Irene Gardiner
Morning Report Essentials for Thursday 6 November 2025
RMA Minister Chris Bishop wants to more than double the number of concerts at Eden Park each year; Auckland's rough sleepers could soon be forcibly moved out of the central city, with ministers… Audio
Australian govt to make streaming services produce local shows
The Australian government is bringing in legislation to make international streaming services produce Australian content. The Screen Production and Development Association or SPADA has been… Audio
Could new tariffs put New Zealand's film industry at risk?
Following President Trump's re-announcement of 100 percent tariffs on foreign films, Emile Donovan speaks to the President of Screen Producers NZ Irene Gardiner. Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Friday 16 May 2025
In today's episode, the government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next… Audio
Govt announces $577 million boost for film and TV sector
The government has announced a half a billion dollar boost to the film and television sector, pledging $577 million for the International Screen Production Rebate over the next four and a half years… Audio
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 6 May 2025
In today's episode, the Opposition leader says there is no justification for the Education Minister, Erica Stanford, to have been using a personal email address to access documents, the Corrections… Audio
Trump's tariffs on film industry may have impact on NZ industry
New Zealand's film industry is hoping for another plot twist after US President Donald Trump announced a 100 percent tariff on films that aren't made in America. SPADA president Irene Gardiner spoke… Audio
Does locally produced television drama have a future?
Even Shortland Street is not immune to the vagaries of advertising, viewership and plain old economics, with news that the show was consulting on its contracts after production had slowed from five… Audio
Fixing a screen industry in crisis
New Zealand’s local production and screen industry is in crisis. But how did it get to this point?
“It’s been years of international streaming companies operating in New Zealand without any… Audio
The Week in Detail: From pandemic pets to Wellington's budget woes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: From pandemic pets to Wellington's budget woes
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioScreen producers push for tax on streamers
This week the people who make the local stuff for our screens big and small urged the powers-that-be to tax the likes of Netflix and Disney Plus to fund it. But producers here can already get tax… Audio
Screen producers push for tax on streamers
This week the people who make the local stuff for our screens big and small urged the powers-that-be to tax the likes of Netflix and Disney Plus to fund it. But producers here can already get tax…
AudioA shrunken future for NZ film without international help
New Zealand's $3 billion screen industry could shrivel up without some drastic improvements in funding. One solution is to ask the big streamers to cough up. Audio
A shrunken future for NZ film without international help
New Zealand's $3 billion screen industry could shrivel up without some drastic improvements in funding. One solution is to ask the big streamers to cough up.
AudioProgramme-makers anxious about public media project
For more than 30 years the nation's independent producers have been able to bid for money from the public purse to make programmes via New Zealand on Air. But from next year, the new public media… Audio
Programme-makers anxious about public media project
For more than 30 years the nation's independent producers have been able to bid for money from the public purse to make programmes via New Zealand on Air. But from next year, the new public media…
AudioThe Week in Detail: Duopolies, polytechs and Niue
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Duopolies, polytechs and Niue
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioDrama behind the scenes at Film Commission
After only one year in the job, the head of the New Zealand Film Commission has been stood down over a conflict of interest involving public funding for his own TV series. What happened? Audio
