Farewell Tim But You Still Owe Me Lunch

Kiwiblog writes a nice obituary for Tim Pankhurst for his time as Editor at the Dominion Post.



Most notably this:

His work on stories such as the Louise Nicholas investigation and The Dominion Post’s work last year on funding questions around NZ First have had a significant impact on New Zealand society. They are among the most significant newspaper investigations of the past 20 years and are testament to Tim’s skill and courage as an editor.

To which David adds:

I agree, that his backing of staff such as Phil Kitchin, has been the newspaper at its finest. In the reporting of Donna Awatere-Huata, Lousie Nicholas and of course Winston, the Dom Post has had to endure masses of legal threats, but refused to back down.

And of course I add myself that it is possibly even greater testament to how Tim backs his contributors and the freedom of speech that I, an openly proud member of the Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy (VRWC) have had a column in the paper for now not one or two but now three years almost to the day.

I imagine the complaint letters and bitchy whinging directed at it could prop up the Hurricanes front row.

Tim has though never once told me what I could or couldn't write about and has only ever been pleasant and intelligent when I have met him as he happily chatted away about the future of the internet, blogging and the online community even though he is a print man through and through.