Michael Morrah
Three no longer a hub for news
Warner Bros. Discovery’s decision to shut down Newshub was met with mourning within the media - and also concern about what could replace it in the media ecosystem Audio
20 Michael Morrah | The Heavy Toll of War
Plunged into lawless South Sudan in 2017, Michael Morrah overcame danger and personal trauma to report on the brutal realities of life in the wartorn nation. Audio
Case #034 - Raurimu
Six people were killed and four injured when Stephen Anderson took his father's shotgun and went on a rampage in the sleepy North Island settlement of Raurimu, in 1997. Michael Morrah interviewed… Audio
Covering Tonga’s eruption - without communications
That epic undersea eruption in Tonga was heard around the region - and recorded and analysed in minute detail, even from space. But a comprehensive communications wipeout cut reporters off from… Video, Audio
Crimes NZ: The Raurimu massacre
Jesse speaks to Newshub investigations reporter Michael Morrah about the 1997 mass murder at Raurimu, a small central north island town. Audio
A backlash over tough questions for Dr Ashley Bloomfield
Journalists are facing a backlash for asking tough questions of Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Are they being too harsh, or is the director general of health’s popularity prompting efforts to shield him from… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Calls for accountability meet angry backlash
On this week's episode of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about an angry backlash over Ashley Bloomfield being asked a pointed question, and some sympathetic coverage for a Nazi… Audio
Fishing, politics and money - the tale of on-board catch cameras
Cameras on fishing boats have been promised for years, and were due to roll out on 1000 vessels on 1 July - now they've been quietly put on ice, again. Audio
Increasing media resistance to the deification of Dr Ashley Bloomfield
A song has been written about him. People have penned paeans to his extreme competence. But the media is starting to resist the deification of Dr Ashley Bloomfield. Audio
Samoa's devastating measles epidemic
Samoa's measles epidemic is exacting an horrific toll. Hospitals are overrun, health staff are exhausted, public gatherings have ceased, and the death toll continues to climb. Audio