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Hong Kong court dismisses bid by media tycoon Jimmy Lai to overturn conviction
He had been found guilty of organising and participating in an unauthorised assembly in 2019 during months-long pro-democracy protests in the China-ruled city.
Waatea News cuts ties with NZ Herald after Hobson's Pledge ad
Waatea's publisher says he will send the Herald to court if it takes any further content from the national Māori news service.
TV Critic: The Bear and Colin from Accounts
Our TV critic for this week, Claire Chitham, reviews the latest season from The Bear and Colin from Accounts. She also takes a look at new black comedy, Sunny. Audio
Patrick Gower's most important documentary...so far
For his new two-part series, Paddy travelled to Antarctica to witness the consequences of climate change first-hand. Audio
Chris Parker wants to throw his phone off the Harbour Bridge
"This show is a bit of a mental push-pull of me wanting to throw my phone off the Harbour Bridge but then also being so grateful for Instagram," the comedian explains.
The surveilled society: Who is watching you and how
Analysis - Artificial intelligence-enabled cameras on billboards, in bus windshields, on petrol station forecourts and in the checkout at the supermarket - all these are here, or about to be.
Media in the middle of angst over race
The week began with a former PM warning we need to take the heat out of race relations in politics - but it ended with a lot more of that. The media were right in the middle of it - and Māori…
Online misinformation, real world damage
A rancorous debate over an Olympic boxer and violent riots in the UK both trace back to rampant misinformation online - and one social media platform in particular.
Mediawatch for 11 August 2024
Mediawatch looks back at the media in the middle of political rows about race relations - and why Maori journalists want an apology over a controversial advocacy ad in the Herald. Also: how social… Audio
'Moana 2' stars kick off Disney's D23 fan convention
The convention opened with a live performance from the anticipated animated film Moana 2. Video
Breaking meows: Non-stop laughs at Nelson's cat video festival
The festival features four 15-minute blocks of back-to-back cat videos.
Playing Favourites with Carmel McGlone
Carmel McGlone has been working on stage, in films and in television for more than 40 years - you may remember her from Wellington Paranormal, from TV's Marching Girls or when she ran around… Audio
Imran Ahmed: Countering the online hate fuelling UK riots
Almost 500 arrests have been made in connection with the eruption of far-right violence this week following the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, in the… Audio
The tradwife influence
These 'traditional' influencers don't talk about politics, but all the markers of conservative ideologies are there Audio
Te Pāti Māori boycott NZ Herald over Hobson's Pledge ad
Te Pāti Māori has announced a boycott of the NZ Herald after the newspaper ran a front-page advert for Don Brash-led lobby group Hobson's Pledge.
Māori reporters call on NZME to review advertising standards
A front-page Hobson's Pledge advertisement in The New Zealand Herald is misleading and inflammatory, Māori journalists say, but the newspaper says it is clearly marked as an ad.
Rage-baiting big business on social media
We've all been guilty of doom scrolling on social media, but a new Tik Tok trend might not leave you quite so passive. Jogai Bhatt spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio
Business to offer AI cameras for front of buses
A US company that puts AI-enabled cameras on the front of buses to try to stop cars from blocking bus stops has entered the New Zealand market.
Bringing data back to the long white cloud
Fears that New Zealanders are losing control of their private information are behind moves to improve data sovereignty Audio
Rage-bait influencers are profiting off your anger
It's staged interactions and storytimes, disgusting cooking videos, and mistakes that, frankly, just piss people off.