Media
Climate change coverage in a changed media climate
Media outlets were firing up new projects and joining alliances to cover climate change just a few years ago. Now there's just one mainstream NZ media reporter focused solely on it.
The climate for climate change coverage, Run It Straight
The state of climate change reporting in a changed political climate - and a time when the media have their own existential emergency. Also - how the Run It Straight went from social media phenomenon… Audio
Scammers use NZ doctors in deepfake ads to push scam medicines
Patients have been warned to be wary of diabetes medicine and supplements sold online.
More than hockey - Ruamata
Ruamata: It's More Than Hockey was a remarkable story capturing the journey of Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Ruamata's rise to the upper echelons of hockey in Aotearoa. Now, it's back. Video, Audio
Film Review
Kate Rodger reviews Wes Anderson's black comedy The Phoenician Scheme and the latest in the blockbuster movie franchise, Mission Impossible 8. Audio
How Māori, Pacific communities can reshape media narratives
The success of Brown Buttabean Motivation shows how initiatives can use media stereotypes to create their own narrative.
Podcast Critic - Elliot Childs
Podcast critic Elliot Childs brings us two podcasts today. The first is The Small Bow, which is a podcast about recovery, hosted by A J Daulerio. Then Elliot talked about The Fretboard Journal, which… Audio
Midweek - Herald streaming, RNZ falling, Deputy Dave deepdives
The Herald's new streaming news show, RNZ National listeners tuning out, David Seymour's political past under the spotlight. Audio
For the love of leaks
Editor of Politik.co.nz Richard Harman joins Emile Donovan to talk about receiving leaks, how journalists can use them, and what leaks say about the government agencies they originate from. Audio
Public service leaks crackdown leaked to RNZ
A crackdown on public servants leaking information has been revealed, in a document leaked to RNZ. Political reporter Russell Palmer spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Whakataukī of the Week with Sir Ian Taylor
Tonight, broadcaster and businessman Sir Ian Taylor sits down in the Auckland studio with Emile Donovan. Audio
Television Critic
Our TV critic for this week, Claire Chitham, reviews Dying For Sex, Caréme, and Étoile. Audio
Seaweed: A Love Story
There's a new short documentary that takes a deep dive underwater in Wellington. Seaweed: A Love Story follows Dr Nicole Miller scuba diving in the city's harbour highlighting both the beauty and… Audio
Mediawatch: Coverage on a Budget
The media make a drama out of Budget day every year, even though the big plot twists have been revealed in advance and bits of the backstory are no longer in the script.
Head knocks and ultra-violence: The viral dangers of Run It Straight
Opinion - Social media appeal and simplicity may be a large part of why the concerningly dangerous new tackling game Run It Straight has begun to capture attention and crowds in Australasia, three…
The Budget, vanguard v rearguard on AI, social media pushback
The media make a big deal of the Budget every year, even though the big money's already been announced. But what was in it for the media this year? Also: vanguard vs the rearguard on AI in the media… Audio
Raynor Winn: The Salt Path
What do you do when you lose everything? After being forcibly removed from their home, for Raynor Winn and her husband Moth, the answer was to set off on a 630-mile trek along the rugged Cornish… Audio
Tuki Laumea: battle for influence in the Pacific
A new docuseries investigates the escalating power struggle between China and the US in the Pacific, climate displacement and colonial unrest. Video, Audio
The end to Andor, but Star Wars products keep rolling out
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away
The galaxy of the Star Wars universe stretches to infinity
The end to spin off stories from 1977's first Star Wars movie looks like being a galaxy far, far away. Audio
