Not defending what Peters said, but do you think there is an element of "attack is the best form of defense" from the media? In the bid for headlines and clickbait, they are milking his comments for all they are worth. Like most things, in a news cycle or 2, it will be put to the archives of history as a new scandal takes hold. He was vocal about the fund before being in Govt, hes vocal about it now. I somewhat agree with Luxon's comments, whether or not there is bias is largely irrelevant, that the fund is there for the media, paid by the Govt and has conditions attached, automatically creates a perception that there could be bias. Perception is reality for many, regardless of how skewed that perception may be.