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Newshub to close, losing more than 250 jobs
The final axe has fallen for Newshub staff with confirmation its news operation will shut down with the loss of 250 jobs. Presenter and Investigative Journalist Michael Morrah spoke to Chearlotte… Audio
Newshub closure confirmed: 250 jobs lost
Newshub staff have been told the news operation is to close from the fifth of July with the loss of 250 jobs. Audio
Newshub shutdown confirmed, jobs cut
Warner Bros. Discovery has confirmed its plans to shut down Newshub, including its website and all TV news shows by July 5. 294 staff will lose their jobs. The company says no deal is in place yet…
Former presenter hopes Fair Go will go on, in a new form
A media commentator warns Wednesday could be one of the worst days for journalism in New Zealand's history. Audio
As telcos get ready to switch off 3G - are we ready?
On Monday it was revealed more than a million mobile phones could be prevented in Australia from calling emergency services, as the country progresses its 3G shutdown. Audio
Microsoft grilled over slack cyber security
Microsoft has been castigated by the US Department of Homeland Security for its slack cyber security and a cascade of errors that let in Chinese hackers. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Former Fair Go presenter on axing of show
TVNZ confirmed on Tuesday that the long-running Fair Go programme will end in mid-May. Journalist and former presenter Ali Mau spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
NZ considers report finding Microsoft failures allowed Chinese hack
The US tech giant holds the data of millions of New Zealanders given to it by the government.
Media commentator Duncan Grieve on job cuts at Newshub and TVNZ
Media commentator Duncan Grieve warns the Wednesday could be one of the worst days for journalism in New Zealand's history. Grieve spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
TVNZ confirms shuttering of Fair Go, Midday and Tonight
Final decisions on cuts to Sunday and Re:News are yet to come, and there is a suggestion that Fair Go may continue in some form. Audio
Project Liberty: A billionaire's plan to fix the internet
Frank McCourt Jr wants everyone to stop thinking about data as something that does not matter. Audio
The Panel with Scott Campbell and Jennie Moreton (Part 1)
Tonight on The Panel, Wallace and panellists Scott Campbell and Jennie Moreton discuss the Governments Attendance Action Plan tackling rising truancy in schools and TVNZ axing Fair Go. Audio
TVNZ to cut Fair Go, midday and late night news bulletins
The programmes will end in mid-May, TVNZ has confirmed.
TVNZ axes Fair Go, Midday and Tonight TV bulletins
TVNZ has confirms it will stop production of Fair Go and its Midday and Tonight television shows in an effort to cut costs, however, the state broadcaster has accepted a proposal to keep some of its… Audio
'Misleading, inflammatory': Complaint about Kate Hawkesby upheld
A complaint was made over comments suggesting Māori and Pacific patients were being prioritised for surgery because of their ethnicity.
The billionaire looking to fix the 'broken' internet
The internet is broken. Billionaire American Businessman Frank McCourt Jr doesn't want to just complain about it, he wants to fix it. He's putting millions of dollars towards Project Liberty, working… Audio
Watchdog says ZB comments 'misleading and discriminatory'
Breaches of the broadcasting standard for discrimination and denigration are rare in news media - but hosts on just one network have now done it three times in the past four years.
Is there a rescue in sight for Newshub?
Speculation is mounting that another media company may step in to save Newshub - or at least part of it.
Tech Tuesday with Dan Watson
Today owner and managing director of Vertech IT Services Dan Watson talks to Jesse about being careful of investing in companies with AI in the name and he's trialling a new keyboard which is proving… Audio
TVNZ staff set to hear final decisions on job cuts
Meanwhile, a decision on alternatives to the proposal to close Newshub in June is being kept under wraps by its owner. Audio