Media
Kim Hill among winners at radio awards
The former host of RNZ's Saturday Morning programme was recognised at the annual Radio and Podcast Awards.
NZME proposes cutting regional news roles
NZME says the move is not a cost-cutting measure.
Actress leaves Coronation Street after 50 years
Helen Worth, who plays Gail Rodwell, is a "consummate professional and a thoroughly good egg", a producer says.
Australia drops case against Elon Musk's X over church stabbing videos
A legal battle to have graphic footage of a church stabbing in Sydney removed from Elon Musk's social media platform X has been abandoned.
Midweek Mediawatch - changing stories on cancer drugs
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the government's latest reason for not funding 13 cancer drugs, a mammoth loss expected at TVNZ, AI faking the… Audio
Tuku Morgan on why he's so fired up
Waikato-Tainui leader Tuku Morgan tells Guyon why he's so fired about the backlash against te reo, how young Māori have the power to change the future and why he's not sorry about that underwear… Video, Audio
Podcast Critic: Adam Burns
This week Adam talks to Jesse about Redhanded and A Thorough Examination with Drs Chris and Xand. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Wednesday 5 June 2024
On today's episode, the Supreme Court has declared that the previous National-led government broke the law in 2016 when it cancelled a woman's passport on national security grounds, a survey by the… Audio
Research finds NZers big consumers of news
In a survey of 1520 adults, 93 percent access the news at least once a day, and 57 percent check the news even more often. News Publishers' Association spokesperson Andrew Holden spoke to Charlotte… Audio
News provided by local media outlets trusted by more than 80% of Kiwis - survey
New research shows that more than 80 percent of New Zealanders trust the news provided by their local media outlets.
Music feature: Concert films throughout the ages
For decades if you couldn't make the gig, the next best thing was watching the DVD or movie of the show at the cinema. Audio
The headlines we didn’t read
Mary Argue is back guiding us through the latest weird and wonderful headlines from the world of science. Audio
Shoddy statistics get the thumbs up emoji from media
Many media outlets reported interesting poll findings this week about using emojis at work. The only problem: the poll was almost meaningless, statistically-speaking. But it's far from the first time…
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Bid to make big tech pay for New Zealand news hits a snag
A proposed law to get Google and Facebook pay for local news is not dead, the media minister says - but a Parliamentary committee and its government MPs have not supported it.
Long-running bid to make big tech pay for news hits a snag
The media minister says a proposed law to get Google and Facebook pay for local news is not dead, but this week a Parliamentary committee and its government MPs did not support it. The government’s…
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Mediawatch for 2 June 2024
Long-running bid to make big tech pay for news hits a snag - so what happens next?; stories based on stats sliced from surveys; shock horror over incomplete houses. Audio
Max Miller: Tasting history one recipe at a time
Since launching his YouTube channel four years ago, Max Miller has amassed more than two million of subscribers - all tuning in for his videos that fuse history lessons with a cooking show. Neither a… Audio
The forgotten women's football world cup
The shameful treatment of pioneer women footballers 50 years ago is the subject of a new documentary Copa 71, which is screening now. Rapturous crowds of over 100,000 fans cheered 18 year old Carol… Video, Audio
Long weekend viewing tips from Dan Slevin
Tonight, for the long weekend, Dan Slevin is taking a look at both seasons of Tokyo Vice, Freud's Last Session and the documentary Great Photo, Lovely Life. Audio
TVNZ fails in bid to appeal Employment Court decision
TVNZ has been ordered to comply with a clause in its collective agreement to consult with staff over cost-cutting measures. Audio
