Media
The Dark Destroyer downunder
Shaun Wallace, AKA The Dark Destroyer, of The Chase fame is in New Zealand and swings by the studio. Audio
Replacing RNZ, TVNZ: Opportunity and risk abound
Opinion - A potential restructuring of public media could be the best thing for politics and public debate in decades - or a flop, journalism researcher Mel Bunce writes.
RNZ and TVNZ media proposal enters tricky territory
Mediawatch looks at a plan formed behind closed doors which could be the biggest shake-up in broadcasting for 30 years. Audio
Political lines drawn on future of public media
The political battle lines have been drawn over the future of public broadcasting, with National coming out strongly against a plan to create one public broadcaster to replace RNZ and TVNZ.
RNZ has… Video, Audio
Government ponders proposal for public media
RNZ has revealed the government will soon consider a proposal to disestablish state-owned broadcasters TVNZ and RNZ and create a brand new public media organisation. Mediawatch looks at a plan formed… Audio
Government ponders proposal for public media
RNZ has revealed the government will soon consider a proposal to disestablish state-owned broadcasters TVNZ and RNZ and create a brand new public media organisation. Mediawatch looks at a plan formed…
AudioQuestion of the Day for 14 November 2019
It's been reported that all cast members of the soap opera Days of our Lives have been released from their contracts with the series' future in doubt. Audio
RNZ and TVNZ could be replaced with new entity
The fate of RNZ and TVNZ may soon be in the hands of Ministers. News today of a proposal to disestablish both broadcasters and create an entirely new public media entity. Audio
Killjoy: true crime with a twist
Currently playing on Fridays on RNZ's Nights programme, the Killjoy podcast series follows Amy Upbright, a plucky journalist from Chicago who comes to New Zealand to investigate the 1987 murder of… Audio
Pacific journalists under growing pressure - watchdog
Journalists are facing growing pressure across the Pacific, the Melanesia Media Freedom Forum says.
Could RNZ as we know it be a thing of the past?
A proposal to disestablish RNZ and TVNZ and replace it with a new public media entity, funded by both the tax payer and from commercial revenue, is to go before Cabinet ministers within weeks. The… Audio
What could a merged RNZ and TVNZ look like?
RNZ and TVNZ could be disestablished and replaced with a new public broadcaster under a new proposal that may be before Cabinet within weeks.
The government is looking at how best to shore up public… Audio
RNZ and TVNZ could merge into new public broadcaster
The fate of RNZ and TVNZ may soon be in the hands of Cabinet ministers, as they consider a proposal to disestablish both broadcasters and create an entirely new public media entity.
The Government is… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 13 November 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about The Guardian's new New Zealand and Pacific offerings, media coverage of the political turmoil in Bolivia, and the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 13 November 2019
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about The Guardian's new New Zealand and Pacific offerings, media coverage of the political turmoil in Bolivia, and the…
AudioBoris Johnson praising Jeremy Corbyn - the disturbing deepfake
A new Deepfake video has been made appearing to show British Prime Minister Boris Johnson endorsing his rival Jeremy Corbyn - the video showcasing how dangerous Deepfakes can be for political… Audio
Podcast Critic: Katy Atkin
Stuff's Katy Atkin reviews White Silence and A Perfect Storm: The True Story of The Chamberlains. Audio
Ngā Taonga Sound Archives: Archival penguins
Hoiho's win in this year's "Bird of the Year" competition prompted Sarah Johnston from Nga Taonga Sound & Vision to take a dive into the sound archives. Audio, Gallery
Media Commentator Gavin Ellis
The launch of a pay walled website by Business Desk will spell competition for National Business Review, and how much have our attitudes to media changed over 30 years. NZ on Air commissioned research… Audio
Marc Randolph: 'Stop thinking and start doing'
Netflix co-founder and its first CEO Marc Randolph talks to Nine to Noon about the origins of one of the world's largest media companies, which began life renting and selling DVDs in the post. Marc… Audio, Gallery