Media commentator Gavin Ellis

From the School of Social Sciences at Auckland University - Gavin Ellis with his first prediction for 2017. He predicts that the NZME/Fairfax merger application will go to court, with the parties seeking a judicial review of the Commerce Commission's likely decision to refuse approval. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz