Media

You will probably have seen some evidence of the $1.79 million that the Health Promotion Agency (HPA) has spent on its current childhood obesity campaign. A marketing expert is questioning the value… Audio

Lara discusses the last ever episode of 3D. Also, Blunt Talk on SoHo, about sitcom about a TV cable news show starring Patrick Stewart and Wayward Pines on Prime - a US sci-fi mystery starring Matt… Audio

To keep Wellington "film friendly" the "biggest trading weekend of the year" will see an ad for Suzuki being shot, and traffic will be restricted on Wakefield and Tory streets. Retailers are highly… Audio

Being fabulous is at al of our fingertips according to chat show guru Oprah Whinfrey. Is it really? Audio

One hundred years ago this week, New Zealanders began withdrawing from Gallipoli. The British commanders had realised in late November that it was a hopeless campaign and plans had been made for an… Audio

May the bogan be with you. That's the word George Lucas used instead of "The Force" in his original script for Star Wars written in the early 1970's. By the time the first Star Wars movie hit the… Audio

Gavin Ellis is a media commentator and former editor of the New Zealand Herald. He can be contacted on gavin.ellis@xtra.co.nz Audio

Media commentator Duncan Grieve discusses the demise of current affairs on TV and if NZ On Air funding could be an answer. Audio

'Nathan for You', 'Mr Robot' and 'The Jinx'. Audio

One the largest police forces in the United States is in turmoil after a relatively unknown journalist forced them to release video footage they had kept secret for over a year. Audio

The government is under pressure to pay for another costly cancer 'wonder drug'. It's not the first time the media have weighed in on how the nation's pharmaceutical budget should be spent, egged on… Audio

Journalists have long complained that their Official Information Act requests are deliberately delayed and subject to political interference, but a review of the law - the largest ever - by the… Audio

The brand new Lightpath cycleway in Auckland got glowing coverage in the media - mostly - but a report on one being built in Wellington was all one-way traffic. Audio

The backers of Wellington's movie museum say the city may need more accommodation to cope with visitor numbers that it and a convention centre will generate. Audio

The rolling African plains in the movie Madagascar and the swamps in Shrek have been recreated for a new exhibition at Te Papa. Audio

He's a man who helps bring sketches to life, on the big screen, and beyond. DreamWorks Animation is celebrating twenty years of creativity. It's the LA-based studio that's brought you animated… Audio