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Midweek Mediawatch - contested crime wave claims
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Susana Lei'ataua about the media covering claims of a post-Gabrielle crime spike that was questioned by Police; the fiery exit of… Audio
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Claims and counter-claims on post-cyclone crime spike
Media on the ground in cyclone-hit communities found road-blocks and local people reporting looting, theft and threats backed up with firearms. Meanwhile police and politicians insisted there was no… Audio
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Boring old infrastructure rises to the top of the agenda
Once the scale of Cyclone Gabrielle’s destruction became clear, politicians of all parties agreed restoring and improving our infrastructure is our top priority. We’re told we’ve underinvested in it… Audio
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Mediawatch for 26 February 2023
Claims and counter-claims on post-Gabrielle crime spike; boring old infrastructure surges to the top of the agenda; climate minimisation still has a foothold in the media. Audio
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Climate minimisation still has a foothold in media
National MP Maureen Pugh was censured by her bosses and made to walk back her words after calling man-made climate change into question earlier this week. But similar sentiments still find a platform… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch 22 Feb 2023
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights Colin Peacock talks to Susana Lei'ataua about the good and bad of Cyclone Gabrielle coverage. Also: claims Roald Dahl's been censored; Fox… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - cyclone talkback backlash
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Susana Lei'ataua about coverage of Cyclone Gabrielle's destruction - and the backlash against talk radio hosts who played the disaster down early on. Also… Audio
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Radio hosts fixate on schools closing as Gabrielle closes in
Cyclone Gabrielle buried homes and took lives, including those of rescuers, this week. But as it bore down on the country, front-rank hosts at Newstalk ZB played down the danger it posed… Audio
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Mediawatch - before and after Gabrielle
Our media were in emergency mode yet again this week, offering hours of extra coverage on air, online and in print. Outlets in the hardest-hit places reported the basics - even without access to… Video, Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - Covering another catastrophe
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Hayden Donnell talks to Susana Lei'ataua about some good journalism - and some ill-advised commentary - on Cyclone Gabrielle. And in… Audio
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Supermarkets shaping the food price story
Recent media reports have blamed rising grocery prices on supermarket suppliers and even shoplifters. One business journalist is calling on the media to focus on the market power of our supermarket… Audio
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Mediawatch for 12 February 2023
Audio 12 Feb 2023Media merger out of its misery; supermarkets shaping the food price story; Southlander goes solo to tell southern stories. Audio
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Southlander goes solo to tell southern stories
Logan Savory spent years covering local stories for the long-established local daily paper Southland Times. Now he’s gone solo in the Southland Tribune - which sounds like a paper but isn’t. Why the… Audio
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Analysis: RNZ/TVNZ merger on the scrap heap
The impending merger of RNZ and TVNZ is no more, with the government scrapping the plan yesterday as it refocuses on the cost of living.
Last year's Budget had allocated $109m a year to the new… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch
Audio 8 Feb 2023Waitangi, the scrapping of the media merger and the nudist judge are on the agenda. Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - the day the merger died
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the government dumping its public media plans - again - and Karyn talks to National's Melissa Lee… Audio
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Public media policy put out of its misery
The PM has confirmed what pundits have predicted for weeks: the plan for a public media entity has been scrapped – before they even settled on a name for it. It’s the second time in five years… Audio
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Communications recriminations after the deluge
The communications failures following the downpour - now under review - weren’t all Wayne Brown’s fault, but the mayor’s antagonistic and arm's-length management prolonged a media pile-on which… Audio
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Mediawatch for 5 February 2023
Communications recriminations after the deluge; rebooting crisis coverage in the social media age; public media plan proclaimed a dead duck by other media. Audio
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Rebooting crisis coverage in the social media age
When the heavens opened last weekend, some channels of official information closed. Emergency management agencies and the news media both copped criticism for lagging behind events - and behind social… Audio
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Midweek Drongowatch: A woeful week in Wayne's world
In this week's rebranded Midweek Drongowatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a flood of criticism for Auckland mayor Wayne Brown, a pair of polls that perked up the political press pack -… Audio
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Political pressure on media merger pumped up
Legislation for a new public media entity due by March has been reviewed and is due to be debated in Parliament soon. But pundits and opposition politicians alike are urging the government - now under… Audio
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Mediawatch for 29 January 2023
PM's exit and epic rain blow up 'slow news' summer; political pressure pumped up on media merger; mixed messages on state of the highways. Audio
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Mixed messages on state of the highways
Anger over the state of our highways deepened this summer - along with the potholes at the heart of constant claims the roads are “the worst they’ve ever been.” But political pressure and a startling… Audio
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PM’s exit and epic rain blow up 'slow news' summer
Along with the politicians, the media were caught on the hop when Jacinda Ardern suddenly called it quits last week. This week, more than a summer's worth of rain in a few hours blew away the 'slow… Audio
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Midweek Media Watch
Audio 25 Jan 2023Midweek Mediawatch with Colin Peacock Tonight Colin examines the job cuts at Mediaworks announced this week, personnel changes in the media and the story of the year so far Jacinda Arden's… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch - suprise demise of a PM
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights - back for 2023.
Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about the media response to Jacinda Ardern’s surprise demise. Also: big job cuts… Audio
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MediaWorks to lay off up to 90 staff
New Zealand-based company MediaWorks intends to lay off up to 90 staff in an attempt to cut costs, according to an internal email from chief executive Cam Wallace.
In the email Wallace said… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch: The year in review
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell recaps the big stories of 2022 and the questions they raise for 2023, and delivers his own personal worst of and best of list for the year… Audio
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Midweek Mediawatch December 21
Audio 21 Dec 2022A roundup of the weeks & the years happenings. There's even an awards slot! Audio