Media

Two online provocateurs from Canada sparked debate about free speech and hate speech here without ever setting foot in the country or saying anything meaningful about New Zealand. Audio

RNZ reporter Zac Fleming finally received a 99-page Official Information Request from the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment ... and it was completely blacked out. Video, Audio

First, the Cliff Richard payout. 210,000 pounds for Cliff Richard after the police raid on his home in 2014, with live helicopter coverage by the BBC after it was tipped off by the police that a sex… Audio

Freelance publicist and reviewer Tamar Munch has been watching Maui's Hook, a local feature which is part documentary, part drama written & directed Maori psychologist and filmmaker Paora Joseph… Audio

Jonathan Sun is an engineer, a designer and a star on Twitter, at least a comedy subculture on Twitter that revels in his clever, absurd jokes that are funny and profound at the same time.  Audio

New Zealand exporters are scrambling to reach new trade agreements with both Britain and the European Union as Brexit looms on the horizon. Britain once bought all the butter, cheese and meat we could… Audio, Gallery

A senior BBC journalist took part in anti-Trump protests over the weekend, proudly posing with a 'Go Home' sign. Audio

Media commentator Gavin Ellis says the allocation of $15 million in new broadcasting funding does not bode well for the concept of a multi-platform public service media system. And Canada's Globe &amp… Audio

When the creepy, sometimes confusing, always quirky drama Twin Peaks first aired in 1990, it immediately became a fixture in pop culture. Sabrina Sutherland was production co-ordinator on the second… Audio

Social media can give the news media an almost unlimited number of eyeballs for stories. But they can also be used to target the media and put pressure on journalists. Mediawatch meets an… Video, Audio

Decoder Ring's a new monthly podcast hosted by Slate's TV critic Willa Paskin that tries to crack all kinds of cultural mysteries. So far, it's deciphered clowns and when and why they got so scary… Audio

Pacific correspondent Sara Vui-Talitu examines why the Nauru Government is banning ABC journalists from attending the Pacific Forum leaders meeting in September. Also, there is a major heath… Audio