It's a little creepy having government commissioners monitoring the airwaves ready to pounce should broadcasters stray from the official dogma.
The latest was Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner Dr Jackie Blue wagging her state-mandated finger. The cause of her ire was Paul Henry. It turns out, surprise, surprise, she disagrees with his analysis of modern-day feminism.
She didn't haul him off to a Gulag. No, she wrote an official letter explaining his errors, which she chose to share with us. Henry had said in regard to Hillary Clinton's run for the White House: "Why, if feminism has come so far, does she feel the need to highlight the fact that she's a woman?
"Shouldn't she be selling herself on the fact that she's the best person, the right person, for the job, no matter what her sex?"
Henry also noted other high-profile females had "fallen into the same trap", including Helen Clark in her bid to become Secretary-General of the United Nations.