Colin Peacock
Kevin Day: 'Football fans feel they've lost the game'
Comedian Kevin Day is a staunch fan of Crystal Palace football club and self-described hopeless football romantic. He is also the co-host of The Price of Football podcast which digs into the influence… Audio
Evans and Clarkson: Science through comics
Kate Evans and Giselle Clarkson are on a mission to tell stories about science through words and pictures. They've embarked on a new series for New Zealand Geographic where they tackle the questions… Audio
Leimomi Oakes: Stitching into the past
Wellington-based costumier and clothing and textile historian Leimomi Oakes is the curator of a new exhibition at the Katherine Mansfield Birthplace in Te Whanganui-a-Tara looking at the fashion of… Audio
Elise Bohan: looking to the future of our species
What is the future of our species? As technology becomes more and more a part of our daily lives, we may become something different to human down the line. Elise Bohan has written the book on it. Audio
The undeniable (and underrecognised) genius of the Calusa
The University of Georgia's Victor Thompson is the lead author of a just-published study shedding light on just how the Calusa, a Native American people of Florida's southwest coast, outlived so many… Audio
Dr Becky: the 'Millennial parent whisperer'
Dr Becky Kennedy became Instagram's favourite 'parent whisperer' almost by accident. Indeed,Time magazine went as far as describing 'Dr Becky' - as she's known online - as the 'Millennial parent… Audio
Nicola Saker: Why my Dad became an 'enemy of the state'
The current issue of North and South magazine tells the fascinating story - under the headline "Enemies of the State?" - of Dorian Saker and some of his classmates falling under suspicion as suspected… Audio
Tracey Martin on the RNZ-TVNZ merger
Last month the Government confirmed it will create a new public media entity through the merger of RNZ and TVNZ. Former MP Tracey Martin will chair the nine-member Establishment Board to lead the work… Audio
Midweek Media Watch
Colin Peacock joins Karyn Hay for the latest analysis of New Zealand's media landscape, including the debate on gotcha journalism across the ditch and the paypackets of media's top brass. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Gotcha vs Google it, mate
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about an Aussie politician whose ‘Google it, mate’ riposte to a reporter’s ‘gotcha’ question struck a chord recently - and the otherwise invisible… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch - Gotcha vs Google it, mate
Midweek Mediawatch - Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about an Aussie politician whose ‘Google it, mate’ riposte to a reporter’s ‘gotcha’ question struck a chord recently - and the otherwise invisible…
AudioPrint and paper problems for publishers
‘Not worth the paper it’s printed on' is a common jibe at sub-standard journalism - but paper’s worth a lot these days and one of our biggest printing plants has closed citing shortages offshore. How… Audio
Print and paper problems for publishers
‘Not worth the paper it’s printed on' is a common jibe at sub-standard journalism - but paper’s worth a lot these days and one of our biggest printing plants has closed citing shortages offshore. How…
AudioMP's exit excites media keen on conflict
Louisa Wall left Parliament this week after condemning the colleagues who manoeuvred her out as a candidate - and telling the media the PM didn't want her as a minister or an MP. Several pundits and… Audio
MP's exit excites media keen on conflict
Louisa Wall left Parliament this week after condemning the colleagues who manoeuvred her out as a candidate - and telling the media the PM didn't want her as a minister or an MP. Several pundits and…
AudioMeasuring trust is tricky with suspicious minds
Last year the biggest annual survey of Kiwis’ trust in news found it was on the slide, though it wasn’t quite clear why. Since then there’s been plenty of anti-media sentiment at anti-government… Audio
Measuring trust is tricky with suspicious minds
Last year the biggest annual survey of Kiwis’ trust in news found it was on the slide, though it wasn’t quite clear why. Since then there’s been plenty of anti-media sentiment at anti-government…
AudioMediawatch for 10 April 2022
Planes, trains and automobiles vs. climate change; measuring media trust gets tricky with sus pickups minds; pundit's claim of compromised coverage undermined. Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 6 April 2022
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately on RNZ National. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about new moves in the 'post-Covid' media - including a new job for John Campbell; an unusual censorship… Audio
Midweek Mediawatch 6 April 2022
Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Lately on RNZ National. Colin Peacock talks to Karyn Hay about new moves in the ‘post-Covid’ media; a new job for John Campbell; and an unusual censorship decision… Audio