Colin Peacock

Radio New Zealand has quietly rebranded itself on-air as 'RNZ', startling some loyal listeners. RNZ says it is a signal that it is not just all about radio any more in the digital age. Mediawatch… Audio

Two stories about Fiji were the most-viewed ones on the news website of RNZ International last month - but neither story was fully reported by the media in Fiji itself. Audio

Almost everything The All Blacks did everywhere they went after winning the World Cup was aired in the media - thanks to a combination of news media, social media, sponsors and even the players… Audio

TV3 puts another news show on notice; getting official information out in the open; RNZ goes 'beyond radio'; stories missing from Fiji's media, and; Cupwatch - the wash-up. Audio

TV3 has signalled its leading current affairs show 3D is likely to go, even though it has been supported with public money. It’s not a surprise, considering the management’s track record and what it… Audio

Why have so many media outlets reported that processed meat is as likely to cause cancer as smoking or asbestos?  No scientist has said any such thing. Where were the experts to tell us what was true… Audio

How the media butchered the story about the cancer risks of red meat; NZME confirms multimedia plans... and job losses, and; Cupwatch - the final countdown. Audio

The owner of the New Zealand Herald, Newstalk ZB and Radio Sport has confirmed it will soon move its journalists into a single newsroom where they will operate in all media around the clock. NZME says… Audio

Mediawatch looks at how at the media filled the void of a week without World Cup action in the run-up to the final. Did the supply of stories about the All Blacks exceed demand? Audio

New music for a day off your labours with Australian music station Triple-J's content director. The expat Kiwi DJ Ollie Wards and host Colin Peacock bring us tracks from A$AP Rocky, Jamie XX, Leisure… Audio

Top Canadian magician and comedian in New Zealand for the Wellington Magic Convention. Audio

American writer Walter Brasch on how Labor Day in the US is just another day off, its meaning lost in the past. Audio

New Zealand journalist freelancing in Brazil, which is gearing up for the Olympics. Audio

"I'm talented. I'm hard-working. I'm blonde. So why can't I find a job in London?" Expat would-be broadcaster Alex Hazlehurst went public in August about not being able to find a media job there. She… Audio

Naomi Arnold is a Nelson-based freelance writer. At Featured.org.nz she collates outstanding feature articles from New Zealand and around the world and sends them out in a handy weekly email. We asked… Audio

Expert in modern medical history undertaking the first major academic study of facial hair. Audio