Labour conference to mainly ban media

The Herald reports:

The Labour Party has closed the doors on vast tracts of its 99th annual conference this weekend, saying it wants to keep debate “in the family”.

The programme for its Palmerston North talkfest shows debate on policy proposals is closed to the media – a session that has been open in the past.

Campaign sessions are normally media excluded, but it is very rare to exclude media from policy debates. Not a good sign.