Media
Midweek- PMs hog the screen, Coster at length, WBD
Presidents and Prime Ministers happily hogged the screen in TV specials this week - but not our PM. Ex-top cop Andrew Coster broke his silence at length - and big deals are being done in overseas… Audio
Day one of Australia's social media ban for under-16s
Leo Puglisi is chief anchor and managing director at 6 News Australia and he joins Emile Donovan for his thoughts. Audio
Revealed: The most complained about TV ads for 2025
From burnouts to bare bottoms, Kiwis had a gutful of a few well-known businesses on their screens. Video
MPs join forces to address social media harm against children
"I have children who went through a life without this, and the fact our kids are going through this is just not acceptable." Audio
Nominations released ahead of Golden Globe awards
Dark comedy "One Battle After Another," starring Leonardo DiCaprio, has topped the list of Hollywood's Golden Globe awards, receiving nine nominations. Entertainment reporter Kate Rodger spoke to… Audio
RNZ broadcaster Corin Dann wins Bill Toft Award
The annual Bill Toft Media Award is awarded for the purpose of encouraging excellence in electronic media in New Zealand.
The political push for a social media ban, flatpack fever
Australia's banning social media for teens, and there's a slick media campaign for the same here. The PM's onside, but will the government follow? And why is a social media pioneer resisting this… Audio
Mapuna podcast December 6
US based investigative journalists Tristan Ahtone and Maria Parazo Rose attended a conference in Tamaki Makaurau this week where they discussed data sovereignty, archival data and AI to uncover… Audio
New York Times sues the Pentagon over press access restrictions
The Times alleged the policy violated the rights to free speech and due process and will "deprive the public of vital information".
Rating the very best of NZ TV and Film from the 2010s.
The Spinoff's Alex Casey and Tara Ward have been commissioned to curate a list of the very best New Zealand film and television from the 2010s The pair took a nostalgic look back at our local screen… Audio
Google’s top New Zealand searches of 2025 revealed
From sports stars to viral trends, Google's top searches reveal the year that's nearly over. Audio
Midweek - Luxon rolls on, Dallow goes, intimate image exposure
PM pushes back the rumours of a rolling, but Dallow leaves TVNZ. Also: the ethics of intimate image exposure, RNZ's numbers boost - and when is it too soon to wrap up 2025? Audio
Bookmarks with American singer songwriter Santigold
Time for bookmarks now, the feature where an interesting person shares their favourite cultural picks with us and today we're joined by American singer and songwriter Santigold She's headlining this… Audio
Podcast Critic: The Wonder of Stevie
Podcast Critic Elliot Childs shares his listening recommendations: Cannonball The Wonder of Stevie. Audio
RNZ hits live listener target a year early
Just-released survey figures show 500,300 live listeners in a typical week for RNZ National aged 10 or older, up from 475,800 in the last survey.
Samoan news anchor wins Emmy award for Maui coverage
In the United States, Utah's first Samoan news anchor has recently won an Emmy award for her coverage of the Maui wildfires. Audio
Television Critic: Beast in Me and All Her Fault
Cailtin Cherry joins Jesse to review two shows: All Her Fault - TVNZ on Demand The Beast in Me - Netflix Audio
What makes Melissa Stokes nervous? Not breaking news!
Melissa Stokes is the new lead presenter of TVNZ's flagship programme 1News at Six. She's moved from her weekend presenting role to anchor the broadcaster's main bulletin five nights a week - Sunday… Audio
A taniwha tale with children's author Gavin Bishop
Award-winning children's book writer and illustrator, Gavin Bishop has over 70 books to show for the last five decades of his life. His latest work is all about the mythical monsters of Aotearoa… Audio
Jordi Webber: From Rotorua to Ancient Rome
Kiwi actor and musician Jordi Webber has just joined the cast of the New Zealand-filmed series Spartacus: House of Ashur. Audio
