Media
Podcasts with Katy Atkin
Katy critiques a couple of Kiwi podcasts today: "Healthy or Hoax" - with RNZ's Carol Hirschfeld and food writer Niki Bezzant & "Boners of the Heart" a weekly living room chat between comedians Rose… Audio
TV Review - Paul Casserly
Paul Casserly has been watching the new local chat show, Banter, and the gastric bypass comedy documentary, Wilbur: The King in the Ring. Audio
Scandalising the Court
Canterbury law professor Ursula Cheer talks to Kathryn Ryan about proposals to reform the law of contempt and how it will affect the news media. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Media matters with commentator Gavin Ellis including embarrassment for Maori Television over the screening then withdrawal of controversial mockumentary "Jonah from Tonga". Gavin Ellis is a media… Audio
Gulf row: Qatar given time extension to agree to demands
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands or face further sanctions by 48 hours.
Television Critic: Linda Burgess
Short story writer, novelist and TV script writer Linda Burgess gives us her thoughts on "Alan Bennett's Diaries" (The Arts Channel - Monday's 8.30pm and "The HeArt of the Matter" (Maori TV - Tuesday… Audio
Shannon Te Ao's unique view of Edinburgh
An historic Edinburgh building is the latest canvas for video artist Shannon Te Ao, who's been commissioned to create the work for the city's Art Festival this month. Audio, Gallery
Amber Bracken: Shooting the Pipeline Protest
Canadian Amber Bracken is a photojournalist who covered the protest by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe over the Dakota Access Pipeline - an oil pipeline project from the Bakken Fields of North Dakota to… Audio
Hawking the haka sparks ad indignation
Viewers were startled when Sky Sports slipped in an ad after the haka in the All Blacks-Lions test last weekend. It’s not the first time broadcasters have cashed in, but what does the outcry reveal… Audio
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There’s been heaps of coverage of Team New Zealand’s triumph in Bermuda lately, but lots of it came courtesy of the organisers, the teams and their sponsors. RNZ’s man at the Cup tells Mediawatch it… Audio
Hawking the haka sparks ad indignation
Viewers were startled when Sky Sports slipped in an ad after the haka in the All Blacks-Lions test last weekend. It’s not the first time broadcasters have cashed in, but what does the outcry reveal…
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There’s been heaps of coverage of Team New Zealand’s triumph in Bermuda lately, but lots of it came courtesy of the organisers, the teams and their sponsors. RNZ’s man at the Cup tells Mediawatch it…
AudioTech news: TVNZ live-streams, Google under scrutiny & another big cyber-attack
Could TVNZ live-streaming be the beginning of the end for Freeview, plus more EU scrutiny of Google and the big tech story of the week – hacking tools stolen from the NSA are again used in a major… Audio
Noelle McCarthy - a podcast and a baby
On 16 July, broadcaster and writer Noelle McCarthy has a new RNZ series out, looking at immigration. Slice of Heaven was made in collaboration with McCarthy's fiancé John Daniell and Massey… Audio
School kids to PM: 'Do you have a pet?'
Prime Minister Bill English is questioned all the time, particularly by journalists. But Mongorei Primary School students were the ones asking the questions today. Audio
Jonah from Tonga
Maori Televison is still screening an Australian comedy Jonah From Tonga despite opposition from the Minister for Pacific Peoples. Audio
Debating the freeze - RNZ funding under scrutiny
Does RNZ get enough funding? It's a question they've been debating at Parliament. Audio
Debating the freeze - RNZ funding under scrutiny
Does RNZ get enough funding? It's a question they've been debating at Parliament.
AudioKids with cameras track fast food ad exposure
Researchers who used body cameras to track how much advertising Kiwi kids saw are surprised by the amount of ads seen on school grounds. Audio