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From drawing during lockdown to $500k animated web series
Charlie Faulks's horror-comedy web series, Bloke of the Apocalypse, is about a father and son who discover a zombie apocalypse on their farm in rural NZ. Video
Short-Cuts with Dan Slevin
Nights' resident film critic, Dan Slevin, takes a look at the upcoming Architecture & Design Film Festival, dives into big budget adaption of Shōgun and takes listeners through the Kanopy catalogue… Audio
New Lord of the Rings movies production hub revealed
News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of Middle Earth in Wellington.
TVNZ breached collective agreement with union, ERA rules
TVNZ breached its collective agreement with the E tū union when deciding on discontinuing programmes, a ruling says.
TVNZ news cuts and closures in limbo
TVNZ has been told it failed to fulfil obligations to its journalists when it decided to cut dozens of jobs and close news and current affairs shows. The future of journalists and top-rating…
EV demand on power grids must be regulated, Vector says
New Zealand's largest electricity distributor is warning the country to hurry up with controls around charging electric vehicles or face unnecessary bills running into the billions.
Two new Lord of The Rings films announced
More than 20 years after the original trilogy was released, it's been announced two more Lord of the Rings films will be made and filmed here in New Zealand. Former head of South Pacific Pictures John… Audio
Archives NZ says it has enough space - for now
Its new building in Wellington will not be nearly big enough for all its records, and it has also run out of money to build its new storage facility in Levin.
Project maps biodiversity of the Pacific
New Zealand Geographic and the Cawthron Institute have launched Citizens of the Sea, which aims to map the health and biodiversity of the Pacific at a larger scale than before. Audio
All trained up and nowhere to write
A journalism cadetship programme promised to transform New Zealand's newsrooms. But then the media landscape shrank Audio
Nineteen years and 48,071 episodes: New Zealand's podcasting record
AUT lecturer Dr Lewis Tennant has conducted the largest study to date into New Zealand's podcasting market, studying over 700 podcasts across 13 categories, with the data going back to 2005. Audio
Tech: Billion dollar deals, 2degrees charged over roaming
Technology commentator Peter Griffin joins Kathryn to look at two billion dollar tech deals that are worth keeping an eye on - one for Kiwi Alex Kendall and his autonomous vehicle start up Wayve. Audio
Red flags to watch for in your AI chatbot 'friend'
Analysis - Research shows having an AI friend can be helpful for some people. But will it be helpful for you?
Work towards 'holy grail' methane vaccine ramps up
A joint venture working to reduce on farm emissions is doubling down on efforts to create a vaccine.
Sex on screen: Why is Hollywood shying away from sex and nudity?
Aside from a few notable exceptions, the depiction of love making on film has dramatically declined in the past 20 years. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - StuffHub takes shape
Midweek Mediawatch: Hayden Donnell talks to Emile Donovan about new hires for the upcoming Stuff-Newshub 6pm bulletin. Also - TVNZ and the journalists’ union face off over job cuts while the outgoing… Audio
Podcast Critic: Jemima Huston
Today Jemima talks to Jesse about The Rest is Entertainment and To Catch a Scorpion. Audio
Tech to medically check pilots had a dozen major disadvantages - CAA papers
Aviation officials have found big problems with software they tried to impose on doctors doing medical check-ups on pilots and air traffic controllers.
TikTok sues to block US law which could ban app
TikTok said the measure was an "extraordinary intrusion on free speech rights".
How AI has taken over our decision making
Once you start noticing, you can see it everywhere: The 'sameness' of style, music, art and even food. Audio