Media

Once upon a timeour major media companies and telcos were none of each others' business. Now they are all up in each others' business because of 'convergence' driven by digital technology and the… Audio

A tragedy involving a Kiwi who died in Peru recently was reported sensitively. The tragic deaths of a Peruvian couple there was turned into morbid clickbait.   Audio

Given recent NRL results and refereeing blunders, anyone emotionally invested in the Warriors could be forgiven for turning the air blue. Recent stories in print have had as many dots, dashes and… Audio

Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch looks at new gritty British drama The Virtues on Rialto, Two Sketches which is streaming on The Spinoff platforms and My Māori Midwife, which is on TVNZ on Demand. Audio

This week on Mediawatch Midweek Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about some new free video streaming services and reviews the book review sites. Audio

This week on Mediawatch Midweek Jeremy Rose talks to Karyn Hay about some new free video streaming services and reviews some book review sites, and takes a look at the Listener at 80. Audio

RNZ's Hawke's Bay reporter Anusha Bradley is getting fed up with local councils on her patch refusing to grant interviews with staff. Audio

Forty years ago this week, a nightmare was unfolding for residents of a south Dunedin suburb, as nearly 70 homes slid off a hillside in a massive landslip. In today's visit to the Sound Archives we… Audio

Television's days may be numbered as the catchall word for catching up on the latest in news, entertainment and sport in the home. Audio

Gavin Ellis talks to Kathryn about the closure of whaleoil.net.nz, but says this won't be the last we see of toxic blogs. Audio

Washington bureau chief of The Guardian David Smith with Donald Trump's response after two mass shootings in the US have left 31 people dead, at a mall in El Paso,Texas and outside a bar in Dayton… Audio

Over the coming year NZ on Air plans to spend $37.7 million on factual programmes and $46.4 on dramas and eventually most of the resulting content will find its way to the on-demand services of the… Audio