Tim Murphy

Questions have been raised about the past employment of Oranga Tamariki's chief executive Grainne Moss, and her appointment to the Ministry.

There have been a number of inquiries into Oranga Tamariki… Audio

 Media commentator, and former editor in chief of the NZ Herald, Tim Murphy talks about the tough times facing the media right now and today's developments Audio

The surge in Kiwisaver funds last year has highlighted the comparatively poor returns investors get from default funds. Audio

Local body candidate billboards are everywhere right now, but they don't necessarily translate into awareness. Why do so few people vote in an election that affects everyone?  Audio

Booming sharemarkets in major economies have lifted KiwiSaver fund returns. Audio

Māori say their anger over uplifted children is greater than the foreshore and seabed issue, and Oranga Tamariki can not continue this way. Audio

Three Newsroom journalists were detained by police in Suva, Fiji, last night after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer accused of environmental desecration of an island in the… Audio

Financial market volatility at the end of last year dented the annual returns on KiwiSaver funds. Audio

Today nine major newspapers have downsized, abandoning the traditional broad sheet size of paper and publishing as compact or tabloid-sized papers. The Fairfax-owned newspapers include the Dominion… Audio

Winston Peters has targeted two journalists in his legal action over the leak of his super-sized superannuation, alarming media freedom advocates. Audio

New Zealand First's deputy leader Ron Mark used the first sitting day of the new Parliament to defend his party's decision to go into coalition with Labour.

He insisted the negotiations to form the… Audio

Can Labour claw back the ground it lost now that Jacinda Ardern is leader? Audio

The Commerce Commission is about to give its final decision on whether the merger between Fairfax and NZME can go ahead. It gave the merger an initial thumbs down last November, saying it would result… Audio

Can two of New Zealand's biggest media companies really convince the Commerce Commission of the merits of a merger, after the commission gave a preliminary thumbs-down to the NZME/Fairfax merger? Audio