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TVNZ gets back in the Games
TVNZ gave away the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and Sky TV was the only game in town again four years later. Mediawatch asks why TVNZ has decided to go for gold with the Games again this year and if… Audio
TVNZ gets back in the Games
TVNZ gave away the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and Sky TV was the only game in town again four years later. Mediawatch asks why TVNZ has decided to go for gold with the Games again this year and if…
AudioMediwatch for 8 April 2018
Transport plan sparks road rage of the front page - and on air; TVNZ gets back in the Games; the latest episode of 'Curran affairs' Audio
Press Council doesn't uphold complaint against Bob Jones column
The Press Council has not upheld a complaint against a column by Sir Bob Jones calling for a 'Maori Gratitude Day'. Audio
Sir Bob Jones column complaint not upheld by Press Council
The Press Council has not upheld a complaint against a column by Sir Bob Jones calling for a 'Māori Gratitude Day', despite calling it "mean, malicious and infantile".
Carol Hirschfeld's resignation under spotlight in select committee
RNZ has been asked to hand over all communications between the former news boss and the minister, as well as a voice mail the minister left on the phone of its chair, Richard Griffin. Video, Audio
From Survivor to Ghana
You may know the name Avi Duckor-Jones if you're a reality TV fan. He's the winner of Survivor New Zealand, and the son of one of our most prominent authors, Lloyd Jones. Audio
Viewing with Paul Casserly
TV and Film writer Paul Casserly has been watching Humanity, the controversial new Ricky Gervais stand-up on Netflix; the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony; and The Defiant Ones. Audio
Bret McKenzie: a symphonic homage to Jim Henson's creations
Bret McKenzie won an Oscar in 2012 for posing the question: 'Am I a man or am I a muppet?’ Now he is playing a big part in the upcoming Jim Henson Retrospectacle in Wellington. Video, Audio
YouTube shooting: Female suspect 'hated' the company
The suspect in a gun attack at YouTube's HQ in California had expressed anger over its treatment of her video postings, media reports say.
Dancing with the politicians
What advice can former Dancing With The Stars constestant, Michael Laws give David Seymour? Audio
Sound archives: The sinking of the “Wahine”
Next Tuesday, the 10th of April will be the 50th anniversary of New Zealand's worst modern maritime disaster, the sinking of the inter-island ferry 'Wahine' in Wellington Harbour in 1968, with the… Audio, Gallery
Active gunman at Youtube's California headquarters
Police are responding to reports of a gunman on the loose at the headquarters of YouTube in San Bruno in California. Witnesses in the area said they saw dozens of firefighters and police officers… Audio
'People will make mistakes' - Ardern backs Curran
For the second time in a week, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has found fault with the way her Broadcasting Minister, Clare Curran, has been dealing with RNZ.
Yesterday it emerged Ms Curran had… Audio
Curran says nothing improper about her message to RNZ chair
The Prime Minister says it would have been better if someone other than the Broadcasting Minister, Clare Curran, had contacted the RNZ chair Richard Griffin over his dealings with a parliamentary… Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
With Facebook under pressure, what will this mean for news media who rely heavily on it to reach audiences; an Information Authority with real teeth as proposed by constitutional lawyers Geoffrey… Audio
Veteran White House reporter Connie Lawn dies aged 73
RNZ's long-serving White House correspondent Connie Lawn has died at the age of 73 after a battle with Parkinson's disease.
Hill Street Blues creator Steven Bochco dies
US television producer and writer Steven Bochco, who created some of America's best known police drama series, has died aged 74.
Online broadcasting 'wild-west' could be tamed, says expert
A media law expert has welcomed the possibility that overseas-based online broadcasters may have to comply with New Zealand regulation.
Feedback for Sunday Morning 1 April
Listeners get in touch with the Sunday Morning programme. Audio