Media
Watch: TVNZ airs final midday news bulletin
TVNZ's midday news bulletin has aired its last show today, amid cuts to local programming.
Film Review with Sam Hollis
Today Sam reviews the Amy Winehouse film Back to Black and local film 'The Moon is Upside Down'. Audio
Drama as the knife hovers over kiwi soap
Fans fear Shortland Street's 32 years of soapy drama could be coming to a close if TVNZ's cost-cutting knife hovers over it for too long
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The Panel with Stephen Franks and Zoe George (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Stephen Franks and Zoe George discuss the first week of the national cell phone ban in schools and the loss of another community newspaper. Audio
'It's a sad day really': Mayor on closure of Wairoa Star
The final edition of the Wairoa Star goes on sale today with the newspaper closing just over 100 years since it began publishing. Audio
Local paper Wairoa Star folds after 102 years
A media expert says the demise of another local news outlet is symptomatic of the broader financial problems facing the sector. Better Public Media lobby group chair Peter Thompson spoke to Corin… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - polls, papers and a post-match snafu
Midweek Mediawatch: Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about an MP taken to task about his knowledge of the arts - and a TV producer taking on a funding agency in court. Also: a new political poll… Audio
David Seymour on being part of the new coalition Government and whether we can really afford tax cuts
ACT leader David Seymour tells Guyon how it feels being part of the coalition Government, what race-based policies he'd like to change, and whether we can really afford tax cuts. Video, Audio
Podcast Critic: Elliot Childs
Today Elliot speaks to Jesse about Lore and War of the Words. Audio
Warner Bros Discovery boss to step down
Glen Kyne has been overseeing the closure of Newshub, with more than 240 employees set to lose their jobs.
The Pre-Panel for 30 April 2024
Today on the Pre-Panel, Wallace Chapman previews tonight's show and producer Sam Hollis joins to discuss a research poll that concluded the ideal movie running time. Audio
Media problems grew 'too fast' - Melissa Lee
The former media minister says she may have been "a little slow" in reacting to dramatic changes.
Television Critic: Brooks Alexander
Today Brooks talks to Jesse about Fallout, Ripley, Hacks, Evil and Baby Reindeer. Audio
Competitive current affairs across the Tasman
While TV news and current affairs shows are becoming an endangered species here, they seem to be still going strong in Australia where broadcasters back the shows with big budgets. But intense…
Mediawatch for 28 April 2024
New media minister rolls in after PM's surprise reshuffle; TV news and current affairs on the way down here, but highly competitive across the Tasman. Audio
Is this the world's weirdest scam?
Deborah Vankin was surprised to discover one morning that the internet believed she was dead.
Shaun Higgins: the dawn of NZ photography
The arrival of photography to New Zealand in 1848 was more about business than art. A cumbersome kit meant photographers needed carriages or horses to lug their gear across unsealed roads to sell… Audio, Gallery
Alexi Mostrous: Who Trolled Amber?
You could hardly avoid the gruesome spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp trial - it made the nightly news, but it made a much bigger splash on social media. But was there something else at play… Audio
The island where people's stories are paramount
On Great Barrier Island the media landscape is bucking the national trend - it's flourishing Audio
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin is back with Short-Cuts for another week. Audio