New ZealandCancelled RNZ-TVNZ merger cost almost $20mThe Ministry for Culture and Heritage claims the money wasn't wasted on consultants.05 Apr 01:46 AM
New ZealandCabinet Minister Kiri Allan apologises for remarks at partner's farewell from RNZDunlop said in her final broadcast she had been passed over for the 'top job'.04 Apr 04:33 AM
New Zealand‘When you don’t get the top job it’s time to go’: RNZ presenter's final showDunlop had earlier been tipped as a potential morning report co-host.31 Mar 12:53 AM
New ZealandRadio silence: Two star RNZ hosts off-air for more than a month with no explanationOne of the presenters hasn't been on air since February 14.29 Mar 02:07 AM
PremiumPremiumBusinessRNZ exec knew merger was up in the air weeks before spending thousands on staffer’s US tripCosts related to the media visits, taxis and accommodation were reimbursed by RNZ.14 Mar 03:37 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionLetters: We must 'prioritise brutally' and get back to basicsOPINION: Letters on school rugby, royals, doctors, Iran, and Ardie Savea.09 Mar 04:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDamien VenutoDamien Venuto: The slow, painful death of the TVNZ-RNZ merger leaves media vulnerableThe dalliance with the merger has stagnated progress that could have been made.09 Feb 02:00 AM
PoliticsWhat the Govt spent on the dead TVNZ-RNZ mergerAnd what happens to public service media now the merger is dead?08 Feb 04:13 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionElisabeth EastherMihingarangi Forbes: 'The majority of hatred towards me is aimed at my being a Māori woman'The broadcaster talks to Elisabeth Easther.06 Feb 04:00 PM
Media and marketingTVNZ-Radio merger plan will make public suspicious, scientist saysProposed media mega-merger is archaic, not independent enough, top scholar says.26 Jan 11:07 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionRNZ/TVNZ merger: Debate 'is the proof we need it'OPINION: How opponents exploited a lack of public media to attack the prospect of one.23 Jan 04:00 PM
New ZealandRussia sanctions Clarke Gayford, media executives over ‘propaganda’Those sanctioned are now indefinitely blocked from entering Russia.19 Jan 11:56 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionOpinion: TVNZ-RNZ merger risks creating monolithic, monopolistic monsterOPINION: If merger proceeds in its current form we could be looking at a trainwreck.18 Jan 04:23 AM
OpinionMitch Harris: TVNZ-RNZ merger is good for Māori and Pasifika capacity buildingOpinion: Not all the industry are against the TVNZ-RNZ merger.18 Dec 09:32 PM
EntertainmentCoast breakfast star Toni Street tests positive for CovidThe beloved broadcaster has revealed her Coast co-stars are still negative.14 Dec 09:31 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionShane Jones: RNZ/TVNZ merger is a marriage made in hellOPINION: 'More transformation ideas bereft of economic robustness.'13 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandNicola Willis says PM has sounded ‘death knell’ for RNZ/TVNZ mergerMedia merger was an 'ideological' solution looking for a problem, Willis says.12 Dec 06:21 PM
OpinionBryce EdwardsPolitical Roundup: Labour was meant to save public broadcasting, not weaken itMerging RNZ and TVNZ was supposed produce a broadcaster that would enhance democracy.08 Dec 09:31 PM
New ZealandConsultants cash in: $6k a week paid out to each contractor in RNZ/TVNZ mergerPrivate consultants working on the public media mega-merger raking in the big bucks.28 Nov 09:44 PM
New ZealandRNZ-TVNZ merger: Govt expects to pay contractors $6mForecast puts the cost of branding alone at $3m.16 Oct 06:13 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionSir Ian Taylor: Sorry Willie Jackson, we're not 'useless Māori' because we don't speak te reoOPINION: Some people only have one interpretation of a Māori world view - theirs.30 Sep 04:00 PM
New ZealandInvestigation under way after posts made purporting to be convicted rapistA series of fake online posts have been taken down.12 Sep 03:17 AM
PremiumPremiumEnvironment'Keep the change': Farmer throws $50 notes at regional council CEO after heated meetingThe tense meeting was set against the backdrop of a renewed push for a dam in Hawke's Bay.02 Sep 02:16 AM
EducationSchool puts brakes on students' fast-food fixHastings Boys' High goes uber-healthy16 Aug 11:15 PM
KahuRongoā garden 'a pretty special spot'The garden is a place to learn and teach those with a hunger for medicinal knowledge.14 Aug 11:05 PM
PremiumPremiumMedia and marketingMarathon race for new TVNZ-RNZ merger chief execAn interim CEO is mooted as the public media establishment board wrestles with timelines.06 Aug 08:41 AM
New ZealandNew state broadcasting entity passes first hurdle in ParliamentThe bill that combines RNZ and TVNZ into a new media entity has passed its first reading.26 Jul 06:36 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionWillie Jackson: Broadcasting challenges given NZ's changing faceOPINION: Our news media must reflect our communities and be well represented.04 Jul 05:00 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionDamien VenutoDamien Venuto: The dangerous sentence in the TVNZ-RNZ merger legislationAre we set to see a series of unintended consequences?03 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandProposed name for new RNZ-TVNZ mega-entity revealedDraft legislation would see state broadcasters RNZ and TVNZ subsumed into a new entity.23 Jun 05:04 AM
EmploymentSamoa PM looks to 'raise the quality' of RSE programmeThe Samoan Government views arrangements with villages or organisations as a better way.16 Jun 11:56 PM
OpinionSorry, but I want more of that te reo Māori 'nonsense' on airOPINION: Te reo Māori on prime time broadcast media is the future, not the past.27 May 08:49 PM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPhil O'Reilly: 'Tone deaf' funding of TVNZ/RNZ merger doesn't add upThe level of spend for the proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ is baffling.20 May 04:00 AM
New ZealandNew public TV and radio entity gets $327m funding boostThe new public broadcaster will be switched on in July next year.19 May 04:49 AM
