Media
Mediawatch for 3 June 2018
Reading too much into political polls; M Bovis - The big call on a big cull; local publishers pick up unwanted papers; reckons without research. Audio
Bits + Bytes: will Apple start making its own shows?
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
Drunken Jono & Ben segment ok?
Last night a segment on the TV show Jono & Ben showed drunkenness and shots of beer. Audio
All Blacks documentary premieres worldwide
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
Work underway to transform Auckland waterfront for Am Cup
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
When did TV peak?
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
The Queen's Green Planet, Rose Hobart
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
France's "spiderman" and citizenship
The migrant man dubbed a hero for saving a child of a balcony has been granted legal immigration status who his actions. Audio
The tweet that went too far
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
MediaWorks drops Roseanne show from on-demand service
MediaWorks has removed episodes of the Roseanne sitcom from its on-demand service and won't be airing any more episodes on NZ television, following its cancellation in the US.
Sound Archives: Samoan Language Week
Talofa lava - it is Samoan Language Week and in today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision we will hear recordings reflecting on the influence of Samoan culture on New Zealand… Audio
Roseanne revival cancelled after racist tweet
The revival of US sitcom 'Roseanne' has abruptly come to an end after the show's controversial star made a racist remark on Twitter. The tweet compared former White House adviser Valerie Jarrett to an… Audio
Video game slammed by shooting survivors
A video game that allows people to play as a school shooter has caused outrage among parents of the Parkland shooting victims. Anti-gun violence groups say "Active shooter" crosses a line. Audio
Sleep Radio - night-time listening for insomniacs
After our interview with sleep expert Lora Wu yesterday, we were contacted by John Watson, who started his own internet radio station, called Sleep Radio, after suffering from a bout of severe… Audio
Media: Stay of execution for the Kaikoura Star
The Kaikoura Star threatened with the chopping block has had a reprieve: NZ media collaborate with Greenpeace to put the fishing industry under the microscope and a civil claim brought by National… Audio
Television Critic Alex Casey
Alex Casey reviews: Alice Snedden's bad news (TVNZ On Demand) - comedian Alice Snedden drills down into one gnarly social issue each episode, covering everything from abortion to child poverty to tax… Audio
TV streaming service for kiwi kids goes live
New Zealand's first online media hub for children has been launched.
Feedback from Sunday Morning 27 May
Wallace Chapman reads listeners' feedback from this morning's show. Audio
Mark Crysell: godwits open door for TV crew in North Korea
Crew from TVNZ's Sunday programme have gone where no Western journalist has gone before. Reporter Mark Crysell and his crew spent two weeks in North Korea, and the story behind them being allowed in… Audio, Gallery
Rural press in retreat in time of crisis
In the midst of a national disease crisis, the rural press is being shaken up. Some titles are changing hands and the country's biggest news publisher Stuff is closing weekly farming papers and… Audio
