Radio

For years, the most comprehensive survey of Kiwis’ media habits has shown local media losing ground to offshore invaders. This year it says we’re ‘settling down’ and local media may be ‘stabilising’…

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Once the juggernaut of student radio, Auckland's 95bFM is resorting to a fundraising concert to try to clear debt in an age when every commercial station is struggling for funds.   Audio

A leading local, award-winning and proudly-independent radio station based in Whakatāne has changed hands after more than 50 years on air. We ask the boss who’s been there for most of them: is it the… Audio

Why did MediaWorks kill a network launched with heavy hype only a year ago - which was also the source of news for half the country's commercial stations? The major media company also scrubbed the… Audio

MediaWorks’ news boss Dallas Gurney has resigned, soon after the sudden departure of the chief executive who appointed him. It leaves a leadership void at the broadcaster at a tricky time and it casts…

No landlines, no cellphone coverage, no internet - everything went down in Gabrielle, how do we stop it from happening again? Audio

For 23 years, the warm, lively voice of Country Life presenter and producer Carol Stiles has been synonymous with RNZ's rural storytelling As she moves on from the job, Carol chats to Sally Round… Audio, Gallery

Are New Zealanders' attitudes towards offensive language changing? A recent survey by the Broadcasting Standards Authority seems to suggest they might be. Audio

Before its launch, the boss of new talk station Today FM promised a new approach eschewing anger and antagonism just for the sake of engagement. The first fortnight's been a mix of some of that - as… Audio

We're taking a little jaunt back to the 1980s. Have you noticed a bit of a renaissance of the music of the time? Some of those great hits are being re-mixed and getting lots of play in the clubs and… Audio

Andrew Holden traverses the recent ratings and musical chairs in Radio, RNZ launches its youth radio channel, Tahi, and Sky TV has reported stellar results, prompting analysts to say the company is… Audio

Today we speak to Claire Shirtcliffe about her radio memories which are from her days working as an announcer. She shares her recollections about working in radio from the 1950s onwards. Audio

We head to Tairawhiti, Gisborne, where Jill White has a very personal radio memory to share with us. Audio

We had such an overwhelming response to our radio memories, which we were doing last week to celebrate 100 years of radio, that we've decided to keep going. Today we hear from Anne Kirkup. Audio

Radio in New Zealand marked its centenary this week with tributes to its staying power in the past - and confident claims it’s here to stay for the future. Several stations now have bigger audiences… Audio

As part of our celebration of 100 years of NZ radio, Tony Stamp looks into what the future of music radio might look like in this country, with expert help from Jess Fu (95bFM), David Ridler (NZ on… Audio

All this week RNZ has been celebrating 100 years of broadcasting in New Zealand, the first broadcast having been made on the 17th of November 1921 by Professor Robert Jack from Otago University's… Audio

Sound historian Sarah Johnston explores 100 years of radio in a talk at the National Library, focusing on the early decades and the innovative World War II radio Mobile Unit recordings. Audio