Peter Thompson

Broadcasting Minister Kris Faafoi announced today that work would begin on building a business case to create a new super-sized public broadcaster that would envelope RNZ and TVNZ. Audio

Cabinet has approved the idea of a new public service outfit to replace state-owned RNZ and TVNZ by 2023 - but they want more details from the broadcasting minister. So does the public and the rest of… Audio

New details were revealed this morning as cabinet agrees to create a super-sized public broadcaster, however ministers took some convincing. Audio

The fate of RNZ and TVNZ may soon be in the hands of Ministers. News today of a proposal to disestablish both broadcasters and create an entirely new public media entity.  Audio

Mediaworks puts television arm of its business up for sale. Victoria University media lecturer, Peter Thompson explains why this has happened and what it means. Audio

Newshub's chief news officer Hal Crawford says the fourth estate desperately needs to find a new business model. Peter Thompson from Victoria University joins us to discuss. Audio

A meeting overnight in Paris oversaw all the major tech companies sign-up to a first of its kind agreement, the Christchurch Call. The summit was initiated by the New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern and… Audio

Berms are back in the news with complaints of people parking their cars on them coming thick and fast in Auckland and Christchurch. So what's the problem? Too many cars and not enough parking in some… Audio

The Singaporean government is proposing a law where it will be the one who decides which news is "fake" and which is "real". With the ruling party having 80 per cent of the seats in parliament the law… Audio

SKY subscribers are set for a price hike on April 1. It's an increase of 1.9%. This comes as a new offering comes into the market in the form of Spark Sport. Is there a hint of desperation in the… Audio

Earlier in the programme Paul Paynter, a Hawkes bay fruit grower, accused the Ministry of Primary Industries of costing the industry billions of dollars by ruining its relationship with Clean Plant… Audio

New developments announced at this week's Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London have underlined a move by the British government to re-engage with the Pacific. Audio

Carol Hirschfeld has gone from RNZ but Broadcasting Minister Clare Curran isn't going anywhere. Media lecturer Peter Thompson of Victoria University explains how public broadcasters need to deal with… Audio

This is the biggest job in New Zealand, according to Peter ‘Thommo’ Thompson, one of the more than 1000 men and women working to repair the quake-damaged highway and rail route along the Kaikōura… Video

Does RNZ get enough funding? It's a question they've been debating at Parliament. Audio

The UK General Election takes place on Thursday June 8. In April British PM Theresa May's Conservatives were up by as much as 21 percent in the polls - but that gap has tightened dramatically. Senior… Audio