Media
Television Critic: Perlina Lau
Talking TV with Perlina Lau, who reviews Little Fires Everywhere and American Rust. Audio
Commercial radio urges MPs to rein in RNZ
This week the big commercial radio broadcasters boasted of record-breaking audiences for their big brands when the latest audience figures came out. But at the same their bosses were also urging our… Audio
Commercial radio urges MPs to rein in RNZ
This week the big commercial radio broadcasters boasted of record-breaking audiences for their big brands when the latest audience figures came out. But at the same their bosses were also urging our…
AudioConfused claims of Covid-compromised cancer care
A new campaign is urging people with possible symptoms of cancer to get a diagnosis - and never mind the lockdown. This week two media outlets claimed 'almost half of new cancers' went undetected… Audio
Confused claims of Covid-compromised cancer care
A new campaign is urging people with possible symptoms of cancer to get a diagnosis - and never mind the lockdown. This week two media outlets claimed 'almost half of new cancers' went undetected…
AudioCovid complications confuse the media
Worrying breaches of Auckland’s Level 4 border fired up the media this week - just as the Government prepared to green-light a risky shift to Level 3 in the supercity. Meanwhile the media also… Audio
Covid complications confuse the media
Worrying breaches of Auckland’s Level 4 border fired up the media this week - just as the Government prepared to green-light a risky shift to Level 3 in the supercity. Meanwhile the media also…
AudioCollins’ snub startles media - but it cuts both ways
National's embattled leader surprised the media by spurning some interview opportunities this week - and the public exposure that would have come with them. But while political reporters often… Audio
Collins’ snub startles media - but it cuts both ways
National's embattled leader surprised the media by spurning some interview opportunities this week - and the public exposure that would have come with them. But while political reporters often…
AudioMediawatch for Sunday 26 Sep 2021
Covid complications confuse the media; Collins' snubs startles media - but it cuts both ways; confused claims of Covid-compromised cancer care; Collins' snubs startles media - but it cuts both ways. Audio
Council's Zoom meeting goes viral as people pretend they're in it
Almost 300,000 people from throughout the world have watched a Waipā District Council Zoom meeting on YouTube, many pretending they're actually in a busy meeting to avoid family, workmates or chores. Video
Film Review: Graeme Tuckett
Graeme Tuckett reviews Shang Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings, Eiffel, and The Lost Leonardo Audio
Wellington designer's work used as logo on the 'Trump Card'
Few people who upload their drawing to the internet expect their work to be picked up by a Donald Trump fundraising committee.
But that's exactly what happened to one Wellington-based graphic… Audio
Netflix buys rights to Roald Dahl's children's books
Streaming giant Netflix has bought the works of Roald Dahl, including classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda, in its latest content deal.
Stuff gives staff $100 bonus to spend locally during lockdowns
Media company Stuff has given each of its 900 staff a 100 dollar bonus which they're being urged to spend at local businesses to help them bounce back after lockdown. Stuff's chief executive Sinead… Audio
Late Edition - Midweek mediawatch
Hayden Donnell joins Bryan Crump for Midweek Mediawatch, tonight the decision to move Auckland to alert level three set off a tsunami of takes from across the media spectrum, most of them about… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Opining on elimination
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan about media angst over whether ‘elimination’ is still our Covid strategy - and the Herald aiming high… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Opining on elimination
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Bryan about media angst over whether ‘elimination’ is still our Covid strategy - and the Herald aiming high…
AudioWind Song and Rain: A mokopuna's love letter to her grandfather
Two wāhine Māori are behind a new short documentary Wind Song and Rain released this year, which explores one granddaughter's connection to her famous grandfather through poetry and te ao Māori.
Media commentator Andrew Holden
The High Court in Australia has ruled that media companies are liable for defamation for comments made on their social media platforms. Also Andrew looks at the musical chairs at Mediaworks and other… Audio
