Tim Murphy
TVNZ set to cut popular shows
Those are the familiar sounds of TVNZ current affairs show Sunday, the long-running consumer affairs show Fair Go, the midday news and 1News Tonight which RNZ understands are all on the chopping… Audio
Week in Detail: Winston's return, landlord rules, and big cats
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The rise, the fall and the apparent rebirth of New Zealand First
Gone in 2020, washed up and out of the political scene? Not just yet. Assumptions over the demise of Winston Peters and New Zealand First have ignored the old adage – never rule him out. Audio
MediaWorks axes Today FM live on air
MediaWorks has called time on its year-old talkback station, Today FM.
Presenters Tova O'Brien and Duncan Garner spoke their last words on air yesterday morning, calling betrayal on management for… Audio
Is Chris Luxon the fresh start National craves?
There's a new face at the head of the National Party - but he's the fifth new face since John Key resigned five years ago. Is his the one that will stick? Audio
Brazen moves, shocking revelations - the Dirty Politics saga
No one expected the level of intensity and brazenness used by a blogger, a former politician and a PR man in the saga that became known as "dirty politics". Audio
Questions raised over Grainne Moss appointment to OT
Questions have been raised about the past employment of Oranga Tamariki's chief executive Grainne Moss, and her appointment to the Ministry.
There have been a number of inquiries into Oranga Tamariki… Audio
Stuff chief executive buys company, Mediaworks cuts jobs
Media commentator, and former editor in chief of the NZ Herald, Tim Murphy talks about the tough times facing the media right now and today's developments Audio
Need to look at default Kiwisaver settings
The surge in Kiwisaver funds last year has highlighted the comparatively poor returns investors get from default funds. Audio
Why don't we bother voting in local body elections?
Local body candidate billboards are everywhere right now, but they don't necessarily translate into awareness. Why do so few people vote in an election that affects everyone? Audio
KiwiSaver funds boosted by booming market
Booming sharemarkets in major economies have lifted KiwiSaver fund returns. Audio
Anger motivates Māori over uplifted children
Māori say their anger over uplifted children is greater than the foreshore and seabed issue, and Oranga Tamariki can not continue this way. Audio
Three NZ journalists detained in Fiji
Three Newsroom journalists were detained by police in Suva, Fiji, last night after trying to interview a controversial Chinese resort developer accused of environmental desecration of an island in the… Audio
Market volatility dents returns on KiwiSaver funds
Financial market volatility at the end of last year dented the annual returns on KiwiSaver funds. Audio
Nine Stuff papers downsize to tabloid
Today nine major newspapers have downsized, abandoning the traditional broad sheet size of paper and publishing as compact or tabloid-sized papers. The Fairfax-owned newspapers include the Dominion… Audio
Cabinet MP knew of Labour camp sex assault claims - Murphy
The Labour Party's general secretary Andrew Kirton is standing by his decision not to tell the police, parents or Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that four teenagers had reported being sexually harassed… Audio
Peters' pursuit of Super story sources rings alarm bells
Winston Peters has targeted two journalists in his legal action over the leak of his super-sized superannuation, alarming media freedom advocates. Audio
Peters' legal action demands journalists' text messages
New Zealand First's deputy leader Ron Mark used the first sitting day of the new Parliament to defend his party's decision to go into coalition with Labour.
He insisted the negotiations to form the… Audio
Labour's new leadership
Can Labour claw back the ground it lost now that Jacinda Ardern is leader? Audio
Commerce Commission to release Fairfax/NZME decision
The Commerce Commission is about to give its final decision on whether the merger between Fairfax and NZME can go ahead. It gave the merger an initial thumbs down last November, saying it would result… Audio