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Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher has purchased Stuff from its Australian owners Nine Entertainment for $1.00, what happens now. And there have been large scale job losses at Mediaworks. Audio

It's been hailed as a bold, dramatic and brave move.

Yesterday it was announced that the chief executive of Stuff has bought the company for $1 and has plans for staff shareholders.

Sinead Boucher… Audio

The editor of one of Stuff's regional papers believes returning the company to New Zealand ownership will mean a lot to its readers and there could be a boost in local advertising.

Stuff chief… Audio

130 people will likely lose their jobs at Mediaworks this week - as the company that owns TV station Three and multiple radio stations struggles finacially because of covid. Staff were called to a… Audio

It has been a day of extraordinary movement in New Zealand journalism.

First came news of significant jobs losses at Mediaworks today.

Then it was revealed that Stuff, one of the country's largest… Audio

The chief executive of Stuff, who has bought the media company for a dollar from Australian Nine Entertainment, says she has no other financial backers at this stage.

Sinead Boucher told Checkpoint… Video, Audio

New Zealand's media industry is reeling after two major announcements today. Bill Ralston joins the Panel to discuss the changing media landscape. Audio

Christchurch paper The Press printed its first issue on this day in 1861. Robert Kelly has a look at media ownership in New Zealand in the 1860s. 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

MediaWorks has announced it is cutting 130 jobs to deal with the economic fallout from Covid-19, and Stuff has been sold for $1 by its Australian owner Nine Entertainment.

Māni Dunlop spoke with… Audio

Stuff's chief executive Sinead Boucher has bought the company from its Australian owner Nine Entertainment for $1. It ends years of uncertainty over the publisher's ownership and she says giving staff…

Hong Kong-based writer and lawyer Antony Dapiran believes Beijing is keen to re-shape Hong Kong into an image that is a lot more to their liking. And he says they're happy to have a "puppet" like… Audio

Prominent political pundit Matthew Hooton has withdrawn from commentary for the time being because of a conflict caused by his link to the successful leadership bid of National MPs Todd Muller and… Audio

Bridges rolled after polls pile on the pressure; Prominent pundit pulls back over Muller link; Media on the block vulnerable to vultures. Audio

A High Court judgment has revealed that an entity other than the New Zealand Herald's owner NZME is interested in buying Stuff - and a deal could be done by the end of this month.