The Latest Breaking News from TVNZ

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

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…

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.

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

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.

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

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

Our annual MediaRoom picks for the person who has stood out for outstanding achievements and leadership in journalism and the media business

Dr Peter Davis looks at whether the TVNZ/RNZ merger will rebalance our media eco-system - or is just an ideological project.

Christopher Luxon thinks the RNZ/TVNZ merger won’t go ahead but he’s committed under a National-led government to ensure RNZ is properly funded in the future

Health and water reforms will remain but the TVNZ/RNZ merger will be the sacrificial lamb that shows National is different from Labour after all, says Peter Dunne