'Brutality that only private equity can wield': Today FM host Rachel Smalley unleashes on owners
An Australian-owned equity firm took an "aggressive" approach to governance, says Smalley.
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Dunlop had earlier been tipped as a potential morning report co-host.
'Heartbroken doesn't describe it': Today FM host's anguish after station canned
'We were only just getting started' - Wilhelmina Shrimpton
Today FM lawsuits tipped, expert believes shutdown may have been a 'sham'
Staff at the talkback radio station were gutted and brought to tears.
Today FM gone, sugar tax proposed for NZ & $1M+ Māori painting | Focus Morning Bulletin: 31 March, 2023
What will replace the shutdown Today FM, tax proposed on NZ sugary drinks and Māori oil canvas painting tips over $1 million at auction in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
The 30 minutes of chaos that took Today FM off air
Programming started as usual, but then things took a turn.
'Let’s go nuts’: Shocked Today FM staff head to pub after news station to close
Host Tova O’Brien said on-air that the company had 'f***ed us'.
Today FM off-air: Hosts Tova O’Brien, Duncan Garner claim ‘betrayal’ after staff meeting called
Today FM hosts Duncan Garner and Tova O'Brien react live on-air to the shuttering of the radio station. Video / NZ Herald
Opinion: 'Brutal desecration' - Today FM the most savage media demise since Bauer
OPINION: Staff will feel hard done by given that they were sold a five-year plan.
Watch: Today FM producer speaks after proposal to shut down station
An emotional Tom Day, who is a lineup producer for Today FM Host Tova O’Brien, said the staff were "gutted" with the proposal. Video / Michael Craig
He’s a legend of NZ television. Peter Williams’ sudden and surprising media career change
ANALYSIS: One of NZ's top broadcasters now aligned with anti-establishment organisation.
'Creeping sense of arrogance': Why All Blacks won't win World Cup
An Australian journalist says there’s a ‘creeping sense of arrogance’ in the All Blacks.
Megan Banks: Cyclone aftermath a time for reflection - and poetry
Calm after the storm makes the region take note.
Today FM radio boss quits; what now for the network?
The former Newstalk ZB general manager hired a swag of big names.
See You Next Tuesday: Potty-mouth parliamentarians speak out on saucy sign-off
Finance Minister Grant Robertson has revealed what he knows about the obscene acronym.
Willie Jackson: The rain's not racist, but the history of this country has undeniably been
By Māori, for Māori solutions can benefit all - I wouldn't support them if they didn't.
Watch: Jono and Ben's non-stop golf cart drive for cyclone relief
The radio hosts have set out to travel the length of NZ in a golf cart without stopping.
The Hits Hawke’s Bay still broadcasting, changes frequency to 95.9FM
Adam and Megan are in Napier, sharing regular news and updates.
What the Govt spent on the dead TVNZ-RNZ merger
And what happens to public service media now the merger is dead?
PM live on air with Hosking for first time in nearly two years
The last Prime Minister to speak with Mike Hosking was Jacinda Ardern in 2021.
Mihingarangi Forbes: 'The majority of hatred towards me is aimed at my being a Māori woman'
The broadcaster talks to Elisabeth Easther.
Watch: RNZ host Lisa Owen Confronts CEO Paul Thompson over spending
Listen: RNZ Checkpoint host Lisa Owen Confronts CEO Paul Thompson over company spending. Video / Supplied
Coast's Sam Wallace on the reality of holidays with kids: 'Chaotic'
One child is like having a pet, two is like having a zoo and three is Jurassic Park!'
What was behind FM Radio, live transmission cut in Auckland
By 5.25pm power to the Sky Tower was restored and FM was back in business.
More allegations against TV host Chris Smith emerge
Another bombshell sexual harassment claim against disgraced presenter.
Coast breakfast star Toni Street tests positive for Covid
The beloved broadcaster has revealed her Coast co-stars are still negative.
‘Good riddance’: Disgraced TV host loses two jobs in one day
The broadcast host has been sacked after alleged bad conduct at a staff Christmas party.
Nicola Willis says PM has sounded ‘death knell’ for RNZ/TVNZ merger
Media merger was an 'ideological' solution looking for a problem, Willis says.
Suspect dead after killing mother, taking hostages in Dresden
Radio Dresden reported gunman earlier tried to enter building where broadcaster is based.
Popular radio jock’s milestone month
Craig 'Ferg' Ferguson's 30 years behind the microphone.
'The toughest person I know': Emotional Simon Barnett's tribute to wife amid latest cancer fight
Broadcasting veteran reveals wife’s brain cancer had returned after three years.
'I'm struggling': Anika Moa leaving Flava to concentrate on music career
The host has been hosting with Stacey Morrison and Mike Puru since 2019.
UK Radio host dies live on air
The music reportedly stopped for a few minutes before resuming.
