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
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Good start for revamped Morning ReportFor lapsed regular listeners like me the main interest was in the new presenter Guyon Espiner, writes John Drinnan. Espiner provided some long lost assertiveness01 Apr 09:06 PM
New ZealandRadio New Zealand stalwart signs offRadio New Zealand stalwart Geoff Robinson has signed off Morning Report for the final time after a last show filled with tributes.31 Mar 08:49 PM
New ZealandTributes fill Robinson's last day on airRadio New Zealand's Morning Report stalwart Geoff Robinson has had his last day on air filled with tributes following more than 30 years in journalism.31 Mar 07:12 PM
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
New ZealandTamihere's case could be heard privatelyFormer broadcaster John Tamihere's $600,000 legal battle with RadioLIVE could play out behind closed doors.19 Mar 07:20 AM
EntertainmentNew breakfast line-up for George FMAuckland radio host Nick Dwyer is leaving the George FM breakfast show.13 Mar 07:47 PM
EntertainmentSmalley blasts 'Ken and Barbie' TV'I didn't feel that there was any desire to invest in women in senior primetime roles.' Broadcaster Rachel Smalley reveals why she really left TV3.26 Feb 04:30 PM
Media and marketingAPN shares soar after capital raisingShares in APN News & Media surged to an 18-month high when they resumed trading after institutions put up A$112 million in a planned capital raising.21 Feb 02:38 AM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Maori broadcasting in fluxWe have seen Shane Taurima's awful lapse at TVNZ, delays in appointing a new chief executive at Maori TV, and the massacre of RadioLive's Willie & JT Show after a social media campaign.20 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn Drinnan: RNZ confirms big shake-upMorning Report co-host Simon Mercep will follow his co-host and step down from the show when Geoff Robinson leaves in April.11 Feb 04:25 AM
Entertainment12 Questions: Jeremy WellsTwelve Questions talks to Hauraki Breakfast Show host Jeremy Wells who has been on New Zealand TV screens since 1997.10 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: Foodie show a slow cookerA lot is resting on the success of TV3's cooking show The Great Food Race, so channel bosses are remaining optimistic, writes John Drinnan.06 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandTamihere put heat on advertisersLawyers for John Tamihere sent letters to some of the corporate sponsors who pulled radio advertising in the fallout from a controversial Roast Busters interview.05 Feb 04:30 PM
New ZealandEspiner replacing Radio NZ stalwartNew Morning Report host Guyon Espiner says he walked away from an opportunity to present The Nation in favour of the radio role.30 Dec 05:24 AM
New ZealandRant against ZB veteranRadioLive host Duncan Garner has launched into an expletive-laden public rant against rival Newstalk ZB presenter Leighton Smith.27 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandTamihere unrepentant over AmyJohn Tamihere says he would happily ask his daughter the questions he controversially put to a woman named Amy at the height of the Roast Busters saga.21 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentChapman to replace LaidlawVeteran radio presenter Wallace Chapman will be taking over as the new host for Radio New Zealand's Sunday Morning show, replacing Chris Laidlaw.21 Dec 12:46 AM
New Zealand12 Questions: Geoff RobinsonWe find the one question that really pushes the buttons of Radio New Zealand's departing Morning Report presenter Geoff Robinson.16 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentAustralian radio DJ linked to royal prank quitsOne of the Australian DJs linked to the suicide of a British nurse following a royal prank phone call has quit radio.04 Dec 09:58 PM
OpinionMitch Harris: Talkback has room for all shades of viewsWhen Mitch Harris began a discussion about talkback, listeners called in to say how much they enjoyed talkback and Willie Jackson and John Tamihere's show in particular.04 Dec 08:30 PM
OpinionJohn RoughanJohn Roughan: We lose a calm, gentle voiceRobinson's calm voice in the mornings has practically defined the character of National Radio for as long as I can remember writes John Roughan.29 Nov 10:59 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanDrinnan: Radio NZ ripe for revampRobinson and Laidlaw will leave respectable legacies at public radio, but their departures are overdue and bookend a period when RNZ resisted change.28 Nov 08:30 PM
