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Why is Scribe always in the news?
Since March last year, Scribe has featured in articles at least a dozen times - more than one per month - despite his alleged crimes being minor and it having been ten years since his last album…
Big issues, barbecues and curly questions at Waitangi
A year ago at Waitangi the PM said “hold me to account when I return.“ 12 months later she got put on the spot about the basics of the Treaty. Audio
Brett Phibbs: A life in pictures
After more than three decades as one of the country's leading photo -journalists the New Zealand Herald's chief photographer, Brett Phibbs, opted for voluntary redundancy. He talks to Mediawatch about… Audio, Gallery
Cancer and the unbearable asymmetry of BS
A major cancer conference in Wellington attracted experts from around the world but Mediawatch's Jeremy Rose argues some media coverage was anything but world class. Audio
Mediawatch for 10 February 2019
Big issues, barbecues and curly questions at Waitangi; cancer care hits the headlines; Brett Phibbs - a life in pictures. Programme Code mwatch-updateaudio-2018681839UP Participants Colin Peacock, Jim… Audio
Our place in the space race
The global foray into outer space is taking on new dimensions with breakthrough discoveries and successful missions to asteroids and planets.
Liz Garton discovers New Zealand industry has its feet… Audio
How to 'lose' Bitcoin worth $276m
Technology correspondent Paul Matthews looks at how the unregulated nature of cryptocurrency hit home recently with the case of a young company founder who died - taking knowledge of the password for… Audio
Passive houses: warm, dry and sustainable, so why not more?
Kathryn talks with Jason Quinn, building scientist and passive house designer, about delivering warm, dry houses that are cheap to run. There are just 24 houses in New Zealand which are fully… Audio, Gallery
How cartoonists framed Waitangi Day
Newspaper cartoonists job is to cast a critical eye on what’s going on and sum it up in images that can be understood at a glance at that time. But author Paul Diamond tells Colin Peacock cartoons… Audio, Gallery
Viagogo illegally sold Lions tickets, court told
The Commerce Commission has told the High Court ticket reselling website Viagogo broke the law by selling tickets to the 2017 British and Irish Lion's tour.
Norway considers excluding Huawei from 5G infrastructure
China says it is ridiculous for the Norwegian intelligence service to make a security assessment "with pure hypothetical language".
Bollard city
American photographer and performer Andrew Choate travels the world taking pictures of bollards and organising tours of his favourite ones. Audio
Are there laws on Mars?
What happens when the Elon Musks of the world start colonising Mars? Can they? These are the questions Dr Anna Marie Brennan is posing. Audio
Fintech set to flourish in banking sector shakeup
Greater use of technology to deliver financial advice and sell financial products is likely to be another consequence of the shake up of the Australian banking sector. Audio
PR shields & digital startups shed staff
Media commentator Gavin Ellis says if DHBs want to retain public confidence they must emerge from behind the shield of their PR departments. The Taranaki Daily News used its front page on Saturday to… Audio
Super Bowl ads heavy on humour, surprises and robots
The New England Patriots reigned supreme over the LA Rams on the field in Atlanta, but during ad breaks, advertisers battled each other for buzz.
Amsterdam to Sydney in an EV
Wiebe Wakker has spent the last three years driving an electric car from Holland to Australia. His project is called Plug Me In and aims to dispel myths about the reliability of EVs. He's nearing his… Audio
Amazon defends racial and gender bias claims about facial recognition tool
Amazon has defended its facial-recognition tool, Rekognition, against claims of racial and gender bias following a study published by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Television Critic Linda Burgess
Linda pays tribute to comedian Jeremy Hardy who died at the weekend and reviews a new Netflix show, Fake or Fortune. Audio
Motorists face fee increases on upper North Island toll roads
Charges on the northern gateway toll road north of Auckland will increase by 10 cents next month.