Willie Jackson

Just weeks after it took office, the government was warned news organisations would soon be asking for bailouts if a bill winning back crucial revenue didn't move forward.

The Fair Digital News… Audio

Newshub bosses did not ask the government for any financial assistance before they announced a proposal to shut down their news production.

As many as 300 staff members will lose their jobs by the… Audio

Opposition parties, and other iwi, were welcomed at Waitangi over the weekend.

Te Pāti Māori was welcomed separately to Labour and the Greens, saying it is joining forces with other mana motuhake-led… Audio

In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Mark Leishman about a much-reported recording of Wellington’s mayor which made many headlines recently - but has not yet appeared in the real… Audio

Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters has questioned the independence of state broadcasters RNZ and TVNZ, saying the outgoing government bribed the media.

That $55 million Peters referred to there was… Audio

Long-awaited legislation to force big tech platforms to pay New Zealand media for the news they disseminate online is now before Parliament. It could give our media with much-needed money in years to… Audio

It's been a rowdy start to the last sitting block of this Parliamentary term.

MPs are back in Wellington for the next three weeks before the House rises for the election campaign.

Associate Housing… Audio

A board member at RNZ appointed less than a month ago quit this week after making public comments on Kiri Allan’s downfall and criticising media coverage of it. RNZ had asked Jason Ake to stop and the… Audio

These days the platforms that pump news round the internet make more money out of it than the media who make it. In Australia they’ve done deals to ensure the media get more. Now the government also… Video, Audio

It's no master move winning over defecting MP Meka Whaitiri according to the co-leader of Labour's Māori caucus Willie Jackson.

But he's still in the dark about her reasons for leaving because she… Video, Audio

Meka Whaitiri's defection from Labour has thrown wide open the contest for the normally safe Labour seat of lkaroa-Rawhiti. Ms Whaitiri remains in Parliament as an independent MP - but intends to… Audio

Senior member of Labour's Māori caucus, Willie Jackson, says he's disappointed by Meka Whaitiri's decision.

He spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio

The government is beefing up RNZ’s budget after scrapping the new public media entity it planned over four years. But what’s the ‘broadcasting strategy for all New Zealanders’  the minister says he’s… Audio

The Government has announced a twenty-five point seven million dollar boost for RNZ after scrapping the public media merger.

The funding will go towards maintaining and expanding RNZ's service… Audio

The broadcasting and media minister spoke about the collapse of the public media merger for the first time this week when a Parliamentary committee asked about the sums spent on it. He gave little… Audio

The Minister for Maori Development has described the late Titewhai Harawira as a warrior woman, who fought relentlessly for tangata whenua. The prominent Northland kuia and controversial campaigner… Audio

The PM’s hints this week reforms will be pared back in 2023  - and an untidy interview by the broadcasting minister - added to skepticism about the government’s public media plan. But while the media… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a media tussle with Pharmac, a so-called 'trainweck' interview by the broadcasting minister and two interesting… Audio

The opposition has set its sights on the Broadcasting Minister after a combative interview about the planned TVNZ-RNZ merger. 

Willie Jackson has acknowledged his performance was a misstep and says… Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about journalists coming under fire from the subjects of their stories and an unsurprising scandal over a TVNZ reality… Audio