Media
Feature interview: James Bonding with Matt Gourley
If there's a secret lair where designs for producing popular podcasts are developed, Matt Gourley has a key. He admits to having an irresponsible number of podcasts. In fact he is the OG of… Audio
The mates behind Between Two Beers
Award winning podcasters and mates Steve Holloway and Seamus Marten love to have a yarn. In fact, they've made a career out of it with their "Between Two Beers" podcast. Audio
Television Critic: The White Lotus finale aftermath
Claire Chitham returns to review the finale of The White Lotus season 3 finale and the following controversies. Audio
RNZ launches journalism scholarship programme
The programme includes five one-off scholarships worth up to $8000 each.
RNZ celebrates 100 years - where to now for the national broadcaster?
Comment - Paul Thompson, chief executive and editor-in-chief of RNZ, takes a look at the state of journalism in 2025 and the role RNZ has in its future.
Mediawatch: Is the media trust freefall over?
Fresh figures out today show less than a third of us trust the news most of the time. But they also show the slump has stalled - and every news outlet surveyed is more trusted this year.
What were the main lessons of this year's AUT media trust survey?
RNZ and the Otago Daily Times were considered the most trustworthy news providers, and a five year decline appears to be ending.
Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have gained trust this time round - though… Audio
Trust in news slump stalls, Canada pushes back
Another year - another drop in trust in the news here, according to the biggest annual survey of it. But the slump seems to have stalled and some outlets have gained trust this time round - though… Audio
Polk: the new doco on the gripping trial of Philip Polkinghorne
RNZ's Serena Solomon was at the screening Polk: The Trial of Philip Polkinghorne and joins Jim to discuss the hype surrounding the three-part documentary series launching tonight on TV3. Audio
Harlan Coben: reading for empathy
Known for his suspense thrillers, Harlan Coben is a #1 Sunday Times bestselling author with more than eighty million books in print worldwide, including the multi-award-winning Myron Bolitar series. Audio
Music 101: Maggie Tweedie
Maggie Tweedie, host of Music 101 here on RNZ each Saturday afternoon from 1pm talks about what's happening on the music scene over the weekend, what's coming up on her show tomorrow and because… Audio
Podcast Critic: Sentimental Garbage and Making A Scene
Evie Ashton reviews Sentimental Garbage, a podcast hosted by Caroline O'Donoghue about all the good stuff in life: film reviews, life observations, and travel notes. Audio
TikTok releases new safety features for Kiwi kids
It comes as TikTok will present independent research at New Zealand Parliament. Audio
Midweek - MediaWorks bought, Herald positive, Green MP speaks
An outdoor ad company buys the country's largest radio network, NZME launches a positive news campaign - and Hayden launches an unauthorised theme tune. Also - Green MP Benjamin Doyle speaks out about… Audio
Why Netflix has increased its subscription cost
Netflix users will see a bump in their bills by between $3 and $6 a month for the streaming service. Audio
'White Lotus' season 3: What happened in the killer finale
All the drama comes to a head in the last episode of Mike White's Thailand-set drama. Warning: Contains spoilers.
Feature interview: the romantic comedy fact checkers
Paul Eastwick studies attraction and relationships and fact checks Hollywood's version of romance in his podcast, Love Factually. Audio
Television Critic: Dom Corry
Dominic Corry reviews a new local comedy on Three, Happiness; a Jon Hamm drama on Apple TV called Your Friends and Neighbours; and Tom Hardy's latest, Mobland. Audio
Netflix increases prices
Netflix users will see a bump in their bills for the subscription service for the next month. Dan Slevin spoke to Charlotte Cook. Audio