Karyn Hay

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a local music TV channel coming back from the dead, US media not feeling the Bern - and RNZ Concert / RNZ Music: the… Audio

When writer Long Litt Woon's husband, Eiolf died unexpectedly at the age of 54, she was adrift with grief. And so, she signed up for a course on mushrooming, something she and Eiolf had planned to do… Audio

While the decision to keep RNZ Concert playing on FM has been welcomed by staff, the PSA says there is no celebration while 18 workers are still set to lose their jobs. Karyn speaks with PSA National… Audio

Tracy Cooper is an environmental scientist who switched careers to work as a guide for Dolphin Kaikoura. Now she swims with dolphins most days. She's also a skipper and an expert on all kinds of other… Audio

RNZ announced it's new music strategy last week and since then there has been a loud backlash from far and wide across New Zealand. Karyn speaks with media commentator from Public Address, Russell… Audio

Taika Waititi is the toast of the town... having just scooped an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay In Los Angeles. Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Peacock talks to Bryan Crump about RNZ's big music shake-up. Also - the media memorialising Mike Moore, an ODT reporter's sudden departure -…

Danielle Street joins us with a preview of three new music selections that will feature on herTotally Wired show on Auckland's 95 bfm on Saturday mornings. Tonight Danielle features Stephen Malkmus… Audio

The UK will formally leave the European Union at 2300 GMT - 12noon tomorrow New Zealand time - 47 years after joining the EU. Karyn speaks with European Correspondent Olly Barratt in London about the… Audio

Renee Jones from Audio Culture - 'the noisy library of New Zealand music', takes us back to 1981 to a couple of infamous music festivals that were held in New Zealand on Auckland Anniversary weekend… Audio

A provider of student accommodation in Auckland says he is worried New Zealand is ill-prepared to handle potential coronovirus cases in a wave of 10 to 20 thousand students due from China following… Audio

The longlist for New Zealand's premier book awards, the Ockhams has just been released - and despite recent research that shows fewer of us are reading books, there's actually a pretty big leap in the… Audio

This week on Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell is in to talk about a minidrama involving Sean Plunket, a revolt in the Washington Post newsroom, and a government proposal to merge Radio New Zealand… Audio

A trend is emerging in the UK and other parts of the world, they're calling it a Road Diet... reclaiming urban areas for pedestrians and cyclists. Patrick Morgan from Cycling Action NZ explains. Audio

The New Zealand and Australian governments have announced plans to evacuate foreign nationals trapped in Wuhan, the Chinese city where the coronavirus outbreak began. Audio

Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn about a mini-drama involving Sean Plunket, a revolt in the Washington Post newsroom, a Buzzfeed pioneer joining the MSM, and coronavirus coverage going bats. Audio

2020 has got off to a great start for birdwatchers looking for rare birds. It seems the bushfires are forcing more birds than usual to fly across the Tasman. Two Cuckoos have been spotted in the… Audio