Media
Stranger Things, Catch 22 and Taskmaster
TV reviewer Chris Schulz is out to find the fun on the box, the offerings from which have been a bit grim of late. He'll talk to Kathryn about the 3rd season of Stranger Things, the George… Audio
Alastair Fothergill: Our Planet
Natural history filmmaker Alastair Fothergill's new project with long-time partner Sir David Attenborough is a sobering new Netflix series and accompanying book. Video, Audio, Gallery
TVNZ slammed for offensive title of Cancer documentary
TVNZ has apologised after members of a patient advocacy group raised concerns about the name of their documentary series 'How Not To Get Cancer'. Troy Elliott, whose wife has stage four breast cancer… Audio
Social media 'amplifies' vaccination fears, scientists say
Online tech companies such as Facebook and Google need to do more to prevent the spread of misinformation around vaccines, a group of scientists say.
Bookmarks: Kahurangi Carter
Our Bookmarks guest today takes her role as an indigenous film maker very seriously, but having a Pakeha Mum and a Maori dad, being comfortable with her Maoriness wasn't always something that came… Audio
Nga Taonga Sound Archives: Happy 80th birthday to The Listener
Nga Taonga today celebrates the 80th birthday of The Listener. Audio, Gallery
Midweek Mediawatch: Attribution anger & anti-social media
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about attribution anger; greenwashing in the Koru lounge, tenant journos and rental health . . . and tech titans dissing our… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch: Attribution anger & anti-social media
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about attribution anger; greenwashing in the Koru lounge, tenant journos and rental health . . . and tech titans dissing our…
AudioLord of the Rings series to be filmed in Auckland
West Auckland is gearing up to host the most expensive television production of all time and the businesses around the studio are hoping to get a slice of Jeff Bezos' billions. Audio
Media banned from gun buy-back events after concerns raised
Police have heeded the advice of the Deerstalkers Association and banned media from attending gun buy-back events.
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin talks to Kathryn about an Australian court decision which creates major headaches for media companies that allow comments on their social media sites. Also, how did the first week of The… Audio
'Very high-level talks' secure filming for Lord of the Rings
Amazon needed reassurance after the Christchurch terrorist attacks that New Zealand was still a safe place to film the world's most expensive television series.
Television Critic: Irene Gardiner
Irene reviews Handmaid's Tale season three, Westside season five and Manhunt. Audio
Background checks before cashing cheques for advocacy ads
A sudden spate of advocacy ads this past week shows media should check the claims of people placing political propaganda before cashing their cheques. Audio
Background checks before cashing cheques for advocacy ads
A sudden spate of advocacy ads this past week shows media should check the claims of people placing political propaganda before cashing their cheques.
AudioBroadcasting policy unravels in ‘year of delivery’
Kris Faafoi was promoted in a cabinet reshuffle this week, but he still has the problem portfolio of broadcasting. The last vestige of predecessor’s policy was killed off this week when the committee… Audio
Broadcasting policy unravels in ‘year of delivery’
Kris Faafoi was promoted in a cabinet reshuffle this week, but he still has the problem portfolio of broadcasting. The last vestige of predecessor’s policy was killed off this week when the committee…
AudioThe Spinoff strives to recruit its readers
Almost five years after starting up, online outlet The Spinoff now wants readers to cough up along with its corporate sponsors and clients. It’s even offering them some editorial influence. Mediawat… Audio
The Spinoff strives to recruit its readers
Almost five years after starting up, online outlet The Spinoff now wants readers to cough up along with its corporate sponsors and clients. It’s even offering them some editorial influence. Mediawat…
AudioTaking transport stats for a ride
How we get around increasingly congested cities and towns has become a hot topic and paying for public transport is a an increasingly fraught political issue, especially as councils around the country… Audio
