Media
At the inaugural Wellington Games Week, it's more than cosplay and consoles
The Detail: New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few years.
At Wellington Games Week, a lucrative but fickle business
New Zealand's booming video game industry reaches for $1 billion exports in the next few years. Audio
'A giant of Australian journalism': George Negus dies aged 82
Last month, Negus's son Ned posted on LinkedIn that the broadcaster had been diagnosed with dementia five years previously.
Social media flooded with fake news alleging to be from media outlets
RNZ says the advertisements undermine trust but have also started falsely attributing content to its journalists.
How Pulp Fiction changed cinema 30 years ago
Thirty years ago, Quentin Tarantino's ultra-violent crime thriller Pulp Fiction shocked audiences and put Uma Thurman on a thousand bedroom walls. So how does it stack up in 2024? Video
Why are Kiwis turning off the news?
Are you a news avoider? Do you turn off the six o'clock TV news, scroll past headlines, skip radio bulletins - or just ignore news entirely? Audio
How a home invasion changed Celebrity Treasure Island host's life
Originally hailing from Queensland, Bree Tomasel is best known on this side of the ditch as the co-host of Celebrity Treasure Island and a radio host on ZM. Audio
Jeremy Wells: The Alternative Commentary Collective Almanack
The unlikely broadcasting phenomenon, the Alternative Commentary Collective (ACC) have been poking fun at mainstream sports in New Zealand for over a decade. Audio
Bree Tomasel’s new book UnApologetically Me
Behind the banter, Bree Tomasel has battled anxiety, ADHD, struggled with her sexuality, and survived a harrowing attack as a young child. She shares her story in new book UnApologetically Me. Audio
Mediawatch for Sunday 13th October 2024
TVNZ's signaled more cost-saving cuts and started by scrapping its online news site next year. Meanwhile Google's threatening to cut ties with local news altogther. What's going on? Audio
Google flexes muscle on local news
Mediawatch - One media executive says it could be "the end-of-days for journalism" in NZ if Google cuts ties with news. But why?
Online NZ news on the outer at TVNZ and Google
TVNZ's signaled more cost-saving cuts and started by scrapping its online news site next year. Meanwhile Google's threatening to cut ties with local news altogther. What's going on? Audio
Study shows New Zealanders are avoiding the news
New Zealanders have some of the highest rates of avoiding the news compared to other countries. Audio
Remember the old social pages?
Before social media and the age of influencers, grabbing a coffee and the Sunday paper was an adrenaline-filled moment to see if you'd made the cut.
Elizabeth Banks: New NZ hospital drama
Actor Elizabeth Banks has taken a step away from her usual block busters to play the lead role in a New Zealand medical drama A Mistake. Audio
Miriama Kamo: 'I am going through a little bit of trauma'
The veteran journalist sat down with Anika Moa to talk about her career and not-never move into politics.
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident screen critic Dan Slevin joins Emile Donovan to chat about Irma Vep a television show from show acclaimed French director Olivier Assayas, A Mistake the first feature film in 16 years… Audio
Podcast Critic: The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
Our reviewer recommends a podcast about collecting LPs and another called The History of Rock Music in 500 Songs. Audio
Man jailed for killing RNZ journalist in 2013 released
The man jailed for almost 13 years for killing RNZ journalist Phillip Cottrell has been released, despite still being high risk and rejecting rehabilitation. Ashleigh McCaull reports. Audio
Midweek - Cuts, checks & a rude front page
Midweek Mediawatch - TVNZ's plans to axe its news website, ministerial fact-checking from Q+A - and a rude front page from The Press. Audio
