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Netball NZ's radical new TV plan
Netball NZ boss Jennie Wyllie is excited about the future, despite the domestic league being cut down.
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Police look to expand fingerprinting system
5:35 am todayAfter being forced to destroy thousands of fingerprint records, police are looking for a way to capture 600,000 crime-scene print images and 50,000 from…
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China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown
14 May 2024A Chinese journalist who covering the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic from its epicentre in Wuhan is due to be released from prison after serving a sentence…
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Christchurch Call to continue as charity
14 May 2024The initiative, established by former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, aims to stop violent extremism online.
Netball NZ's radical new TV plan
Netball NZ boss Jennie Wyllie is excited about the future, despite the domestic league being cut down.
Police look to expand fingerprinting system
After being forced to destroy thousands of fingerprint records, police are looking for a way to capture 600,000 crime-scene print images and 50,000 from arrests.
China due to free vlogger who filmed Wuhan lockdown
A Chinese journalist who covering the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic from its epicentre in Wuhan is due to be released from prison after serving a sentence for "provoking trouble".
Christchurch Call to continue as charity
The initiative, established by former prime minister Dame Jacinda Ardern, aims to stop violent extremism online.
The Block NZ gets the chop, houses sit empty
The Block NZ's 2024 series has been axed, with between 100 and 200 production staff out of jobs - but the houses will still be sold.
Fair Go airs last episode
Last night was the final episode of Fair Go, one night after long-running current affairs show Sunday also finished up - both shows the victim of cost-cutting at TVNZ. Consumer New Zealand chief… Audio
Double meaning of digital language
Barrister Barbara Buckett speaks to Lisa Owen about the dangers of emojis and the double meaning of digital language Audio
Journalist who tried to save Newshub announces new role
Award-winning journalist Michael Morrah spearheaded a failed attempt to save Newshub.
TVNZ's Sunday airs last show
TVNZ's Sunday aired its last show on Sunday night after twenty-two years on air. Audio
Bid to backstop local news in tight times
Mediawatch - The Wairoa Star closed last week, but a bid to re-start it online could be a guide for other local newspapers which are under pressure to survive.
Police not looking to alter their ban on use of generative AI
Police say they are not looking at altering the ban on the use of generative AI on their devices.
GPS 'jamming' hitting thousands of European flights
With a reported 46,000 aircraft citing sat-nav problems over the Baltic Sea between August and March, suspected Russian GPS "jamming" is now being considered a major threat to air safety. Audio
Pre-budget teasers increase exposure - and scrutiny
These days governments roll out pre-Budget announcements almost daily for weeks in the run-up. It gives their selected plans more exposure at a time of their choosing - but it also attracts greater…
Mediawatch: Sunday May 12
Pre-budget teasers increase exposure - and scrutiny; Green MP under pressure over conduct; bid to backstop local news; Gaza coverage attract complaints - and prizes. Audio
Bid to backstop local news in tight times
Local newspapers are under pressure and some places have already lost their local news outlets. The Wairoa Star closed last week, but journalists want to keep going. A bid to re-start the Star online…
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.
