Colin Peacock

The opposition’s unhappy about the scrutiny the media are applying to the government, especially over vaccines - but some reporters pushed back at criticism of them this week. 

TVNZ chief executive Kevin Kenrick will leave the state-owned broadcaster next February after almost a decade in charge. TVNZ will now have to find a new leader as the government progresses plans to… Audio

Mediawatch’s weekly catchup with Bryan Crump on Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Bryan about the media reflecting on the fairness of the scrutiny they apply to those running our Covid… Audio

Mediawatch looks at how our media covered the struggle to contain the Delta variant -- and how media reports of Covid clusters in Auckland this week sparked racist responses and claims that the… Audio

This week Colin Peacock chats to Bryan Crump about the media in the middle as reports about Covid clusters spark racist reactions - and offshore opinions about our strategy raise hackles. Also Duncan… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catchup with Nights. This week Colin Peacock chats to Bryan Crump about the media in the middle as reports about Covid clusters spark racist reactions - and offshore opinions about… Audio

Media react to level 4 lockdown and the dawn of Delta; the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Audio

Protein scientist and writer Danyl McLauchlan joins RNZ's Saturday Morning to tackle life's big questions, ideas and thinkers. This week he's discussing the future of the news and how journalism will… Audio

Following on from her critically acclaimed 2018 debut Tinderbox, Wellington-based author Megan Dunn has returned with new book Things I Learned At Art School. Billed as part-memoir and part essay… Audio

New The Spinoff coeditors Alex Casey and Madeleine Chapman chat with Colin peacock and share some favourite songs. Audio

Jim Schuster works with Heritage New Zealand as a marae restorer around New Zealand and the world, and in the latter category there's one particularly close to his heart. Meeting house Hinemihi has… Audio, Gallery

Felix Marquardt is a French author, former PR consultant and senior advisor to world leaders and CEOs, some he admits shady. His first book The New Nomads boldly proposes the future of humanity and… Audio

Concerns are high for the women of Afghanistan following the Taliban's swift takeover of the Middle Eastern country.  Professor Vrinda Narain says women were subjected to persistent human rights… Audio