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Antje Deckert, Associate Professor (Criminology), Auckland University of Technology

Did 'wokeness' cancel Police Ten 7? New research suggests racial stereotyping was the real culprit

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When TVNZ cancelled reality TV show Police Ten 7 earlier this year, it certainly rattled some law-and-order cages.

The show’s former host Graham Bell, who described suspects variously as “creeps, halfwits, low-lifes, mongrels and lunatics”, claimed “wokeness killed Police Ten 7”. New Zealand First leader Winston Peters blamed “cancel culture”. One radio host said “the whingers have won”.

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