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Online, on air, or hot air: Picking parties' media policies
Mediawatch - Broadcasting is not seen as a real vote-grabber in the same way as tax, health or education - or even freedom camping - but some of the parties have firm policies on it. Audio
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30-year-old Auckland newspaper to stop press
12 Sep 2017Fairfax-owned Auckland City Harbour News, delivered to 20,000 houses since 1985, is to go online-only.
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Labour pledges $38m to public broadcasting
12 Sep 2017The Labour Party wants to create a new public digital media service, built around RNZ, to transform it into something similar to the ABC in Australia.
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Zingers, bangers and clangers
Mediawatch - Three live leaders debates in a week pumped up the coverage of the election campaign. Who won? Who lost? Who cares? Audio
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Pundits with skin in the campaign game
Mediawatch - Elections are a boom time for PR consultants and pundits, but the public need to know if they're in the middle of a spin cycle. Audio
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Facebook finds divisive US ads may be Russia-based
7 Sep 2017Facebook has discovered an "influence" operation spent $US100,000 on US ads promoting divisive social and political messages, it says.
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Fish-friend hotel deal stirs social media debate
A Belgian hotel is offering lonely customers the option to rent a fish for the night - an idea that has delighted thousands, but also raised questions about animal neglect.
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What Kiwis asked Google during the debate
5 Sep 2017Online search interest in Jacinda Ardern was almost one third higher than Bill English during last night's debate.
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NZ electricity firms switch up tech efforts
5 Sep 2017Solar panels, batteries and peer-to-peer trading are quickly changing what's on offer for customers.
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Second leaders debate: How social media reacted
4 Sep 2017The second leaders' debate between Bill English and Jacinda Ardern fired up plenty of people on social media. RNZ rounds up the best reactions.
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Make the media great again?
3 Sep 2017Mediawatch - As news media credibility suffers with 'fake news' and bottom lines slump, Google and Facebook are raking in money. Colin Peacock asks if tech giants could be part of the solution. Audio
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Sensor tech targets conservation, emergency services
2 Sep 2017An Auckland company is about to start trials of drones that can not only track rare birds but tell if they're running about, flying or mating.
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The best weekend long reads
3 Sep 2017The Wireless with a weekly rundown of the best feature stories from online. Comments
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New Māori TV building opens in South Auckland
25 Aug 2017Māori Television have formally opened their new South Auckland premises.
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