Media
It is happening, again - Twin Peaks returns
More than 27 years after it originally went to air, the polarising but much-anticipated TV series Twin Peaks returns to screens today. Video
Turning up the heat on housing
The housing shortage surged to the top of the news agenda this week with political promises of more new homes in a hurry, and a housing minister lashing out at housing charities and the media. Audio
Turning up the heat on housing
The housing shortage surged to the top of the news agenda this week with political promises of more new homes in a hurry, and a housing minister lashing out at housing charities and the media.
AudioNelson next in line for paper cut
The nation’s biggest news publisher Fairfax Media is proposing to cut back the Nelson Mail newspaper and print it in Christchurch to cut costs. Audio
Nelson next in line for paper cut
The nation’s biggest news publisher Fairfax Media is proposing to cut back the Nelson Mail newspaper and print it in Christchurch to cut costs.
AudioMediawatch for 21 May 2017
Turning up the heat on housing; Nelson next in line for paper cut; fake history on the front page Audio
Fake history makes front-page ‘news’
A story that filled the front page of the Northern Advocate last weekend cast doubt on the basis of New Zealand’s entire modern history. But Mediawatch reckons we don't need to rewrite our history… Audio
Fake history makes front-page ‘news’
A story that filled the front page of the Northern Advocate last weekend cast doubt on the basis of New Zealand’s entire modern history. But Mediawatch reckons we don't need to rewrite our history…
AudioLorna Piatti-Farnell: Horrible foods
Pop culture AUT professor Lorna Piatti-Farnell has been researching why some foods are more disgusting to us than others. Her study focuses on the use of food as a key horror tool in movies but she's… Audio
Thousands scammed: Mum makes up birthday party sob story
A New Zealand mother has misled thousands of people around the country and the world after claiming her daughter was badly bullied and no one would attend her birthday party. Video, Audio
Fox news Roger Ailes dead
The former CEO of Fox News has died. Wayne Hope of AUT discusses Ailes impact and on-going influence on news and politics. Audio
Fox News founder Roger Ailes dies
Fox News founder and former chief executive Roger Ailes has died aged 77.
Appetite for reality over reality TV?
Leaving Neverland pulled in a huge audience for TVNZ recently but documentaries are few and far between on our main TV channels these days. Three new streaming services offering nothing but…
Auckland's screen industry needs more studios
Auckland needs more film studios if it's to meet the huge demand from overseas productions that want to shoot in New Zealand. Joanna Mackenzie reports on the demand. Audio
Call for more Auckland film studios to meet demand
Auckland needs more film studios if it's to meet the huge demand from overseas productions that want to shoot in New Zealand, industry leaders say.
Privacy and busybodies
Someone has photographed a confidential Police file and passed it on to media. Who's worse? Audio
Nights Pundit - Feminism
Deborah Russell says children learn through play, and if we only make some toys available to either boys, or girls, then we limit learning. Audio
Media commentator Gavin Ellis
Kathryn Ryan talks to Gavin Ellis about the future of Fairfax Media and its New Zealand newspapers, also a new inquiry into fake news is announced in Australia. Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and… Audio
Fairfax's Nelson Mail looks likely to cut circulation
The Nelson Mail looks set to follow the Marlborough Express in cutting its circulation to fewer days each week.
