Media
More te reo Māori in the mix on TV
Publicly-funded programmes incorporating te reo Māori are now airing on TVNZ, including one that stars a new MP who made his name on the small screen.
AudioMediawatch for 22 October 2017
How decision day unfolded in the media - and how the press pack pursued the politicians; more Te Reo in the mix on TV; how hip hop and power pop don't always mix with talk radio. Audio
Social media no competition to journalism - ComCom
Traditional media are not as threatened by social media as news managers say, the Commerce Commission said today during the Stuff/NZME merger hearing.
Commerce Commission tells High Court competition must stay
NZME and Stuff argue they need to merge because they are threatened by new media, including social media. But the Commerce Commission says it is not the competition news managers say it is. Audio
The return of James Rolleston
After powerful performances in Kiwi films Boy and Dark Horse James Rolleston was a star in the making. But then came a serious car accident. A new documentary tells the story of his rehabilitation. Audio
Netsafe welcomes Twitter crackdown on sexual posts
A promised crackdown on sexual harassment by social media giant Twitter has been welcomed by New Zealand organisations who regularly deal with complaints online.
Kerry-Anne Walsh with news from Australia
It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio
‘We could and should be doing far better’ – NZ First chooses Labour
NZ First leader Winston Peters arrives at the Beehive Theatrette and announces his coalition choice is the Labour Party and Green Party. Video, Audio
Girl gang assault on teen prompts police investigation
Dunedin police and at least two local high schools are investigating after a group of school girls attacked a 15-year-old girl while other teens - some of them filming - watched on. Audio
Podcast Critic Katy Atkin
Katy Atkin has been listening to the LA times Dirty John podcast. Audio
Viewing with Lara Strongman
Lara Strongman has been watching Gogglebox on Australian TV, and comedy series The Good Place on Netflix. Audio
Sound Archives: NZ's endangered birds
Voting for New Zealand's Bird of the Year is open at present - with the winner being announced next Tuesday. In today's visit to the sound archives of Nga Taonga Sound & Vision Sarah Johnston is going… Audio, Gallery
Star Wars symphony in stellar NZ festival line-up
From Star Wars to Swan Lake - the line up for next year's New Zealand Festival has been revealed. Several hundred gathered at Te Papa in Wellington last night to hear what festival organisers had… Audio
Vigils held for slain Maltese journalist Daphne Galizia
Two vigils have been held for the murdered Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who died in a car explosion on Monday. She led the investigation into her country's involvement in the Panama… Audio
Strangers pay tribute to 'assassinated' journalist at vigil
The killing of the Maltese journalist, Daphne Carauana Galizia, has shocked complete strangers, her friend Luke Frendo told John Campbell. Video, Audio
Weinstein company's crisis
More trouble for Weinstein, not the man this time but his company. Katie Mathison, president of PRINZ, tell us what the film company needs to do to recover from the Hollywood producer's scandal. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Media commentator Gavin Ellis on Sean Plunket's decision to resign from the Broadcasting Standards Authority as well as coverage of the High Court action to overturn the Commerce Commission's… Audio
ComCom failed to consider online media - lawyer
A Commerce Commission ban on a large scale media merger was the target of a high intensity challenge at the High Court in Wellington today.
Fairfax and NZME argue they need to merge to survive
The investigation into the rupture of the Marsden pipeline has stalled because the local regional council has been unable to get in touch with the landowner where the pipe burst. Audio
Television Critic Jane Bowron
Reviewing 'The Nineties' and 'My Mother and Other Strangers'. Audio
