That may be so but they're very capable of misleading / attempting to confuse the public on the issue too. The prime minister, John Key, actually publicly likened the bill to Norton Anti Virus on multiple occasions [1] [2]
[1] http://www.3news.co.nz/VIDEO-Key-walks-out-of-press-conferen...
[2] http://www.3news.co.nz/Key-NZers-care-more-about-snapper-tha...