Media
The Wireless
Rebecca Kamm from RNZ's online magazine The Wireless talks about her recent article on Selective Mutism. An anxiety disorder that renders sufferers unable to speak. Audio
Norfolk Radio's political activity has been censored
The administration appointed by Australia to run Norfolk Island has banned the island's community radio from carrying out live interviews. Audio
Facebook fight page taken down
Facebook has taken down a page promoting videos of people fighting - including school pupils. Audio
Dunedin software developer throws lifeline to out of work
Employers are already looking to hire some of the software developers who will lose their jobs when the country's largest video gaming studio closes down. Audio
'Diversity reigns' in acting awards
Orange is the New Black and journalism drama Spotlight were big winners at the Screen Actors Guild awards, which celebrated diversity in film and television.
On This Day... 31 January 1946
Shaun D Wilson reads a film listing for The Man Who Came To Dinner from the Lake Wakatipu Mail's 31st of January 1946 edition. Apparently "the ultimate outcome is as much as the funny bone can bear".
…Choosing the most/least talented
Last year writer Jess Sayer was on the Laugh Track, talking about winning the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award and hinting at a new script she was working on. That script is now a new show, called The… Audio
Films with Dan Slevin
Widescreen's Dan Slevin reviews Eddie Redmaynes' new film The Danish Girl, and journo drama Spotlight. Audio
Fronting the phone-hacking fallout
When the phone-hacking scandal in the UK was at its height three years ago, media mogul Rupert Murdoch put a New Zealander in charge of his newspapers there. Mediawatch asks Mike Darcey how he dealt… Video, Audio
Fronting the phone-hacking fallout
When the phone-hacking scandal in the UK was at its height three years ago, media mogul Rupert Murdoch put a New Zealander in charge of his newspapers there. Mediawatch asks Mike Darcey how he dealt…
Video, AudioNewshub: New name, new technology, new news?
Mediaworks has rejigged its radio, TV and online news operations under the new name Newshub. Will a new approach, a new newsroom and new technology change the news? Mediawatch also talks to a… Audio
Newshub: New name, new technology, new news?
Mediaworks has rejigged its radio, TV and online news operations under the new name Newshub. Will a new approach, a new newsroom and new technology change the news? Mediawatch also talks to a…
AudioMiss Bridget Walsh: musical globetrotter
New Zealand musician who used to sing with UK band Electric Swing Circus, and has founded INDHE, a global community platform for artists and musicians. Audio
Erica Chenoweth: Non-violent civil resistance
Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and expert on non-violent civil resistance, and terrorism.
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NZ's largest video game developer shuts suddenly -150 jobs
Gameloft is a Paris-owned company which was set up a branch in Auckland six years ago . Before it was suddenly shut yesterday, the Auckland studio had grown three times the size than the industry… Audio
Gameloft closes down and 150 people lose their jobs
New Zealand's largest video gaming studio is closing down and one hundred and fifty people are losing their jobs. Audio
Night's Culture - Comics & Graphic Novels
Shading in the heroes and villains of an animated realm is cartoonist, writer, and illustrator Adrian Kinnaird. The work of Canadian cartoonist Kate Beaton, who will be present at New Zealand Festival… Audio
Olivia Hope's father still wants answers after photo released
A grainy photograph, supposedly taken of Olivia Hope days after police say that she was murdered raises questions about just what happened to the 17-year-old and her boyfriend, Ben Smart. Audio