Media and marketingRadio survey: Big fish nibble minnowsCommercial radio networks have emerged from the latest radio ratings survey without any major upheaval for its DJs.11 Apr 01:50 AM
OpinionMaria Armoudian: Rwanda - legacy of an evil mediaAfter decades of inter-marrying and living in relative harmony, Rwandan Hutus rose en masse and began mutilating, raping, torturing and murdering their Tutsi neighbours.07 Apr 05:30 PM
Media and marketingGovt pays PR firm to run court websiteTaxpayers are paying a corporate lobbying and public relations firm top dollar to run a website that the opposition says could be run by public servants for much less.06 Apr 11:05 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Mazda drives two TV lanesMoney is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.03 Apr 08:30 PM
RoyalsPM: Royal fume 'nonsense'John Key has branded criticism of the release of royal routes as "nonsense", and the man responsible for the remarks "an idiot".02 Apr 02:30 AM
New ZealandRadio NZ wins long employment caseThe country's longest-running employment case has been won by Radio New Zealand, the broadcaster is reporting.01 Apr 05:51 AM
OpinionSue Kedgley: Make Radio NZ an election issueIf a broadcaster is reliant on advertisers and sponsors it will become, in some sense, beholden to them, and this will compromise its editorial independence, writes Sue Kedgley.31 Mar 04:30 PM
Media and marketingPair lose Whanau Ora funding bidFormer radio show partners Willie Jackson and John Tamihere were knocked back in a bid to handle distribution of $14 million of taxpayer funding for health and social services.30 Mar 03:15 PM
KahuChannel's battle to help save te reoThe percentage of Maori fluent in te reo fell by almost 5 per cent between 2006 and 2013, Census figures show, but Maori Television insists it is fulfilling its core purpose of boosting the revitalisation of the language.27 Mar 03:15 PM
New ZealandTV urged to retune for deafWhen the Seddon earthquake rocked Robyn Carter's home last July, she turned to television to tell her what was happening, but found it useless.25 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Radio NZ downplays restructuringThe long serving head of news at Radio New Zealand - Don Rood - is among several senior executives at Radio New Zealand asked to reapply for their jobs.25 Mar 04:33 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Press Council embraces the bloggersBlogs like WhaleOil and Kiwiblog may soon be subject to the same rules as newspapers under expansion at The Press Council, writes John Drinnan.25 Mar 02:00 AM
New ZealandAn intimate look at Sam HayesOur vacuum cleaner is clogged with long orange hair. When you clean it, you get a little orange mat. This is life living with Samantha Hayes, my colleague and friend of almost a decade.22 Mar 03:15 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Maori TV rejects changeThe Maori Television board last month rejected major changes as it pushed for the appointment of a contentious applicant for the chief executive's job.20 Mar 08:30 PM
Media and marketingJohn Drinnan: Maori TV flak now hitting GovtThe Government is facing flak on two fronts over issues affecting Maori Television, amid staff concerns about plans to realign its news and current affairs department.19 Mar 12:45 AM
Media and marketingMaori television's tangled webMaori broadcasters have weaved a tangled web of politics with upheavals at both Television New Zealand and Maori TV, writes John Drinnan.17 Mar 11:30 PM
Media and marketingMaori TV picks Maxwell as CEOThe Maori TV board is pushing ahead with plans to appoint controversial broadcaster Paora Maxwell as chief executive in the next two weeks, broadcasting sources say.17 Mar 12:45 AM
New ZealandCharlotte's blissful trip before spiralCharlotte Dawson said in the New Year, "2014 is going to be productive and I'm determined to lay the foundations for my future." Two months later, she was dead.16 Mar 04:30 PM
WorldClaim Diana leaked info on CharlesThe late Princess Diana leaked a royal phone directory to the now defunct News of the World tabloid, its former royal editor has told Britain's phone-hacking trial.13 Mar 07:51 PM
Media and marketingThings you didn't know about Murdoch'I'm Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire tyrant, and this is my skybox'. The business and media magnate turns 83 today.11 Mar 03:00 AM
Media and marketingSmall Business: Lean thinking builds efficiencyGeoff Blackwell is chief executive of Auckland publishers PQ Blackwell and MILK Books, which have a total of 16 staff.09 Mar 06:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: TVNZ can't push staff on political viewsTelevision New Zealand is unlikely to prod staff about their political affiliations despite controversial proposals put to politicians by TVNZ chief executive and Kevin Kenrick.09 Mar 12:13 AM
OpinionAndrea Carson: Shake-up for Aussie newspapersAt a time when the print media in Australia is under intense economic pressure, last weekend proved to be a super Saturday of change.03 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: Mea culpa, but it's dangerous to be always niceI just sort of hitched my thoughts to her death; ill-advisedly, as it turned out, writes Deborah Hill Cone. I asked if it was presumptuous of me to do this. Now I know the answer. It was.02 Mar 06:10 PM
OpinionJanet McAllisterJanet McAllister: Jetsetting with cultural magsNow that Bauer owns 120 per cent of the nation's newsstand magazines, do we have any independent periodicals left?01 Mar 12:35 AM
OpinionBilly Adams: New paper bucks the trendPublisher Morry Schwartz knows more than most how the digital revolution has left print media barons haemorrhaging red ink.28 Feb 04:30 PM
