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Your Korean Dad - Unlikely Tik Tok star, Nick Cho
As Your Korean Dad, on Tik Tok, he's has added 1.7 million followers to the family. Audio
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Call for COVID Marshals to help improve scanning uptake
1 Feb 2021During a recent trip to South Australia, Nelson resident, Sheila Noble, saw that having a dedicated marshal at venues encouraged more QR code scanning. Audio
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The Eggplant: Online safety web series
1 Feb 2021A six-part web series called The Eggplant tackles online safety issues for young people. Audio
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Rātana keeps politicians and press at bay
31 Jan 2021The celebrations at Rātana in January are often described by media as the event that kicks off the political year. This year far fewer guests were invited -… Audio
Your Korean Dad - Unlikely Tik Tok star, Nick Cho
As Your Korean Dad, on Tik Tok, he's has added 1.7 million followers to the family. Audio
Call for COVID Marshals to help improve scanning uptake
During a recent trip to South Australia, Nelson resident, Sheila Noble, saw that having a dedicated marshal at venues encouraged more QR code scanning. Audio
The Eggplant: Online safety web series
A six-part web series called The Eggplant tackles online safety issues for young people. Audio
Rātana keeps politicians and press at bay
The celebrations at Rātana in January are often described by media as the event that kicks off the political year. This year far fewer guests were invited - including mainstream media journalists -… Audio
Media still covering house price rises as good news
Even in a spiralling housing crisis, record property price rises keep getting covered like they're good news. Can the media break its habit of speaking from the perspective of existing homeowners? Audio
The story of summer (so far)
Mediawatch has been off the air since Christmas. What did we miss in the news while we were away? Audio
Mediawatch for 31 January 2021
The story of a strange summer (so far); John Banks booted often racist blurts - and the talk radio dilemma; housing coverage highlights homeowners - not the 'have-nots; Rātana gives politicians and… Audio
Bluetooth a puzzle for thousands of Covid app users
Thousands of people have asked the Ministry of Health for help after having trouble enabling Bluetooth on the Covid-19 tracer app. Video
'GameStop effect' may linger as 'short squeeze' candidates studied
The clash between retail traders and Wall Street professionals that sparked roller coaster rides in the shares of GameStop Corp may pose a risk to dozens of other stocks, analysts say.
Pacific correspondent Koro Vaka'uta
Koro talks to Kathryn about the covid vaccine campaign rolling out in the Pacific, confusion over Bougainville's pivotal Panguna mine, and he looks ahead to the Pasifika Festival. Audio
Cranking it Up in Edendale
The annual vintage machinery showcase is cranking into gear in Southland this weekend. Audio
GameStop share trading frenzy - what's going on?
Users of popular US platforms for trading stocks are in an uproar after a curb on buying shares in games firm GameStop and other companies.
Vaccine delays prompt questions about NZ's production capacity
As vaccine delays threaten to disrupt the Covid-19 response in Europe, attention is turning to whether New Zealand could manufacture one on-shore.
Pfizer-BioNTech and AstraZeneca have both warned of… Audio
Could satellites help warn of volcano eruptions?
Satellites spotted part of the crater of Whakaari / White Island collapsing in the days before the deadly December 2019 eruption, it has emerged.
'Bad words' lead to GameStop shares plunging
The GameStop saga has taken an unexpected twist, with shares plunging after an investor forum on Reddit closed temporarily.
John Banks' remarks 'extremely disappointing'
MediaWorks' chief executive, Cam Wallace, has told staff there is no place for John Banks at the media company as long as he is boss.
MediaWorks axes John Banks over comments
MediaWorks has axed fill-in Magic Talk host John Banks over comments he and a listener made about Māori. Audio
NZ Screen History: Gloss
This week we take you back to the mid 80's - a time of Yuppies, shoulder pads, boat shoes, and lots of spending! Producer Janice Finn and writer, Rosemary McLeod talk about creating the so-called… Audio
Mediaworks drops John Banks following racist comments
The chief executive of MediaWorks says Magic Talk host John Banks will never work at the organisation again on his watch, after a storm over the former Auckland mayor's racist remarks.
Mr Banks… Audio
Losing Alice, Lupin, Frickin' Dangerous Bro
Film and TV reviewer Tamar Munch joins Kathryn to talk about neo-Noir Israeli Hitchcockian thriller Losing Alice (Apple TV+), classic French detective fiction Lupin (Netflix) and the on-the-road… Audio
