Hayden Donnell

RNZ Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell has a few bees in his bonnet about particular stories in New Zealand media from the last fortnight. He joins Karyn for a run through the headlines and to address some… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the need for a ban on a certain type of housing story, a terrible prank played on TV1's Breakfast, and a Steinlager ad… Audio

A Canterbury black panther, mysterious moose sightings in Fiordland - and big cats reportedly roaming rurally in the South Island. All of these have been reported by serious news outlets this past… Video, Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately: Hayden Donnell chats to Susana Lei'ataua about the new Metro adding momentum to the comeback of local magazines; stories of housing hell hogging headlines… Audio

This week - the number of people complaining about the state of Wellington has increased, with journalists penning opinion pieces bemoaning the stagnant state of the capital. Media Watch producer… Audio

The election was done and dusted weeks ago, but this week the advertising watchdog ruled another online election campaign ad was misleading. Mediawatch asks the Advertising Standards Authority: is the… Audio

It's goodbye to Auckland's iconic giant Santa, who has been a fixture in the CBD for decades. Audio

Since losing the US election, president Donald Trump and his allies have mounted an evidence-free campaign to portray the vote as rigged. That's thrown the dysfunctions of the country's media… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about how the US media cover the 'stolen election' claims from Team Trump that not only mislead and misinform… Audio

In our weekly midweek media exploration, Hayden Donnell from the Mediawatch team looks at whether or not local journalism can be done by song. Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. this week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about the media coverage of a confusing, stressful and ultimately inconclusive US election.  Audio