Jane Wrightson
Covid-19 survey: 40% of NZers at risk of hardship
A survey on the impact of Covid-19 on New Zealanders' financial wellbeing found 40 percent were facing hardship. Audio
Majority of Kiwi households in financial difficulty: survey
Stark new research finds one in three New Zealand households are in financial difficulty due to Covid 19, and 40 per cent say they are at risk of tipping into hardship. Audio
Coronavirus: Loan shark bill accelerated through Parliament
A long held plan to change rules around high-interest loans was accelerated through Parliament yesterday, forming part of a Covid-19 Response bill that becomes law once it is granted Royal Assent.
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Funds tight? Kiwisaver should be last resort only
People are being urged not to dip into their Kiwisaver fund to get them through the Covid-19 lockdown.
It is possible to access Kiwisaver through a hardship grant, but the Retirement Commissioner… Audio
The future of content on our screens and airwaves
Kathryn talks to the outgoing head of New Zealand On Air, Jane Wrightson about her 12 years leading the allocation of around $100 million in funding to content creators across our screens and… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
A look at Jane Wrightson's move to Retirement Commissioner which Gavin says is a loss for the media industry. Also, a timely campaign by Stuff highlights the public benefits of journalism, and why he… Audio
History behind a paywall - and on screen for free
You paid for a TV programme about how modern New Zealand was built - and you have to pay again to see the earlier episodes behind a paywall. Meanwhile, Parliament TV is screening stuff from the… Audio
Sudden comedy cuts no laughing matter for MediaWorks
Broadcaster MediaWorks is cutting key local TV comedies. Mediawatch says it’s a further sign of the company’s deepening problems and wider troubles in free-to-air television. And it is also a headache… Audio
Achieving artists' living wage
A Colmar Brunton survey commissioned by New Zealand On Air and Creative New Zealand has found that the median personal annual income for 'creative professionals' is around $36,000 - below the living… Audio, Gallery
Film and TV combine to make drama series
How are they planning to take on the world, how much will it cost? Simon Morris talked to the CEO's of New Zealand On Air and the Film Commission Jane Wrightson and Annabel Sheehan. Audio, Gallery
Danish dramas vs Kiwi soaps
A quarter of Denmark's population regularly watch Danish TV dramas, while the highest-rating Kiwi drama attracted an audience of just over 250,000 last year. Mediawatch asks a Danish expert what their… Audio
Muted response to big shift in public funding plans
Established New Zealand broadcasters will compete with online outlets for our public broadcasting money from next year under a new regime proposed by New Zealand On Air. It is a significant change… Audio
NZ On Air announces funding shake-up
NZ On Air has announced a major change to the way it funds local content. From next July, it will move to a single public media fund, covering many types of content for different audiences. This will… Audio
Diversity - yeah right!
What will NZ On Air chief executive Jane Wrightson be doing to address inequality in television and digital media where white males hold the plum jobs. Ethnicity is also out of balance with most… Audio
Will TV3 changes prompt funding for current affairs?
TV3's decision to review the future of Campbell Live is leaving some media commentators wondering if broadcasters will seek public funding for current affairs programmes. Audio
Eight million dollars for new show
NZ On Air has agreed to provide more than eight million dollars funding for a new drama series, which it hopes will successfully compete with the current batch of nightly reality TV shows, like… Audio
Jane Wrightson: NZ on Air
Chief Executive of NZ On Air announces Doc Connect: their new documentary initiative. Audio
Homegrown TV Drama
The big news has been the axing of a number of prime-time New Zealand TV series. So is this the end of TV drama, or just the end of that sort of TV drama? This week we speak to the CEO of New Zealand… Audio
Homegrown TV
Homegrown TV drama is expensive - and every hit show means three or four programmes that can't get made. And what happens to TV drama when an ambitious new series like TV3's Hope and Wire takes $5… Audio
The Arts Report - Is NZ TV drama a monolopy?
Why one company has pretty much sewn up the available funding, what that means for other writers with good ideas, and for viewers who don't like that style of drama. Audio