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Deborah Hill Cone: Centre of media storm can be cruel

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.

Why radio hoax calls are here to stay

Former shock jock Iain Stables says prank calls are here to stay as the fallout continues from an ill-fated Australian radio prank.

Patrick Stokes: A futile round in the blame game

This past weekend, we saw the media - old, new, and social - trying to digest the indigestible, writes Patrick Stokes. The death of Jacintha Saldanha.

DJs: 'Worst phone call I've had'

The radio hosts behind a prank call to the Duchess of Cambridge's hospital say the thought they may have played a part in a nurse's death is "gutwrenching".

Curb on NZ stunts after shock death

The shockwave caused by the death of UK nurse Jacintha Saldanha after a prank call by two Aussie DJs could mean changes on the airwaves in New Zealand.

DJs sorry for royal prank call

Two Australian radio disc jockeys have apologised after impersonating Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in a prank call.

'Internal opposition' to Henry at TVNZ

Television New Zealand reportedly faced "internal opposition" in its newsroom over proposals to offer Paul Henry a role fronting the replacement to Close Up.

Twelve Questions with Kim Hill

Kim Hill has hosted Radio NZ Saturday Morning Show for a decade. Hill was last week awarded “radio personality of the year” in the International Media Excellence Awards.

Twelve Questions with Pam Corkery