Media

Media commentator Gavin Ellis has the reaction to the the Russian journalist who agreed to fake his own death: Damned if he did, dead if he didn't? Also the Sunday Star Times' embarrassing 200-year… Audio

A mother-daughter project Our Wāhine is celebrating 125 years of women's suffrage with 125 illustrations of women, including radio broadcaster Aunt Daisy, astronomer Beatrice Tinsley, and master… Audio, Gallery

Glaswegian musical trio Chvrches may have relocated to New York but their recently released third album Love Is Dead has all the hallmarks of their previous records - with some extra pop sheen.

Lead… Audio

One of radio's most recognisable broadcast voices, Todd Niall from RNZ, is hanging up his microphone and heading into a new realm - working for Stuff. He talks about his 33-year career at RNZ in which… Audio, Gallery

The next election is a long way off and new party leaders are still bedding in. But already TV news networks and their political pundits are predicting what will happen next based on the opinion polls… Audio

Two of the local papers offloaded by Stuff recently have been saved. The Kaikoura Star and The Clutha Leader have been bought by local publishers prepared to take a punt on print. Audio

Energetic editioraliser Mike Hosking angered nurses this week by inflating their employers' pay offer - just after telling the media off for "lapping up press releases." Audio

Wille Apple soon take on Netflix and Amazon with its own video streaming video service? Plus Mary Meeker's top tech trends for 2018 and the widespread "GDPR fatigue". Audio

Last night a segment on the TV show Jono & Ben showed drunkenness and shots of beer.  Audio

All Blacks fans are being offered closer look inside the locker room and the lives of the illustrious team - but they'll have to pay for it. All or Nothing: New Zealand All Blacks is the latest series… Audio

TVNZ has secured the rights to broadcast the next America's Cup, while work is well underway behind the scenes to transform parts of Auckland's waterfront for the defence. Video, Audio

In New Zealand we still watch 2.5 hours a day of regular TV and 18 hours a week watching online on sites like Netflix.  Audio

Lara Strongman reviews The Queen's Green Planet, which screened on Prime on Sunday night. Also the 1936 film Rose Hobart, by artist Joseph Cornell, which screened at Christchurch Art Gallery a couple… Audio

The migrant man dubbed a hero for saving a child of a balcony has been granted legal immigration status who his actions.  Audio

The US TV show Roseanne has been cancelled after its star posted a tweet that caused outrage. Roseanne Barr has been called racist for comments about a former aide of President Obama during a twitter… Audio