Mediawatch

Concern over a sudden change of editorial direction at NZME as a billionaire bids for control. Also: reporting Wellington's water woes and a sudden rush of top-level resignations. Audio

Midweek: The ever-present US President makes the most of set-piece media events. Also -billionaires seeking stakes in our media & rights to air rugby - and TV shows about life in NZ fifty years apart.

Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea promp big calls to bump up the budget for defence ASAP. Also - the super-heated headlines about factory-to-school lunches and we talk to the international outfit… Read more Audio

Chinese warships in the Tasman Sea promp big calls to bump up the budget for defence ASAP. Also - the super-heated headlines about factory-to-school lunches and we talk to the international outfit… Read more Audio

Media go forensic on Andrew Bayly's ministerial resignation, the PM's ZB stumble, NZME's revealing annual results - & the real story of Golriz at PaknSave Audio

Surviving 2025 in the intertwined industries of media and advertising. Should our government follow Australia's media policy - and beware of billionaires? Also: decoding Destiny and the tricky task… Read more Audio

Big names at the Herald lose their jobs in a major news rejig, a Wellington ginger group getting a helping hand - and attracting Aussies in 1962. Audio

How plans for wealthy foreign investors hit the headlines this week - and how did paid-for propaganda end up on a major news website? Also: two business journalists want to make the most out of… Read more Audio

Trump's alarmed the world with trade tariffs, turning off aid and proposing to take over Gaza. But New Zealand's had its own diplomatic dramas in the news - with the media in the middle of them. Also… Read more Audio

The 'fake news' from Israel that strained our relationship with the US - and a long-suppressed offender's name finally comes out. Also: Tributes to the Jonah Lomu and Marianne Faithfull which missed… Read more Audio

Summertime - and the living is easy, the old Gerschwin song says. But he didn't have to keep Kiwis tuned in during the summer news drought. Meanwhile the outside world has changed a lot since… Read more Audio