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'It is time for a change for me' - Host Kim Hill leaves Saturday Morning show
15 Sep 2023New Zealand broadcasting great Kim Hill is signing off from her flagship Saturday Morning show on RNZ National. Video, Audio
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Emile Donovan and Andrew Clark appointed to host RNZ flagship programmes
8 Sep 2023RNZ has appointed two experienced journalists, Emile Donovan and Andrew Clark, to host two of its flagship programmes.
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Australian journalist held in China writes 'love letter' home
Cheng Lei, detained in China on national security charges, has described how standing in sunlight for just 10 hours a year feels in a "love letter" to her country.
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RNZ board chair retains 'full confidence' in leadership after report finds failings
2 Aug 2023RNZ board chair Jim Mather says he maintains confidence in the broadcaster's chief executive after a report highlighted problems with the newsroom's structure, editorial systems and culture. Audio
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RNZ board member Jason Ake resigns after comments on Kiri Allan
26 Jul 2023RNZ board member Jason Ake has quit the role following criticism of his public commentary on former justice minister Kiri Allan.
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Mediawatch: Poll analysis unhitches itself from reality
23 Jul 2023Nothing much changed in a 1News Verian poll released on Monday, but some commentators managed to treat the boring results as a blank canvas on which to express their creativity. Audio
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A triumph - after a day of tragedy
Mediawatch: On a day when Auckland was the focus of world sport and the Football Ferns ended up making history, deadly shootings a stone's throw from the fan zone confronted media primed for a good… Audio
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Australia puts big tech under more pressure
16 Jul 2023Big tech companies have done deals with publishers to give them a return on sharing content from them. But the Australian government now also wants big fines for platforms publishing falsehoods. Audio
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BBC sex photo claims are 'rubbish', young person's lawyer tells broadcaster
A lawyer acting for the young person at the centre of allegations against a presenter has dismissed the claims, in a letter to the BBC.
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BBC suspends presenter over alleged teenager photos scandal
The BBC has suspended the man over a newspaper allegation that thousands of pounds have been paid for sexually explicit photos of the teen.
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Twitter threatens legal action over Threads app
7 Jul 2023Twitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads.
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Meta to launch Threads app to rival Twitter
5 Jul 2023The move is the latest in a rivalry between Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter owner Elon Musk.
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BSA upholds complaint over dolphin mating scene in TV documentary
29 Jun 2023The scene, which showed a female dolphin being trapped and mated with by a group of unknown male dolphins upset children, a viewer said.
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RNZ journalist resigns over changes to international stories
21 Jun 2023An RNZ digital journalist at the centre of an investigation into pro-Russian edits inserted into international wire stories has resigned.
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Most complained about ads for 2022 revealed
30 May 2023A misleading Covid-19 vaccine slogan, a health campaign that flipped TV viewers the bird, and two sports stars in their underwear were among last year's top advertisements to provoke the ire of…
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'We've got one year to make it work' - Patrick Gower's news gamble
28 May 2023Mediawatch takes a look at Three's new current affairs show Paddy Gower Has Issues, which tries to balance comedic heckling and light-hearted investigations with in-depth reporting on the big issues. Audio
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Government rejected Spark's offer to invest millions in disaster-proofing networks
26 May 2023Spark's offer to swap $24 million it planned to spend on a 5G rollout came after towns were completely cut off following Cyclone Gabrielle. Audio
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A little local political difficulty pulls national media focus
Mediawatch: When a 'showdown' council meeting in Gore was livestreamed on major websites this week, peace broke out instead. Was that because of the media attention? Audio
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RNZ announces presenters for Midday Report and Pacific Waves
17 May 2023Charlotte Cook has been appointed presenter of Midday Report - Te Pūrongo o te Poutūtanga on RNZ National and Susana Suisuiki will host Pacific Waves on RNZ Pacific.
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'There are sites in NZ that publish misinformation' - Fighting fake news
Mediawatch - US-based NewsGuard is rating New Zealand's major news sites for reliability - and even preparing 'nutrition labels' to warn users to treat some of them with caution. Audio
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ChatGPT boss urges US Congress to regulate AI
17 May 2023The creator of advanced chatbot ChatGPT has called on US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence.
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Radio legend Murray 'Muzza' Inglis dies after cancer battle
14 May 2023One of the country's best-known radio personalities, Murray "Muzza" Inglis, has died aged 80, after a battle with cancer. New Plymouth-born Inglis had a career that spanned five decades. He...
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Jerry Springer, US talk show host, dies aged 79
28 Apr 2023Jerry Springer, the TV personality known for his long-running raucous talk show,has died aged 79.
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UK blocks Microsoft's deal to buy Call of Duty maker
Britain's decision to block Microsoft's bid to buy Activision Blizzard is a major blow to the biggest ever gaming deal.
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