Media
Prince Harry and fiancēe likely to visit NZ next year - royal editor
London Evening Standard Royal Editor Robert Jobson talks to John Campbell about Prince Harry's engagement, and whether paparazzi have stopped hassling his fiancee Meghan Markle. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Gavin looks at a new Australian Press Council decision has prompted media to ask why it is permissible to publish pictures of people being pulled from the rubble in a foreign earthquake but not to… Audio
Triple J 'ruins Australia Day'
The Australian radio station has moved the date of their much-loved Hottest 100 so it’ll no longer take place on Australia Day, and a small number of Australian keyboard-warriors have completely lost…
Police entertaining recruitment drive
An action-packed 2-minute-long promotional video is an attempt to lure people into the Police force. The government needs to recruit one-thousand new Police a year. Audio
Put it away
There are complaints galore about reality TV dating show Naked Attraction. Is it stripping the contestants down to their honest selves or just a perve-fest for viewers? Audio
Television Critic Melenie Parkes
Melenie talks to us about 3 shows she's been watching: Alias Grace, Netflix Trust Me, Sunday 8.30pm on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ On Demand Australian Ninja Warrior, Tuesday and Wednesday 7.30pm on Three Audio
'Burke's Backyard' presenter accused of indecent assault
A well-known Australian television star has been accused of indecent assault, sexual harassment and bullying of women.
New Russia law dubs foreign media 'foreign agents'
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that allows the government to list any foreign media operating in the country as a foreign agent.
Bringing cold cases to life
Two new podcast series telling the stories of missing people are pulling big audiences, but they also raise big questions. Mediawatch asks the makers: can they help solve the mysteries of the missing… Video, Audio
Bringing cold cases to life
Two new podcast series telling the stories of missing people are pulling big audiences, but they also raise big questions. Mediawatch asks the makers: can they help solve the mysteries of the missing…
Video, AudioMissing history in bottling bonanza reports
A new plan for New Zealand's biggest ever water-bottling plant could revive struggling Bay Of Plenty towns, according to reports in the media this past week. But a few facts were missing from the… Audio
Missing history in bottling bonanza reports
A new plan for New Zealand's biggest ever water-bottling plant could revive struggling Bay Of Plenty towns, according to reports in the media this past week. But a few facts were missing from the…
AudioTop Stories for Friday 24 November 2017
Worksafe 'has a lot to answer for' - Pike victim's mother, Can Peter Whittall be prosecuted over Pike? Children restrained by teachers more than 130 times a month, Manus centre police raid was brutal… Audio
Outcry foils Tony Veitch's TV comeback
Tony Veitch’s critics claimed an effort to put him back on TV this week proved that the business doesn’t take domestic violence as seriously as its bottom line. But while many in the media have had… Audio
Outcry foils Tony Veitch's TV comeback
Tony Veitch’s critics claimed an effort to put him back on TV this week proved that the business doesn’t take domestic violence as seriously as its bottom line. But while many in the media have had…
AudioViewing with Lara Strongman
Lara Strongman reviews British-Canadian crime drama Tin Star, and is taken aback by Naked Attraction, the dating show with naked contestants. Audio
Sound Archives: Auckland housing booms
History repeats in the Auckland housing market. Video, Audio
Man charged with hacking Game of Thrones
The US Department of Justice is to charge an Iranian man with hacking into HBO's computer systems, leaking Game of Thrones scripts and demanding a $US6m ransom.
Former vehicle certifier to pay$100k for defaming chief executive
A former vehicle certifier - once ranked the worst in the country - has been ordered to pay $100,000 in damages after defaming the industry association and its chief executive.
Media commentator - Gavin Ellis
Gavin looks at Fairfax's move to replace Sydney suburban newspapers with a magazine and TVNZ falling foul of a 'comment for hire' set up. Gavin is a media commentator and former editor of the New… Audio
