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Anxiety over editorial policy and a billionaire on board at NZME
Mediawatch - NZME's top brass now have a billionaire on board who wants control and maybe more far-reaching editorial change.
Scam Factories: how scammers can be the victims
While scammers are swindling people around the globe out of billions of dollars each year, there's another lesser-known set of victims hidden out of sight - the scammers themselves. Audio
NZME’s billionaire buy-in, a rash of resignations, water woe
Concern over a sudden change of editorial direction at NZME as a billionaire bids for control. Also: reporting Wellington's water woes and a sudden rush of top-level resignations. Audio
Celebrating 25 years of Sola Rosa with new music
Sola Rosa is celebrating 25 years with a beautiful new EP. The EP New Tomorrows brings in local legends like Julien Dyne, Finn Scholes, and Ben White, plus emerging talents like Melbourne's Akosia and… Audio
Dr Jada Watson: The eye-opening stats on women in Country music
Musicologist Jada Watson is known for her work on the marginalisation of female artists in the country music industry. She joins Music 101 to give us the latest stats on how women artists are doing on… Audio
Reb Fountain on the creation of 'How Love Bends'
American-born, Auckland-based singer-songwriter Reb Fountain has a new album just out, How Love Bends. On the eve of its release, she spoke to Nick Bollinger for Music 101 about some of the trials and… Audio
In a 'post-truth' world, Wikipedia is coming out on top
In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth.
Use them or lose them? Why we need to go to the flicks
Watching movies at home on the sofa might be easy, but it's no match for watching them on the big screen, film buffs say. Video
Wikipedia, a surprising repository of fact
In a world where misinformation and disinformation are rampant, the website has become an unlikely source of truth Audio
Film Review: the Oscars, Mickey 17
Sam Hollis recaps the Oscars in all their glory and looks at the new Robert Patterson starring sci-fi flick Mickey 17. Audio
Canadian billionaire leads move to dump NZME board
A Canadian billionaire with a history in private equity is leading a move to dump the board of media company NZME, owners of the New Zealand Herald and NewsTalk ZB. Founder of The Spinoff Duncan… Audio
Private satellites provide spying capabilities for Ukraine
US President Donald Trump's pause on sharing military intelligence with the Ukraine may not have blinded it entirely. Phil Pennington spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Union on billionaire's takeover plans for NZME
The union representing many of NZME's journalists says it is "deeply worried" by a billionaire's plans to take over its board. Etu Union negotiation specialist Michael Wood spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio
The Mixtape - RNZ's audio old hand Jeremy Ansell
This week's guest on the Mixtape is long-time RNZ studio engineer Jeremy Ansell. Not only an audio operator and team leader at RNZ, but equally a much-respected music researcher. Over the years Jeremy… Audio
Please hold - for 24 million hours, if you don't mind
Customers are reporting it takes over four-and-a-half days to get problems resolved. Audio
Union wary of Canadian billionaire's 'unsaid agendas' for NZ news media
One commentator says the plan may tie in to NZME's proposal to sell real estate business OneRoof.
Kiwis spent 24 million hours on hold last year - report
A new customer service report has found New Zealanders spent 24 million hours on hold in 2024, or more than eleven hours each. The report's author is ServiceNow and its New Zealand manager Kate Tulp… Audio
Canadian billionaire makes move to take over board of NZME
An Auckland-based Canadian billionaire is leading a move to dump the board of media company NZME.
Podcast Critic: 'Call Jonathan Pie' and 'The Dream'
Afternoons podcast critic Evie Ashton joins Jesse to introduce you to two new podcasts. 'Call Jonathan Pie' and 'The Dream'. Audio
Inland Revenue will continue calls causing fears over scammers
The department started calling customers about two-step verification in January.
