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It was a Kiwi cultural phenomenon from the late 1970s through until the mid-1990s, spawning countless cartoons In today's Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarah Johnston looks back at the audio legacy of… Audio, Gallery

History is rarely anything to laugh at, but the makers of a new webseries hope to inject a little humour into early 1800s Aotearoa. Colonial Combat is the brainchild of Julian Arahanga. Audio, Gallery

Gavin Ellis talks to Kathryn about the effect of the PR wall between local body residents and elected representatives getting higher. An RNZ survey shows the number of local government communications… Audio

Franklin Leonard is  the man who created The Black List, a ground-breaking publication that separates Hollywood's most popular unproduced screenplays from the tens of thousands that are crafted every… Audio

Was Spark Sports streaming fail just a one-off blip? Or game over for our titanic telco and sport on screen - and a knockback for digital innovation? Would politicians arriving at the breakdown really… Video, Audio

Amazon Prime’s announcement of a Lord of the Rings TV series to be made here was big news in the media - as was the huge tax break it is likely to get. It’s part of a business model that means Amazon… Video, Audio

The kerfuffle over Parliament video and advertising revolves around rule changes. When, how and for whose benefit do they change? It's a gamble but decisions made with self interest can be a…

Elliot Higgins is the founder of investigative journalism website Bellingcat which specializes in fact-checking and open-source intelligence gathered from social media. The site has grown from a 2012… Audio

When female led and focused film Thelma & Louise came out in 1991, actress Geena Davis hoped that it marked a shift towards gender equality in Hollywood. But by 2004 the Academy award winner had… Audio

In November 1947 a fire broke out at Ballantynes department store in Christchuch. 41 people died in the blaze. Ablaze is a new drama on TVNZ which tells the story of the workers inside the building. Audio, Gallery

Maria Giese is a filmmaker and director whose activism instigated the largest industry wide federal investigation into discrimination against women directors in Hollywood history. The US Equal… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about big paybacks for Amazon Prime - but small paydays; Three's joint On Weed and a case of sub-optimal optimisation. Audio

In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision with Sarah Johnston, we will hear some of their 'most-requested' historic rugby recordings. Audio, Gallery