This editorial was published on December 19, 2008. Sir Paul later told the Herald he was moved by what was written.

Hosking cosies up to the PM, Wallace Chapman returns to advertorial, the future of Fairfax's Auckland Now and Maori TV launches a website.

Radio New Zealand ceo Peter Cavanagh confirmed today he will be leaving at the end of the year and has apologised for his decision being revealed by NZ Herald.

The replacement programme for TVNZ's Close Up will launch on February 4, and will have more "bite-size" sections than its predecessor.

Rupert Murdoch is back on the front foot but fellow titans the BBC and Facebook yet to recover from own goals.

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

Fairfax has completed a sell-down of its 51 per cent stake in Trade Me, the online shopping site confirmed this evening.

Trade Me shares are in a trading halt, as announcements confirm Fairfax is selling its 51 per cent stake in the company.

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.

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

If newspapers are to stay in business then they have no option but to publish what the public wants to read, ie, content that "sells newspapers", writes Alan Ringwood.