Public meeting to save TVNZ7

15 May, 2012 08:52 PM

The crowd packed out the Freemans Bay Community Centre in Ponsonby for a public forum meeting which opened in dramatic fashion, when four men brought a white coffin draped in the nz flag with the words "Public TV Service" into the hall.

Crown response and pre-Budget announcement

Crown response and pre-Budget announcement

Erica Stanford responds to the Royal Commission’s report into historical abuse in state care and in the care of faith-based institutions.

Natasha Lyonne and Melanie Lynskey star in Poker Face season two

Natasha Lyonne and Melanie Lynskey star in Poker Face season two

A trailer for the new season of Poker Face, available on TVNZ+. Video / TVNZ

Markets with Madison: Behind Port of Auckland

Markets with Madison

Markets with Madison: Behind Port of Auckland

The Port of Auckland CEO is letting us inside its tightly secured trade operation, to find out what products the city is importing and how it's so far been insulated from tariffs.

New Pope announced and India and Pakistan tensions escalate | NZ Herald News Update

New Pope announced and India and Pakistan tensions escalate | NZ Herald News Update

New Pope announced and India and Pakistan tensions escalate.

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace to 'all peoples' in first address

Pope Leo XIV appeals for peace to 'all peoples' in first address

New Pope named as Cardinal Robert Prevost, takes name Leo XIV. Video / AFP

Severe weather set to hit much of the country over Thursday and Friday

Severe weather set to hit much of the country over Thursday and Friday

Severe weather update with MetService head of weather news Heather Keats. Video / Michael Craig, MetService

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NZ Post unveils new 30,000sq m Auckland Processing Centre

NZ Post unveils new 30,000sq m Auckland Processing Centre

The building is the largest infrastructure investment ever made by NZ Post. VIDEO / Michael Craig

NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon pre-Budget speech to BusinessNZ

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NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon pre-Budget speech to BusinessNZ

Christopher Luxon pre-Budget speech to BusinessNZ

Rock star bringing pop to BOP

Rock star bringing pop to BOP

Nic Martin and Sophie-Maude rock out and jam together in an interview with NZME in Pāpāmoa.Video / Tom Eley

Raccoon caught with crack pipe

Raccoon caught with crack pipe

A woman has been arrested after her pet raccoon was found with a crack pipe in her car.

Air NZ's departing CEO Greg Foran in the studio with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking

Air NZ's departing CEO Greg Foran in the studio with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking

Greg Foran talks leaving the airline and the state of the company and sector with Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking.

Voting under way for new pope and labour market remains in sorry state | NZ Herald News Update

Voting under way for new pope and labour market remains in sorry state | NZ Herald News Update

Voting under way for new pope, high demand for New Zealand red meat and the labour market remains in sorry state.

Hawke's Bay's Emily Mains lights the way for women runners

Hawke's Bay's Emily Mains lights the way for women runners

Emily Mains organises a free Tuesday evening run club each week in Clive, Hastings, for women runners to feel safe while they exercise.

Kea Kids: Kid leaves wheelchair for rock wall

Kea Kids: Kid leaves wheelchair for rock wall

George won’t let a wheelchair keep him from the climbing wall! Reporter Angelina is at the Halberg Games, where kids with disabilities are taking adaptive sports by storm.

Frank Films: When will Christchurch get its heart back?

Frank Films: When will Christchurch get its heart back?

14 years on from the earthquakes, Christchurch city prepares to open a first-class stadium while the Cathedral sits unfinished in an empty Square.

Watch: Gang ride ends outside East Auckland bar, multiple arrests

Watch: Gang ride ends outside East Auckland bar, multiple arrests

A group of at least 100 gang members were monitored by police travelling to a function at a bar at Botany Junction. Video / Supplied

Mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham dons banana costume to share his plans for Wellington

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Mayoral candidate Graham Bloxham dons banana costume to share his plans for Wellington

Banana-clad mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham talks about his arrest and plans for Wellington. Video / Marty Melville

Rescuers say nine killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza

Rescuers say nine killed in Israeli strike on school in Gaza

Rescuers search for survivors in the wreckage of the UNWRA school, where civil defence authorities say an Israeli airstrike killed nine people. Video / AFP

Three dead as India bombs three Pakistan regions

Three dead as India bombs three Pakistan regions

At least three civilians, including a child, were killed after India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early today. VIdeo / AFP

Rhett Syndrome

Rhett Syndrome

A 24-hour indoor golf fundraiser on May 23 will help raise funds and awareness for Remi Henderson who suffers from Rhett Syndrome.

Hamilton schools, road locked down after gas leak

Hamilton schools, road locked down after gas leak

A section of Hamilton’s Clyde St has been closed due to a gas leak.

Bus smashes into tree in South Auckland, passengers treated at the scene

Bus smashes into tree in South Auckland, passengers treated at the scene

A bus has smashed into a tree in South Auckland with ambulance officers treating passengers at the scene.

Maccas worker tells customers to halve their order and ‘ration it’

Maccas worker tells customers to halve their order and ‘ration it’

A Tauranga woman who made a late-night run to Maccas was told by a worker to cut her order in half and 'ration it'. Video / Reremai Cameron

Unemployment to hit decade high and Trump told ‘country is not for sale’ | NZ Herald News Update

Unemployment to hit decade high and Trump told ‘country is not for sale’ | NZ Herald News Update

Unemployment to hit decade high, vape stores within walking distance of most schools and Trump told ‘country is not for sale’.

Northland dairy goat farmers’ ‘beautiful dream’ sours in battle with Bank of New Zealand

Northland dairy goat farmers’ ‘beautiful dream’ sours in battle with Bank of New Zealand

Milking goats has been Barry and Judy Foote's life. Now, they could be left with nothing. Video / Ben Dickens / Jason Dorday

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Audrey Young speaks to Defence Minister Judith Collins

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Audrey Young speaks to Defence Minister Judith Collins

Senior Political Correspondent Audrey Young speaks to Minister of Defence Judith Collins. Video / Marty Melville

Kea Kids News: Kiwi kids react to the new Aotearoa Minecraft game

Kea Kids News: Kiwi kids react to the new Aotearoa Minecraft game

Reporter Kaleo and his crack Minecraft team are testing out Aotearoa Minecraft, a free game that features some of the most well-known locations from our own backyard!

Conclave: The world's most secretive voting process

Conclave: The world's most secretive voting process

Michael Morrah explains what's happening inside Rome's Sistine Chapel. Video / Corey Fleming

MetService National Weather Update: May 7 - May 9

MetService National Weather Update: May 7 - May 9

MetService National Weather Update: May 7 - May 9. Video / MetService

Police launch homicide inquiry after Manurewa man dies

Police launch homicide inquiry after Manurewa man dies

Police said emergency services were called to a Mahia Rd property just before 10am after a report of a person seriously injured.

NZ Herald Live: Question time

NZ Herald Live: Question time

NZ Herald Live: Question time

NZ Herald Live: Workplace Relations and Safety policy announcement

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NZ Herald Live: Workplace Relations and Safety policy announcement

Brooke Van Veldon makes major Workplace Relations and Safety policy announcement

Christchurch, Mairehau house fire: Firefighters battle two-storey house blaze

Christchurch, Mairehau house fire: Firefighters battle two-storey house blaze

Christchurch, Mairehau house fire: Firefighters battle two-storey house blaze 10 patients were assessed and treated by our crews in total. Video | George Heard

Auckland commuters face a chaotic morning commute

Auckland commuters face a chaotic morning commute

Auckland commuters face a chaotic morning after two highways leading into the central city have been majorly disrupted by crashes. Video \ NZME

NZ film industry faces uncertainty and ongoing decline in livestock numbers | NZ Herald News Update

NZ film industry faces uncertainty and ongoing decline in livestock numbers | NZ Herald News Update

NZ film industry faces uncertainty over US tariff, ongoing decline in livestock numbers and questions over longer sentences reducing reoffending.

Kea Kids News: Giant prehistoric footprint discovered

Kea Kids News: Giant prehistoric footprint discovered

The moa might be extinct, but they’ve left an imprint! Reporter Sierra is at Magnificent Moa Day where experts are revealing their incredible 3.6 million year-old find.

NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

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NZ Herald Live: Christopher Luxon holds post-Cabinet press conference

Christopher Luxon holds a post-Cabinet press conference

Greg Foran on Air NZ's biggest cabin overhaul

Greg Foran on Air NZ's biggest cabin overhaul

Air New Zealand's chief executive talks about the $490m Dreamliner retrofit and his job. Video / Michael Craig

Dog abuse incident in Weymouth

Dog abuse incident in Weymouth

A video of a dog abuse incident is circulating on social media, showing a dog swinging in the air and slamming into the ground on a walk in Manurewa. Video / Supplied

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