Media
Winston Peters strikes back at media putting him under pressure over donations and ethics
Just before Christmas, Winston Peters was telling reporters our news media were essential for a healthy democracy. Now he’s attacking them on social media for ‘fake news’ and bias against his party. Audio
Winston Peters strikes back at media putting him under pressure over donations and ethics
Just before Christmas, Winston Peters was telling reporters our news media were essential for a healthy democracy. Now he’s attacking them on social media for ‘fake news’ and bias against his party.
AudioJones vs Maihi case prompts calls for defamation law reform
Is defamation law an essential protection for reputations -- or handy tool for men and women of means to curb their critics? Hayden Donnell talks to a lawyer pushing for reform to allow us to express…
AudioWhat’s on the radio? It's not cricket
A bummer next summer for those who like the soundtrack of ball-by-ball cricket coverage: Radio Sport couldn’t cut a deal with NZ Cricket for the live rights to matches from next season. Whyzat? Audio
What’s on the radio? It's not cricket
A bummer next summer for those who like the soundtrack of ball-by-ball cricket coverage: Radio Sport couldn’t cut a deal with NZ Cricket for the live rights to matches from next season. Whyzat?
AudioWho will win New Zealander of the Year?
The New Zealander of the Year Award winner will be revealed at a star studded event in a few hours time.
The top category's finalists are Peter Beck, Jane Harding, and Jennifer Ward-Lealand Te… Audio
NZ cricket live radio commentary could soon be over
Live radio commentary of New Zealand cricket matches appears to be over.
Media company NZME announced today that it had failed to reach an agreement with New Zealand cricket for next season's… Audio
The Outsider, Help is On The Way
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch takes a look at the new US drama The Outsider, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, and Help Is On The Way, a Kiwi documentary based on the 6.3… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 19 February 2020
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about tensions over 'those' photos of two journalists investigating NZ First, Breakfast burn-out, how a poke at the woke… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 19 February 2020
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about tensions over 'those' photos of two journalists investigating NZ First, Breakfast burn-out, how a poke at the woke…
AudioNga Taonga Sound Archives - WWII sound recordings
New Zealand sound recordings made 80 years ago in the thick of World War II have been recognised as taonga of significant cultural value. Audio, Gallery
Peters' 'pictures', RNZ trust wobbles and BBC fee scrapped
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at what the real effect of Winston Peters' "we took the pictures" admission will be, how RNZ's handling of Concert will affect audience trust and what's likely to… Audio
Linda Burgess - TV choices
Critic Linda Burgess gives Years and Years, the six part BBC Drama screening on Neon an almost five star rating - she tells us why today. Audio
Mediawatch for 16 February 2020
TVNZ chief faces future dilemma; Triple J: and Aussie model for for RNZ’s new youth service?
NZ Review of Books under fire
When New Zealand Review of Books Pukapuka Aotearoa lost its funding, publisher Peppercorn Press started looking at its options. Audio
TVNZ chief faces future dilemma
Kevin Kendrick leads the broadcaster that pulls in the biggest audiences in the country and the most money from advertising. But TVNZ - like RNZ - faces a future folded into a new public media outfit… Audio
A model for RNZ’s new youth service?
RNZ’s planned new music-based outlet to hook younger people has been met with scepticism - even scorn - during the current controversy over RNZ Concert. RNZ bosses and pundits have singled out… Audio
A model for RNZ’s new youth service?
RNZ’s planned new music-based outlet to hook younger people has been met with scepticism - even scorn - during the current controversy over RNZ Concert. RNZ bosses and pundits have singled out…
AudioA model for RNZ's new youth service?
RNZ's planning a brand new music-based outlet to hook younger people not well served by public broadcasting right now. RNZ's bosses and experts alike point to Triple J as a possible model. Mediawatch… Audio
TVNZ chief faces future dilemma
Kevin Kenrick leads the broadcaster that pulls in the biggest audiences in the country and the most money from advertising. But TVNZ - like state-owned RNZ - will be folded into a new public media… Audio
