The day was a celebration, but tears were welling up in the eyes of Sir Paul Holmes' family.

Jesse Mulligan says the challenge of hosting new programme Seven Sharp is just the challenge he has been looking for.

1. Of all the high-profile people you've photographed, who least resembles the popular perception of them?

I was once "the most hated woman in New Zealand". In April 2000, writes Deborah Hill Cone. I chose to name the policeman who shot a young young man called Stephen Wallace in Waitara.

TV blogger Paul Casserly hands out his awards for the top news and current affairs of 2012.

Tom Mockridge is one of the most influential New Zealanders you've probably never heard of.

Herald sportswriter Dana Johannsen scooped top prizes at last night's Sir Terry McLean Sports Journalism Awards.

Over 100 journalists have been killed so far this year - the highest number since the International Press Institute (IPI) began keeping count of journalists' deaths in 1997.

Patrick Gower starts as TV3's political editor on Monday. Earlier this month, TV3's Duncan Garner and Gower, as his deputy, won best news report at the NZ Television Awards for their coverage of the teapot tapes story.

TV3 was the big winner in news categories at last night's annual TV awards - taking out the hotly contested best scheduled news programme for the first time in five years.

John Banks may not get the sack as a minister but even the Prime Minister isn't going to go out of his way to defend him any more than he has to, writes Bryce Edwards.

Paul Holmes went into hospital expecting keyhole surgery on his heart. He never dreamed he would instead endure open heart surgery.

Greg Dixon reflects on the colourful characters he has encountered and the changes he has witnessed during his 20-year evolution from boy reporter to Canvas deputy editor.