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2250 sign Gore petition to oust council CEO

Residents of the deep south town of Gore are asked to back a petition calling for the removal of longstanding council chief executive Stephen Parry

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Green MP walks out amid toxic row

The Green Party's in-fighting leads to a defection by MP Elizabeth Kerekere ahead of a damaging inquiry into her behaviour towards colleagues and staff

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The Week in Detail: Live exports, trouble in Gore

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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MediaRoom: Stuff's three-legged paywall

MediaRoom column: Stuff will ask readers in three regions to pay for their local news; NZME's subdued annual meeting; plus, The Detail podcast turns four.

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Jackson’s Plan B for public media

Axing the proposed merger of TVNZ and RNZ saved the Government a significant amount of money but left it with the problems the merger was supposed to fix. Mark Jennings looks at Labour’s new slimmed down approach to public media.

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The Week in Detail: Karakia, retirement, Warkworth radio dish

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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RNZ enters Chinese-language news amid censorship concerns

The state broadcaster is due to launch a dedicated Asia unit amid concerns about foreign interference in Chinese-language media.

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The Week in Detail: Top authors, lobbying, and Muriwai

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Behind the story: Lobbying and the backdoor of our democracy

The Detail talks to RNZ's Guyon Espiner about his series on the murky world of lobbying.

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The Week in Detail: From silicosis to SailGP

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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The Week in Detail: Manosphere, Bloomfield, and supermarket shelves

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Skint Parliament to turn off the radio

Those who rely on their radio to keep track of their politicians in the parliamentary debating chamber could soon find the wireless going dead writes Phil Smith of RNZ

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Younger audiences slip away from local media

Research shows 15-24-year olds are switching off from TVNZ and RNZ and reaching for TikTok and YouTube. Can they be brought back?

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The Week in Detail: Cyclone, Census, China

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.

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Yesterdaze: Belittling experiments in leadership

Cantakerous, cranky and communicatively challenged - our politicians turned out all varieties of sub-par this week. James Elliott breaks it down.

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‘Let them watch Netflix’ – what can be salvaged from the wreckage of the failed TVNZ-RNZ merger?

The government’s decision to abandon the Aotearoa New Zealand Public Media (ANZPM) Bill came as no surprise after months of increasingly negative speculation. Officially, it stems from the prioritisation of “bread and butter issues” during a cost-of-living crisis, but it’s hard not to see this as a significant policy failure…

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PM axes Ardern's projects, takes wind out of Nats' sails

Hate speech, biofuels, the media merger and social insurance have been dumped in the worthy, but not important bin, after Chris Hipkins takes the axe to his predecessor's policies.

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RNZ the winner in merger cancellation

The state-owned radio broadcaster will keep its independence and get a cash injection after the Government scrapped the proposal to merge it with TVNZ

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TVNZ merger response raises eyebrows

MediaRoom column: On the eve of a Cabinet decision on the proposed public broadcasting merger, questions emerge over the engagement by TVNZ's chief executive of two former National government aides to change the narrative and push TVNZ's view about the Government's plan.

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Hipkins picks his team, turns his focus to policy purge

The easy part is over for Chris Hipkins in naming his new team, now the tough policy decisions lie ahead, writes political editor Jo Moir

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Severe weather continues in North Island: What you need to know

Landslips, road closures, homes and businesses flooded and more heavy rain on the way. Here is what you need to know as the severe weather continues.

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Hipkins needs a new plan for TVNZ and RNZ

A focus on “bread and butter” issues likely signals the end of the RNZ/TVNZ merger, writes Mark Jennings

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Deputy PM on flooding response: ‘We do have each other's backs’

The priority is making sure Aucklanders are safe, Carmel Sepuloni says.

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Chris Hipkins and Jacinda Ardern speak at Rātana Pā

On her final day carrying the weight of being Prime Minister, Ardern says it feels like a "really special day" predominantly because she gets to see her friend and colleague take on the mantle.

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Ashley Bloomfield one of six new knights and dames in New Year Honours

The health boss who led the country's pandemic response is one of the recipients of the country's top honours.

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