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New documentary 'New Zealand Wars: Stories of Tainui' launched about Waikato invasion
A new documentary, New Zealand Wars: Stories of Tainui launched today.
The documentary tells the story of the events leading up to the war, the motivations of the people who fought, and its impact… Audio
Public purse to bankroll more of our news
The government has pledged $55 million for a new fund for public interest news and journalism - the biggest single boost in media funding for many years. Media companies countrywide will compete for… Audio
Public purse to bankroll more of our news
The government has pledged $55 million for a new fund for public interest news and journalism - the biggest single boost in media funding for many years. Media companies countrywide will compete for…
AudioNZ Screen History: Telethon
Telethon was a 24 hour live television show devoted to raising money for a charity. The the man who helped make it all happen is Don Hutchings - the executive producer of the first Telethons, who… Audio
Shilo Kino and Astley Nathan go Back to Kura
Journalist and writer Shilo Kino and broadcaster Astley Nathan are two Māori millennials who are taking time off work to complete a year-long full immersion Te Reo Māori course at Te Wānanga o… Audio
Australian reporter on being forced out of China
In September, seven Chinese secret police officers suddenly turned up at Mike Smith's door in Shanghai.
Writing for the Australian Financial Review, he had been one of the last two Australian… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - talk radio turmoil
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about another host leaving the troubled network Magic Talk after John Banks' recent dumping - while another… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - talk radio turmoil
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about another host leaving the troubled network Magic Talk after John Banks' recent dumping - while another…
AudioMidweek Mediawatch: Magic fades for Sean Plunket
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about 1News' scoop on Air NZ helping out the Saudi navy, Sean Plunket leaving Magic Talk, and a Herald columnist's distinctly…
Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Tonight: No more Sean Plunket on Magic Talk and Fran O'Sullivan's opinion piece "Time to look beyond the grievances' in the New Zealand Herald. Audio
Media commentator Andrew Holden
Some of Australia's largest media companies have admitted breaching a suppression order when reporting on the verdicts of Cardinal George Pell's 2018 child sex abuse trial but other contempt charges… Audio
US correspondent Susan Davis
US correspondent Susan Davis joins Kathryn to talk about the former president's upcoming impeachment trial in the Senate, as Donald Trump's lawyers file a 75-page pre-trial brief arguing it's… Audio
Australian journalist Cheng Lei formally arrested in China
The Chinese government has formally charged Australian journalist Cheng Lei with "illegally supplying state secrets overseas", almost half a year after she was first detained.
Big picture blueprint to cut emissions hits media roadblock
A blueprint to bring down our carbon emissions by 2050 - and change the way we all live - came out this week. There was excellent media coverage of the detail but some journalists complained they… Video, Audio
Big picture blueprint to cut emissions hits media roadblock
A blueprint to bring down our carbon emissions by 2050 - and change the way we all live - came out this week. There was excellent media coverage of the detail but some journalists complained they…
Video, AudioMedia milk sensitivity over suspicions of special treatment
Against the backdrop of anger over denying MIQ to a terminally-ill Kiwi in Japan - while the Wiggles got a fast-track through the border from Australia - a story about special arrangements for a top… Audio
Media milk sensitivity over suspicions of special treatment
Against the backdrop of anger over denying MIQ to a terminally-ill Kiwi in Japan - while the Wiggles got a fast-track through the border from Australia - a story about special arrangements for a top…
AudioPiling on pressure for a costly ‘miracle’ drug
Last year Newshub put its weight behind a campaign to fund a treatment for cystic fibrosis from the public purse even though the cost was sky-high and the US-based maker never applied to register it… Audio
Piling on pressure for a costly ‘miracle’ drug
Last year Newshub put its weight behind a campaign to fund a treatment for cystic fibrosis from the public purse even though the cost was sky-high and the US-based maker never applied to register it…
AudioMediawatch for 7 February 2021
Big climate blueprint challenges reporters - and confounds broadcasters; talkback toxicity bigger than just Banks, say critics; piling on pressure for a costly drug; Media milk sensitivity over… Audio
