Daybreak - 18 March 2026

In this episode of Daybreak - are the media being consistent in their coverage of Hipkins and Luxon (and others where there is competing evidence); 1News receives a blast from an industry member; Family First launch campaign for app store accountability to protect young people from the harms of social media; Meta and TikTok shown to have let harmful content rise as they competed with each other; large analysis of benefits of medicinal cannabis reveal the unwarranted hype; a Napier couple celebrate 70 years of marriage with great advice; outgoing CEO of Ms Foundation thinks abortion is great but probably can't define what is a woman anyway; Brits fear impact of nation's drift away from Christianity according to a new poll; and a new syndrome (excuse) for husbands of pregnant wives.