Media

Spending on broadcasting and public media has been boosted by $25m over four years in Budget 2020, but there was nothing in it to ease the plight of commercial news media companies. Audio

The international screen industry is turning its focus to New Zealand as a safe location, thanks to its success - so far - in containing Covid-19.

It's hoped other sectors hit hard by the pandemic -… Audio

RNZ Mediawatch's Hayden Donnell takes a midweek look at the top media stories. Audio

Today we speak to Country Calendar's associate director - and narrator - Dan Henry. He joins us today to talk about his favourite things. Audio

Paul Bushnell has a fascination with political podcasts - but there are two he listens to more than most - The NPR Politics Podcast and The Political Gabfest. Audio

From tomorrow, we will be able to re-enter our favourite cafes as New Zealand moves to Covid-19 alert level 2. To celebrate, Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision brings us recordings about… Audio, Gallery

Jacinda Ardern’s government has achieved a "communications masterclass" in the battle against Covid-19, according to the founder one of New Zealand’s most popular current affairs websites. Audio

New Zealand's success in stifling the spread of the virus puts our screen industries in a unique position internationally, according to those within the sector.

Across the world, lockdowns have seen… Audio

More than 30 documents released under the Official Information Act show RNZ sought another frequency for a youth channel for months, before dropping the idea.

The broadcaster scrapped its new plan to… Audio

RNZ has made public more documents about the controversial changes to RNZ Concert which sparked a public and political backlash in February. They show RNZ made a bid for an extra frequency but backed…

First time writers have taken out the top prizes at the 2020 Ockham Book Awards tonight. Debut novel Auē by Becky Manawatu has won both the Best First Book and the Best Fiction prizes while musician…

Future ownership of the media company Stuff remains unclear after a tumultuous day on the markets yesterday, and fresh revelations that other buyers are waiting in the wings.

The government is… Audio

The NZME-Stuff merger is on again, or is it?. Andrew and Kathryn dissect where things are at with NZME's proposed takeover bid of Stuff. Audio

The owner of the media company Stuff appears to have been taken by surprise by an announcement from NZME that it plans to buy it for just one-dollar.

NZME said it asked the government and the… Audio

NZME’s plea for permission to buy its rival Stuff for $1 by the end of this month kickstarted confusing counterclaims today which show a deal is far from done. It’s also a symptom of upheaval in an…