Karyn Hay

Supermarket chain Countdown is confident banning the sale of energy drinks to under 16s will make a difference to teenagers' overall health.  Audio

This week on Mediawatch Midweek Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about the new Netflix series The Great Hack; Boris Johnson - the disgraced hack turned UK PM, and;  "Ricky Leaks" - a journalistic scoop… Video, Audio

Boris Johnson is Britain's new Prime Minister and today is his first day in the role after winning a convincing victory over Jeremy Hunt in tthe Conservative party leadership race.  Audio

Tonight we look at something you probably shouldn't do all on your own - making a will. Barrister and solicitor Sally Morris from Morris Legal has seen a fair few wills and the court cases that can… Audio

Workshops about the Medicinal Cannabis Scheme are being held in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch this week and next. Chris House is a Principal Advisor with the Ministry of Health, and speaks… Audio

Major reforms to New Zealand's gun laws were flagged in the wake of the Christchurch mosque shootings, with the details announced by the Prime Minister today.  Audio

Wellington's avant Finn Johansson brings his chat and charm to Friday's Lately talking us through new music finds and forecasts.  Audio

A kava bar has opened in downtown Auckland hoping to launch kava into the Kiwi mainstream. Kava is the earthy-tasting drink made from ground kava root that has been used widely across the Pacific for… Audio

Colin Peacock recalls how the media dealt with what happened at Lords, there's a drought-breaking surge of local TV comedy and a surprising comedy confession, with some up-close coverage of the… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay some up-close coverage of the fallout from 'Taken by the State' - and how the media dealt with what the hell happened at… Video, Audio

The Lately Book Club is a way to explore the world with writers through their work. Tonight poet and critic Steven Toussaint talks about something very interesting that is going on in New Zealand… Audio

As torrential rain bring floods and landslides ripping through areas of Nepal, Bangladesh and India, policymakers and climate scientists from more than 60 countries are meeting in Kathmandu to discuss… Audio

The residents of a small Bay of Plenty beach settlement at risk from potentially deadly debris flows will be offered market value for their properties - if they decide to leave. Audio

The latest of our fortnightly 'I Didn't Know That' segment looks at the 5G network. It keeps turning up in the headlines but what does it mean for us? Dr Faraz Hasan is a Senior Lecturer in… Audio

Strong weather has been closing in on both the North and South Islands bringing snow to low levels, heavy downpours, and gales in some areas with another stormy front due again later in the week… Audio

Whanaungatanga, whakapapa and whānau - the solutions that have always been with us, but are largely ignored. Laura O'Connell-Rapira reflects on an historic hui held in Auckland over the weekend to… Audio

New Zealand no longer has a local music TV channel after MediaWorks took Edge TV off the screen last week.   

Five years after promising ‘radio with pictures on steroids’ it seems the effects have… Audio