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Is consolidation really the solution to our media's problems?
Opinion - The media sector has gone from being one of New Zealand's most powerful and profitable, to the unimaginable humbling we see today but should we be taking a closer look at independent media?
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Tonight we celebrate, but the party mood won't last long
Opinion - New Zealand's journalists will gather tonight to celebrate their craft at the Voyager Media Awards, but it'll only be brief distraction from the major…
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Avatar crew touch down in Wellington
31 May 2020Hollywood heavyweight James Cameron is among 54 Avatar crew granted permission to arrive back in New Zealand today to resume work on the $1 billion movie…
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Celebrating 60 years of NZ TV: 'It's very rarely seen footage'
No footage exists of television's arrival in Aotearoa 60 years ago - but there is a wealth of material to honour the role it has played in the country's… Audio
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Trump move could scrap or weaken law that protects social media companies
US President Donald Trump says he will introduce legislation that may scrap or weaken a law that has protected internet companies, including Twitter and Facebook.
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Stuff's new owner: 'I can't say that we will have all of our newspaper titles'
Stuff's chief executive Sinead Boucher, who has bought the media company for $1 from Australia's Nine Entertainment, says she has no other financial backers at this stage. Audio
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Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher buys company for $1
Stuff chief executive Sinead Boucher has purchased Stuff from its Australian owners Nine Entertainment for $1.
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MediaWorks announces 130 job losses
MediaWorks chief executive Michael Anderson has told his staff that 130 jobs will be lost in a restructure across its radio and sales teams.
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RNZ wins seven categories at Voyager media awards
Winners included Guyon Espiner for Reporter of the Year, Aaron Smale for feature writer of the year, Te Aniwa Hurihanganui for Māori Affairs reporting, and more.
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Mediawatch: NZME injunction files reveal another Stuff suitor
Another buyer is interested in Stuff, the country's biggest news publisher which NZME has been pursuing for years, a High Court judgment has revealed.
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No relief for under-pressure commercial media in Budget
Mediawatch - Spending on broadcasting and public media has been boosted by $25m over four years in Budget 2020, but there was nothing to ease the plight of commercial news. Audio
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Mediawatch: Media merger saga turns into bitter court battle
The long-running saga of the mega-merger of NZ's two biggest news publishers is heading for the High Court again, and this time the pair are seriously estranged. Audio
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NZME declined an interim injunction against Stuff owner Nine
NZME has been declined an interim injunction by the High Court that would have allowed it an exclusive negotiation period with Stuff's Australian owner Nine.
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Ardern and Macron hail success of Christchurch Call
The prime minister is heralding significant progress in the fight against online terrorism, with the Christchurch Call initiative that was signed one year ago today in Paris.
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DHB looks at new infection surveillance options
A district health board that is looking at options for a new national infection surveillance system says this has nothing to do with Covid-19.
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NZME, Nine clash over exclusivity in High Court
The judge has reserved her decision after NZME and Stuff's owner Nine butted heads over whether they were still in an exclusive negotiation period or not.
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What is the greatest threat to humanity?
The author of a book calculating the possibility of the end of humanity says that natural risks like volcanoes and earthquakes have been dwarfed by man-made threats. Audio
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RNZ wins eight categories at NZ Radio Awards
RNZ and its journalists have won eight awards at the 2020 NZ Radio Awards.
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NZME files injunction over Stuff deal
Media company NZME is digging its heels in over a potential purchase of its rival Stuff and is seeking an injunction against Stuff's owner Australia's Nine Entertainment.
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'Fake news' and Covid-19: Why does it spread?
Analysis - If trust in news is high in New Zealand, why does misinformation continue to spread, Ximena Smith asks.
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Police trial of facial recognition tech 'a matter of concern' - minister
Minister of Justice Andrew Little says he does not know what police used the controversial facial recognition software in the trial for.
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NZME makes offer to buy rival Stuff for $1
NZME is insisting a deal for it to purchase media rival Stuff is still on the cards, despite Stuff's owner saying it has wrapped up talks with no deal.
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Mediawatch: NZME forces issue on media merger
NZME's plea for permission to buy its rival Stuff for $1 by the end of this month kickstarted confusing counterclaims today which show a deal is far from done.
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Radio ‘roadblock’ interview sparks racism complaints
Mediawatch - A confrontational radio interview by Sean Plunket about iwi-run roadside checkpoints has prompted complaints of racism. Audio
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Media make meal of fast food frenzy
Mediawatch - Reporters lined up to document queues of hungry people at drive-throughs across the country. It may have been a bit overcooked, but it was a genuine news story. Audio
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Media ramp up news of going down a level
Last Monday's announcement of the decision to move out of alert level 4 was a major event for the media. Audio
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Govt social media spend: The devil's in the detail
Opinion - Former Herald boss Dr Gavin Ellis thinks the government could help local media by shifting its social media advertising spend, Anna Rawhiti-Connell interrogates his claims.
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Bug may have exposed iPhones, iPads to hackers for years
Apple is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers.
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