Media
Robyn Gallagher: enjoying Eurovision
Kim Hill talks to Robyn Gallagher who is in Stockholm, Sweden for the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest. Audio
George Henare: veteran of radio, stage & screen
George Henare is the veteran actor of radio, film and television. Now at the age of 70, he's preparing to leave New Zealand, bound for Sydney, after being hired by Disney to play the Sultan in the… Audio
Viewing with Paul Casserly
TV and Film writer Paul Casserly on The Bachelor's sweary, uncomfortable, and glorious end, and the slow moving magic of British nerd-comedy The Detectoritsts (DVD release). Audio
Will a big media merger change much?
OPINION: Media watchers have greeted the proposed Fairfax-NZME merger with grave concern, but will consumers even notice, asks Finlay MacDonald.
What will a merger mean for the regional newspapers?
Listening to that is Roy Pilott -- a former editor at the Taranaki Daily News, which is owned by Fairfax. Audio
Fairfax/NZME merger to create 'biggest single upheaval'
Digital start-ups, and small online-only media players appear poorly placed to step into any void created by a proposed merger of two New Zealand's industry heavyweights. Audio
Could online media step up post-merger?
ANALYSIS: If Fairfax and APN merge their New Zealand operations, will public interest journalism suffer and who will step into the void?
Media merger a 'major step backwards'
A former editor in chief at Fairfax says the company's potential merger with APN's New Zealand arm, NZME, is a major step backwards for journalistic integrity. Audio
Question marks over appetite for NZ media company
The prospect of New Zealand once again having a media company listed on the stock exchange is drawing a guarded reaction from investors. Audio
Fears planned media merger will leave the public worse off
The possible merger of the two largest media companies in New Zealand has provoked alarm among some in the industry. Audio
Union fears major job losses if merger goes ahead
Trade Union leaders are worried that a merger would have serious consequences for NZME and Fairfax NZ staff. Video
Independent media worried media merger could spell their end
Small and independent media companies across New Zealand are worried that a proposed merger between heavyweights APN News & Media and Fairfax Media could cause their demise. Pier Smulder is the chief… Video, Audio
Former Herald boss on possible Fairfax APN merger
Former NZ Herald Editor-in-Chief Tim Murphy joins Checkpoint to discuss the implications of an APN Fairfax merger on audiences and the wider industry. Video, Audio
Is there still a market for newpapers?
If APN and Fairfax do decide to merge, what will be the outcome for both organisations' newspapers? Maja Burry asked Wellingtonians how they get their news, and whether they buy papers at all. Audio
APN consider merger with Fairfax Media
Two of New Zealand's largest media heavyweights - APN and Fairfax Media - have confirmed they are in talks to merge, putting some of the largest media outlets into the country under the same roof. Audio
Major media merger
Fairfax, APN Business commentator Bernard Hickey discusses the merger of New Zealand's two biggest print media outlets - APN and Fairfax. Audio
The Wireless - Ellen Falconer
Ellen Falconer joins us for our catch-up with what's going on at The Wireless. Audio
Tax expert answers your questions about the Panama Papers
Deborah Russell is a senior lecturer in taxation at Massey University. She has two blogs, Left Side Story and A Bee of a Certain Age, and her twitter handle is beefaerie. Audio
Seismic shift in print media
Fairfax Media Limited and and APN News & Media Limited have told the New Zealand Stock exchange that they are in merger talks. If completed, the combined company would cover newspapers like the New… Audio
Fairfax and NZME in merger talks
Media companies Fairfax and APN are in talks about merging their New Zealand businesses.
