Monday ACT New Zealand leader David Seymour has scorned a new survey conducted by AUT's Journalism, Media and Democracy research centre which shows that trust in news has increased significantly. ‘‘I don’t trust it,’’ he said. The report reveals that trust in news in general increased from 32% in 2025 to 37% in 2026. And 50% of New Zealanders trust the news they personally consume, a significant increase from 45% in 2025. ‘‘The data is obviously pretty crazed, and puts public funding of AUT at severe risk,’’ said Mr Seymour. The report also showed that RNZ was perceived as the most trusted news brand, followed by the  Otago Daily Times  and TVNZ. Newsroom, Interest.co.nz , The Listener  and the  Waikato Times  were jointly perceived as the fourth most trusted brands. ‘‘This shows clear bias,’’ the Act leader said. ‘‘Everyone I know trusts The Platform, so why doesn’t it feature in the survey? ‘‘I don’t listen to RNZ. I don’t watch TVNZ. I don't read  The Listener .…