Media
Television Critic: Smoke and Hostage
Claire Chitham is with Jesse to talk about her viewing recommendations: Smoke - Apple + Hostage - Netflix Audio
The moral outrage that could push kids into internet danger
When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society, the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked.
When protecting us from the evils of the internet backfires
When it comes to making the internet safer for children and better for society the devil is in the detail - and those details are often overlooked. Audio
What can you do if you're publicly shamed?
Explainer : Naming and shaming, false rumours or a photo that upends your life - is there anything you can do about it?
Mad Men director on coming up in the new golden age of television
If you've watched any of the leading television shows in the past 25 years, it's likely Lesli Linka Glatter had a hand in directing them. Mad Men, Homeland, Twin Peaks, Gilmore Girls and The Walking… Audio
Fast Favourites: Writer, academic and plus-size model Kaarina Parker
Writer, academic and plus-size model, Kaarina Parker will be walking in this year's Fashion Week. It coincides with RNZ's new documentary series, Cutting The Curve, which looks at the new era of diet… Audio
It’s over and out for 'Sex and the City' fans
Film and TV critic Sarah McMullan is with Jim to talk about the fizzling out of Sex and the City's sequel And Just Like That. Audio
Mediawatch: AI and a bid for media to claw back cash online
The first online revolution undermined the media's business model based on ads. Will AI make it worse? Or will new tech help media claw crucial cash back from AI crawling their content?
Image problems, clawing back from AI, gentle whispers
One woman became the unwilling face of political cause she strongly opposed because her image was for sale online - and one outlet faked photos of a whanau to 'protect its mana.' What are the ethics… Audio
Image problems - the ethics of stock photos
Ellen Tamati unwillingly became the face of a political cause she opposed, after her image was picked from a photo library. A media outlet used artificial images of whānau in their reporting. What are…
Afternoons’ Poetry Day Competition
It's National Poetry Day - a nationwide eruption of words, voices, and creativity - and also the day for Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition. Poet and author Tracey Slaughter set the challenge of six… Audio
Poetry Day Competition Winners!
It's National Poetry Day which means it is Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition ... earlier in the show we gave you six words and asked you to send us your poem, Poet and author Tracey Slaughter has… Audio
Film Review: How does Naked GUN 2025 stack up?
Kate Rodger chats to Emile about Naked Gun and Workmates. Audio
Armageddon Expo fans rejoice: this year's line-up is out
It's the 30th anniversary of the convention which celebrates all things pop culture. In a time where events and festival like these are less and less financially viable, how is it that Armageddon has… Audio
What next for Ponsonby's Dorothy Butler Bookstore?
New Zealand's Dorothy Butler was an internationally recognised advocate for children's literacy and ran her first bookshop from her home while she and her husband raised their eight children. A… Audio
Poetry Day Competition
It's National Poetry Day - a nationwide eruption of words, voices, and creativity. Regular listeners of Afternoons will know that for us it means its Afternoons' Poetry Day Competition. Here's how it… Audio
Sky TV's net profit plummets by 58%
However, the pay TV operator is delivering on its guidance of paying a dividend of at least 21 cents per share.
Kiwi kids see marketing for unhealthy products 76 times a day
Media headlines, industry figures and research confirm what many parents suspect: marketing to children has not only grown in scale but also in sophistication.
Midweek - RNZ's plan, conflict of interest, insurance ads
RNZ's strategy to stop the loss of radio listeners sparks a strong reaction from pundits - and the listeners. Also - a political party proves a point using the official complaints process- and… Audio
38 Amanda Gillies | An Angel in Te Kuiti
Amanda Gillies was on the way to an interview when she got a call confirming Newshub’s closure. Despite the shock, she continued on – and in the telling of a brave Te Kūiti amputee’s story was… Audio
