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TVNZ staff want to know why profitable shows are being cut - Union
The union for some TVNZ staffers says the broadcaster should pause it plans. Audio
US Congress passes law that might ban TikTok
The Chinese-owned app is now facing its greatest threat in the US since the Trump administration.
TVNZ union unimpressed with plan to cut profitable news shows
The union representing soon-to-be-made redundant journalists at TVNZ says the company has not shared relevant information about why profitable programmes should be cut.
E Tū union members have… Audio
US House votes to ban TikTok if China ties not severed
There's not much that politicians in the US agree on these days, but it seems there is an unusual level of consensus over the threat posed by the video-sharing app TikTok.
Earlier this morning, the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - manic Monday for news & fake photo frenzy
Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch’s weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about a manic Monday afternoon of news - cricket, Oscars, terror in the skies . . . and the… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch
Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media, including a remarkable moment when several news events unfolded at once. Audio
TVNZ's E Tū union members unanimously reject restructure proposal
TVNZ staff are railing against the broadcaster's proposal to slash almost 70 jobs, and programmes including Sunday and Fair Go.
Podcast Critic: Ximena Smith
Today Ximena talks to Jesse about Black Box, a new series from The Guardian and Runaway Princesses, which has joined the New Yorker's stable of long-form audio. Audio
Civil Aviation Authority defends multimillion-dollar IT system
Doctors who do medical checks on pilots are warning new software for recording their results is out of date, missing vital bits and unsafe.
They want the Civil Aviation Authority to backpedal on a… Audio
Doctors call on Civil Aviation Authority to reverse IT plan
Doctors who do medical checks on pilots are warning new software for recording their results is out of date, missing vital bits and unsafe.
They want the Civil Aviation Authority to backpedal on a… Audio
NZME buys Gisborne Herald from long-standing owners the Muir family
NZME has purchased the Gisborne Herald - a newspaper that has served as a "cornerstone" of Tai Rāwhiti for 150 years.
Shower Thoughts: How are phone numbers allocated?
Listener Chris wants to know why no one has the phone number 021 000 0000? One NZ picked up the phone to tell us. Audio
Re: News 'deeply concerned' staff cuts will affect news reaching youth
TVNZ's youth news platform, Re: News says proposed cuts will severely limit its ability to reach young and underserved audiences.
Tech Tuesday with Dan Watson
Dan Watson is the owner and managing director of Vertech IT services. This week he talks to Jesse about the new Surface Pro laptops from Microsoft. Audio
Do you need a letterbox?
How often is there a letter in your letterbox? Once upon a time it was the main mode of communication, but it looks like the days of the humble letter are drying up. Annual statistics show a steady… Audio
Group wants stronger internet censors
A group wanting wider and tougher restrictions on illegal sexual content on the internet says Aotearoa is falling behind in protecting children from online harm.
The voluntary system, administered by… Audio
Online harm: 'Children don't know where to go for support'
Aotearoa is falling behind in protecting children from online harm, says a group wanting wider and tougher restrictions on illegal sexual content on the internet.
'Manipulated' photo of Princess Kate shows we can't trust what we see
News agencies have been pulling the photo of the Princess of Wales over concerns the photo has been edited. Psychologist and AI commentator Paul Duignan says it's the latest bizarre event in a… Audio
'Biotechnology is all around us' - molecular biologist Revel Drummond
New Zealand has one of the most restrictive systems in the world when it comes to gene editing - but that could be all about to change. Audio
'He's free to do so': Luxon defends Seymour over TVNZ criticisms
Luxon says at this point he does not believe the ACT leader has contravened the law.