Media
Wellywood investigation lifts lid on funding NZ-made movies and TV shows
The New Zealand Herald has revealed that subsidising movies made in New Zealand has skyrocketed in spite of little agreement about whether it pays off. Showcasing New Zealand is one of the goals too… Video, Audio
Wellywood investigation lifts lid on funding NZ-made movies and TV shows
The New Zealand Herald has revealed that subsidising movies made in New Zealand has skyrocketed in spite of little agreement about whether it pays off. Showcasing New Zealand is one of the goals too…
Video, AudioFake news clampdowns raise alarm and media freedom worries in Asia
Several states now have laws targeting fake news and more are thinking about it. But should governments be responsible for the pushing back against deliberate disinformation online? Should the news…
Video, AudioMediawatch for 8 July 2018
Peters ban backfires; alarm over fake news clampdowns; shining a light on our movie money. Audio
Tagata o te Moana for 7 July 2018
A documentary aimed at creating awareness about the effects of climate change on nations has triggered a political debate in Kiribati; Pacific Media Alliance says a ban imposed by Nauru on ABC… Audio
Listener feedback for 7 July 2018
Kim Hill reads emails and texts from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme. Audio
Sound Archives: Ice Skating in NZ
In today's visit to Nga Taonga Sound & Vision with Sarah Johnston we will slide through the sound archives to hear about ice-skating history and the various famous skaters who have visited New Zealand… Video, Audio, Gallery
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
