Brian Rudman is a journalist

Journalist

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 and regular editorial

Editorial

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 contributor to The New Zealand Herald

The New Zealand Herald

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, New Zealand

New Zealand

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's largest daily newspaper. He has his own column, 'Rudman's City', where he mainly focuses on issues relating to Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

 (New Zealand's largest city), its growth, public projects, policies and politicians. He is also active in related events and public discussions.

Rudman's views are often controversial and comparatively blunt. He has been the subject of at least three complaints to the New Zealand Press Council

New Zealand Press Council

The New Zealand Press Council is a Non Governmental Organisation which exists to uphold standards in the New Zealand print media and promote freedom of speech in New Zealand. Founded in 1975, it is enabled to hear complaints against newspapers and other publications, particularly regarding...

, though none of them were upheld. He has also been accused by Michael Bassett

Michael Bassett

Michael Edward Rainton Bassett, QSO is a former Labour Party member of the New Zealand House of Representatives and cabinet minister in the reformist fourth Labour government...

, another known New Zealand columnist as well as politician/political historian, as being one of "the usual left-wing commentators who take their cue from on high" in regards to some comments he made regarding Don Brash

Don Brash

Donald "Don" Thomas Brash , a New Zealand politician, was Leader of the Opposition, parliamentary leader of the National Party from 28 October 2003 to 27 November 2006 and the leader of the ACT Party for 28th April 2011 - 26 November 2011...

. He is opposed to the constitutional arrangements of New Zealand.

Rudman has been awarded the Charles Southwell

Charles Southwell

Charles Southwell was a radical English journalist and freethinker.-Early life:Charles Southwell was born in London, the youngest of 33 children in a poor family. His father, William, was a piano maker who had married three times. His mother, Fanny , was William's ex-servant, and at least three...

 Award from the New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists

New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists

New Zealand Association of Rationalists and Humanists is an organisation, established in 1927 in New Zealand for the promotion of rationalism and secular humanism.The principal aims are stated as:...

, for "his many years of equitable and informed journalism, often supporting views compatible with the objectives of this Association".

External links

• Brian Rudman (official column webpage at the New Zealand Herald website)