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Netball NZ's free-to-air TV experiment pays off
Over three-quarters of a million New Zealanders have tuned in to watch the weekly free-to-air ANZ Premiership games.
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A sneak peek of ThreeNews bulletin launching tonight
6 Jul 2024Aotearoa's newest TV news bulletin - presented by Sam Hayes - will broadcast live on Three and ThreeNow at 6pm.
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Shortland Street cut to three episodes a week
5 Jul 2024TVNZ has confirmed Shortland Street will air just three episodes a week in 2025, a compromise to keep the long-running drama alive.
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Tears and celebration as Three's AM says goodbye
5 Jul 2024It was a mixture of celebration, memories and a few tears as AM aired its final show on Newshub's last day.
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Looking back at three decades of Newshub moments
5 Jul 2024The world was emerging from the gloss-driven excesses of the 1980s when a bold newcomer to NZ's media landscape first went to air. Video
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'Shame, shame' - Golriz Ghahraman speaks in first interview
In her first in-depth interview after her arrest for shoplifting, she tells John Campbell it was an act of "self-sabotage."
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Stuff pulls plug on Northland community newspapers
25 Jun 2024The Northern News and The Whangārei Leader will cease publication this week, along with a weekly property lift-out.
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99 percent of terrorist material removed automatically, Meta says
25 Jun 2024Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.
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How are NZ businesses using AI?
22 Jun 2024AI Forum is working with Victoria University and Callaghan Innovation to measure the impact of artificial intelligence on business.
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Newshub closure: Māori voices needed 'to make sure these stories aren't getting missed'
18 Jun 2024Māori journalists say the impending closure of Newshub's AM show on 5 July will be one less opportunity to have te reo Māori on the airwaves.
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The best TV shows of the year so far
18 Jun 2024Have you survived the seven episodes of Baby Reindeer? Wept through One Day? Expert in what to watch Perlina Lau shares her picks of the box so far.
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What we're watching: Chicken Nugget
16 Jun 2024What might happen if you were turned into a chicken nugget? In a new Korean series, it's a wacky and surreal comic ride that's weird enough to be almost great. Nik Dirga takes a look at an underrated… Video
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How blurry lines between fact and fiction led to a lawsuit for Netflix
The leap from real life to the screen can be messy and content creators can find themselves in hot water in pursuit of 'real-life' storytelling.
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Meet the new Moana
17-year-old Catherine Laga'aia will star as Moana in Disney's live-action remake of the 2016 original film.
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Actress leaves Coronation Street after 50 years
Helen Worth, who plays Gail Rodwell, is a "consummate professional and a thoroughly good egg", a producer says.
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Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock dies at 53
The 2004 documentary saw Spurlock live on a diet of McDonald's food for an entire month to test the health impact on his body.
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Paddy Gower to host RNZ King's Birthday special
21 May 2024The journalist and broadcaster will be making his solo radio hosting debut and is promising an upbeat mix of the curious and the compelling.
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From drawing during lockdown to $500k animated web series
11 May 2024Charlie Faulks's horror-comedy web series, Bloke of the Apocalypse, is about a father and son who discover a zombie apocalypse on their farm in rural NZ. Video
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TVNZ breached collective agreement with union, ERA rules
10 May 2024TVNZ breached its collective agreement with the E tū union when deciding on discontinuing programmes, a ruling says.
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Lynskey, Malcolm among cast for Pike River Mine movie
10 May 2024Melanie Lynskey and Robyn Malcolm play Anna Osborne and Sonya Rockhouse, who have been prominent in seeking justice for bereaved families.
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TVNZ did not follow 'proper process' of sharing information, union argues
6 May 2024TVNZ's head of news told the ERA he had considered axing Fair Go and Sunday in December, but did not think it was appropriate to talk to staff at that time.
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Samantha Hayes to present Stuff's new TV bulletin
7 May 2024Six other well-known Newshub journalists are also joining Stuff to work on the bulletin.
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Israeli authorities raid Al Jazeera after shutdown order
The decision to close the Qatari TV network's offices was made on the grounds it threatens national security, Israel's cabinet says.
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Media problems grew 'too fast' - Melissa Lee
The former media minister says she may have been "a little slow" in reacting to dramatic changes.
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