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MacGyver's Laser
MacGyver was an 80s icon, with his mullet and ability to turn anything into a tool to save the day. Karen Thorn looks at one episode where the action hero turns some historical artifacts into a laser.
…'Shame, shame' - Golriz Ghahraman speaks in first interview
In her first in-depth interview after her arrest for shoplifting, she tells John Campbell it was an act of "self-sabotage."
'Matariki means being on our whenua'
There was only one place that an RNZ presenter wanted to be this Matariki: her hometown Whāingaroa Raglan.
Government cash for New Zealand's struggling gaming sector
Why the most profitable sector of the entertainment industry will get handouts from the government. Audio
Inside court, Assange had one last act of defiance against US legal system
Julian Assange is a free man after pleading guilty to one charge of espionage in a federal US court as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.
Midweek Mediawatch - a PM forced to dish his own plaudits
In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about the prime minister becoming his own hype man, a strange malfunction in RNZ's push notifications, and a grab… Audio
Julian Assange pleads guilty in Saipan
After a 14 year legal battle, Julian Assange is expetected to return to his homeland Australia a free man today. He's pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to obtain and disseminate national… Audio
25 Mark Crysell | A Stopover in North Korea
With decades of experience as one of New Zealand’s most prominent television journalists, Mark Crysell recounts gaining unprecedented access to follow a set of unlikely New Zealanders into North… Audio
Stuff pulls plug on Northland community newspapers
The Northern News and The Whangārei Leader will cease publication this week, along with a weekly property lift-out.
France calls out fake news amid unrest in New Caledonia
France calls out fake news in light of ongoing unrest in New Caledonia. Audio
Aotearoa's first historical feature film in te reo, from a Māori lens
After years of development and funding rejections, Ka Whawhai Tonu hits cinemas this weekend
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Documentary filmmaker Frederique Olivier on living in the extremes
A field guide, naturalist and documentary filmmaker, Frederique Olivier has 22 Antarctic seasons under her belt, as well as expeditions to far-flung and freezing places like Greenland and Svalbard. Audio
Pressing On - papers past and future
Pundits have predicted the death of old-fashioned newspapers for years - but they’re still here. This week Mediawatch looks at a new history of New Zealand newspapers from one hundred years ago up…
Mediawatch
Pundits have predicted the death of old-fashioned newspapers for years - but they're still here. Audio
Tiki Taane on scoring new film Ka Whawhai Tonu: 'We shed DNA on that battlefield'
Musician Tiki Taane and composer Arli Liberman went "really deep" while composing the score for the historical Māori film Ka Whawhai Tonu. Video, Audio
Playing Favourites with Mike McRoberts
Mike joins Susie to chat about his new role, the changing face of the media, and to play a few favourite tracks. Audio
Temuera Morrison: 'These were powerful people back in the 1860s'
New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison says making the historic film Ka Whawhai Tonu "woke him up" to his Māori ancestors' strength and suffering. Video, Audio
Facebook rejects ads for stories about climate change
The policy restricts journalism about "heavily debated" topics from being promoted - but doesn't affect ads for products.
Midweek Mediawatch - Plaintive plane complaints
In this week's Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about an emerging media consensus over our malfunctioning Defence Force aircraft, how rude words slipped though in music on… Audio
The Panel with Simon Pound and Anna Dean (Part 2)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Simon Pound & Anna dean discuss the possible removal of the Accommodation Supplement, The Sopranos and Conservation Voulenteers New Zealand. Simon… Audio
