahua tenei tuhinga. What a clever mum and dad too. Such an inspiring korero. He strikes me as a person of compassion and integrity. Lovely article…one of my Lovely article…one of my favourite NZ news presenter.
Kia ora Te whanaunga a Simon. A very nice read, thanks to A very nice read, thanks to especially to Dale and Simon. I find it interesting and almost regrettable that Simon is in his current role — only because he has knowledge, a skill set and a profile that means that he can influence an audience beyond the delivery of facts.
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