David Bain has again called emergency services - but this time it was to assist a stranger.

Police are reviewing a defence witness' evidence from the David Bain trial, after a TV documentary which aired last night.

David Bain's legal team has slammed a documentary claiming Robin Bain could not have killed his family as 'unadulterated rubbish'.

A staff shake-up at TVNZ will put more focus on editing and packaging at the expense of analysis and journalistic groundwork, says Labour's broadcasting spokesman.

Around 31 news and current affairs roles are being disestablished in TVNZ's latest round of cuts, which it hopes will save $3 million a year.

Documentary-maker Bryan Bruce says he has new evidence to prove Robin was not responsible for the family's deaths.

The apparent haste in its preparation seeped through this two-hour One News special which attempted to be exhaustive but just came out exhausting.

September 11 and Princess Diana's death have topped a poll of the biggest news events of the past 50 years.

New Zealand's top broadcasting bureaucrat is tuning out of the sector to be Climate Change Ambassador.

Labour Leader Phil Goff says he still needs to be convinced of a change in Chris Carter's attitude.

If you survived The Pacific - and the ratings suggest many didn't - here's another call of duty with the United States Marines.

Govt is sounding out tech companies about the big digital TV switchover.

Prime's 50 Years Of Television restores faith in the medium, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

South Africa may have a soaring crime rate, but justice is administered swiftly as well.

A TVNZ cameraman covering the Soccer World Cup in South Africa has had his hotel room burgled and more than $100,000 worth of equipment taken.

TVNZ'S WWII epic The Pacific suffered disappointing ratings after failing to live up to the mega-hype, say media analysts.

An embarrassed TVNZ has been forced to apologise to viewers after it was duped into broadcasting a live-to-air interview with a fake pro-whaling lobbyist.

The state broadcaster has admitted it was duped by a prankster pretending to be a pro-whaling advocate.