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This week’s deal to outsource Newshub’s 6pm TV news to Stuff is a bold move for an company that’s never been a broadcaster. Both parties say it’s the way of the digital future, but it will provide a…

Welcome back to Season 8 of Crimes NZ. In this episode, we hear about one of our country's most sensational trials - that of headhunters gang member Pedro Cleven. Audio

As missiles rained down on Gaza in 2014, Mike McRoberts lobbied his 3 News bosses to get him to the frontline. The trauma of witnessing destruction on such an enormous scale stayed with him and shaped… Audio

Cystic fibrosis is a death sentence for those who suffer with it. Encountering their experience, and the miracle drug that’s just out of reach, changed Paddy Gower. Audio

Radio broadcaster MediaWorks will launch a new talk radio network in early 2022 and has hired Newshub political editor Tova O’Brien for a new show which will shake up the morning news scene. 

Andrew talks to Kathryn about how the media is covering the Delta lockdown and how it differs to last year, Duncan Garner leaves TV3 and the AM show, and there's more fallout from the scathing review… Audio

The American media company, Discovery, has bought the television arm of Mediaworks, which includes TV Three, Newshub, Bravo and the streaming service ThreeNow.

The television has been on the market… Audio

Mediaworks puts television arm of its business up for sale. Victoria University media lecturer, Peter Thompson explains why this has happened and what it means. Audio

MediaWorks has announced it intends to sell its TV operation, including TV3. Earlier this week, it announced it was cancelling or heavily scaling back some of Three's biggest shows. MediaWorks… Audio

The homegrown comedy 'Melody Rules' that came out on TV3 in the 1990s has been panned as one of the worst sitcoms ever made. The critics called it cringeworthy, atrocious, awful, and a disaster in… Audio

Over the last few weeks we've been looking at initiatives the two main TV channels are trialing to entice audiences who want more than just seeing programmes on demand. TVNZ has Alibi, a police drama… Audio

Last week we looked at the TV3 initiative to get new, exciting, scripted New Zealand comedy on our screens. The Comedy Pilot Week was essentially "New Zealand's Got Sitcom Talent" - five first… Audio

How often do you watch a new comedy show on TV and wonder "Who picked that?" Well shortly the answer might be "You did"... TV3 is about to offer 5 possible new shows, and invite the audience to pick… Audio

TV and film writer Lara Strongman has been watching three programmes, which are charming, funny, full of dignity and love, and as New Zealand as they come: Casketeers (TVNZ), Subject:Dad (TV3)… Audio

The two big TV broadcasters aggressively promoted and reported the opinion polls they paid for during the election campaign, which returned some very different results. How did they compare with the… Video, Audio

Comedian Ben Hurley reminisces about Star Wars, Lego, a rundown flat and why being funny isn't about being the class clown. Audio

A big media contingent followed Bill English on his trip to Tokyo where kickstarting a US-free TPP was the top priority. But some political reporters pressed him for opinions on what was going on in… Audio

Comedian Jono Pryor took TV3 viewers by surprise last week when he suddenly got serious about suicide live on the Jono and Ben show. It sparked debate about how suicide is reported and discussed by… Audio