Media
ABC insist on attending Pacific forum despite Nauru ban
Australia's public broadcaster ABC says it still plans to go to this year's Pacific Islands Forum summit, after Nauru's government banned it from entering the country.
Inequality in the world
The world's wealth is making its way into few hands, and they - in the U.S. anyway - are the 9.9% not 1%. Rising inequality means rising social immobility for those outside those 11 people in every… Audio
RNZ departures and social responsibility codes
Media commentator Gavin Ellis looks at the recent high profile departures from RNZ, and the Advertising Standards Authority's new code, which includes social responsibility as the first rule. Gavin… Audio
Twin Peaks stars to discuss series in NZ
Five actors who starred in cult television programme Twin Peaks - including Laura Palmer herself - are coming to New Zealand to talk about the series.
Television Critic Melenie Parkes
Mel Parkes of the TV Guide has been watching The Terror on Amazon Prime and Cobra Kai on YouTube. Audio
Feedback from Sunday Morning 1 July
Wallace Chapman reads listeners' feedback from this morning's show. Audio
NZ's virtual cathedral of statistics
If, as C P Scott said, facts are sacred, then Figure.NZ is a virtual cathedral of statistics. Now in its fifth year of existence the site is home to 44,000 graphs and charts. Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose… Audio
NZ's virtual cathedral of statistics
If, as C P Scott said, facts are sacred, then Figure.NZ is a virtual cathedral of statistics. Now in its fifth year of existence the site is home to 44,000 graphs and charts. Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose…
AudioThe battle for hearts and minds on our op-ed pages
New Zealanders are drowning in comment. Auckland University staff alone wrote 220 comment pieces for general audiences in 2017. Think tanks and sector groups churn them out op-eds, and many others do… Audio
The battle for hearts and minds on our op-ed pages
New Zealanders are drowning in comment. Auckland University staff alone wrote 220 comment pieces for general audiences in 2017. Think tanks and sector groups churn them out op-eds, and many others do…
AudioMediawatch for 1 July 2018
This week: Mediawatch asks if comment is free who's paying the bill? Talks to the CEO of a company dedicated to the facts and nothing but the facts. And looks at how a jokey interviewlanded the leader… Audio
Mediawatch for 1 July 2018
This week: Mediawatch asks if comment is free who's paying the bill? Talks to the CEO of a company dedicated to the facts and nothing but the facts. And looks at how a jokey interviewlanded the leader…
AudioIs Dunedin the most underrated city in NZ?
CNN's travel correspondent Lilit Marcus believes Dunedin is the most underrated city in the country and has more to offer than the usual tourism attractions for overseas guests. Audio
Media looks for meaning in John Campbell career move
Mediawatch - John Campbell joined RNZ determined to lure TV viewers to Checkpoint. Three years later he's heading back to TV and leaving media pondering precisely why, Colin Peacock writes.
HNZ CEO given two media interviews in 20 months on the job
Documents obtained by RNZ show the head of Housing New Zealand, Andrew McKenzie, did one-on-one interviews with media just twice in his 20 months in the job, before he was finally forced to front… Audio
Media looks for meaning in Campbell career move
John Campbell joined RNZ determined to lure TV viewers to Checkpoint. Three years later he’s heading back to TV - and leaving media pondering precisely why.
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Media looks for meaning in Campbell career move
John Campbell joined RNZ determined to lure TV viewers to Checkpoint. Three years later he’s heading back to TV - and leaving media pondering precisely why.
AudioBroadcaster John Campbell to leave RNZ
Broadcaster John Campbell is leaving RNZ to move to a role with TVNZ.
Waiheke Gulf News: still going strong after 45 years
Every Thursday morning, the shops of Waiheke Island fill up with Gulf News fans in Zimmer frames. A locally-owned publication that truly advocates for its community will always get readers, says owner… Audio, Gallery
Compelling TV: Grenfell and Nanette
Lara Strongman reviews Grenfell, the profoundly moving feature-length documentary about the fire that engulfed a London tower block, which screened on TV1 last Sunday at 8:30pm. She has also been… Audio
