Colin Peacock

Lawyer and scholar Christine Loh Kung-wai joins the show to discuss unease surrounding new national security legislation which largely being kept under wraps by top Chinese lawmakers.  Audio

David Clark supposedly throwing Ashley Bloomfield under the bus, New Zealand First's tactics, political polls and the rest of the world and Covid-19 - and what it means for New Zealand - are on the… Audio

Director of the Immunisation Advisory Centre, Dr Nikki Turner, explains why we are still seeing a lot of winter illnesses, despite all the hand washing, and backs an inquiry into NZ's pandemic… Audio

Parliament is moving through the motions as the Government tries to tick off as many bills as possible before September's general election. The House looks at what a motion is and how they move it. Audio

This true spy story has topped the podcast charts for the past few weeks… how New Zealand spies worked with MI6 to break into the Czechoslovakian embassy in Wellington back in 1986 and the Cold War… Audio

This week Mediawatch looks at how the media lifted the lid on startling failures in Covid-19 quarantine.Also: new developments in a major review of Maori media - and claims its critics have… Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin Karyn is joined by Colin Peacock to look at a hectic few days in the New Zealand media sector.  Audio

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately. This week Colin talks to Karyn Hay about a Fawlty woke joke that turned out not to be a Major, some deep and troubling stuff from Stuff - and how the comeback… Audio

The state television broadcaster, TVNZ, has announced it needs to cut nearly 100 jobs to protect its balance sheet.

Many commercial media companies are facing difficulties, with advertising revenue… Audio

This week, the police canned its controversial Armed Response Teams after plenty of critical coverage in the media - much of it drawing parallels with George Floyd’s killing in the US and the conduct… Audio

This week's move down to Level One was heralded by the media here and overseas as a major achievement - and the welcome return of more freedom in our daily lives, including sport with fans in  the… Audio