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Midweek - Sports songs & Scots' social media soft power, revamps & relaunches
Jun 24, 2026
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Unpacking political quibbling about policy costs, media minister under scrutiny, re-booting Metro
Jun 20, 2026
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Midweek - Football fantasy, Hooton hoo-hah, more RNZ changes, sweary Supernanny
Jun 17, 2026
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TVNZ goes pay-per-view, HBO sets up & Freeview goes ‘next gen’
Jun 13, 2026
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Midweek - Top voxpops & eye-witnesses, TVNZ's costly claim, Metro rides again, more attribution angst
Jun 10, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/24/26 | Midweek - Sports songs & Scots' social media soft power, revamps & relaunches | A huge few days of sport preoccupied the media - including singing Scots' masterclass of social media soft power. Also, revamps and relaunches at RNZ, Herald and Stuff, a new news-ish podcast from The Spinoff - and an alarming moment on Mediawatch.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 6/20/26 | Unpacking political quibbling about policy costs, media minister under scrutiny, re-booting Metro | Politicians are already pumping out counter-claims about the costs of each other’s election-year policies, frustrating citizens and the media. Is there a better way? Also: media minister under scrutiny at Parliament - and reviving Metro at a tough time for publishing. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Midweek - Football fantasy, Hooton hoo-hah, more RNZ changes, sweary Supernanny | The All Whites are punching above their media weight at the World Cup. Also: the hoo-hah sparked by The Post picking Matthew Hooton as editor, more RNZ changes flagged, Supernanny's sweary backing for social media banGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 6/13/26 | TVNZ goes pay-per-view, HBO sets up & Freeview goes ‘next gen’ | TVNZ's screening the FIFA World Cup and UFC, but for the first time Kiwis will have to pay them to see it all. Also: HBO becomes the latest streamer seeking subscribers here - and will our homegrown TV platform Freeview stay 100% free?Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | Midweek - Top voxpops & eye-witnesses, TVNZ's costly claim, Metro rides again, more attribution angst | Who'll pay for a 'wholly unsuccessful' defamation case against TVNZ? Also: Metro rides again, more attribution angst & a ferry good eye witnessGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 6/6/26 | Crime coverage gains recognition - and respect, 500-up for Southland stalwart | Crime coverage was heavily criticised in the past as too tabloid. Now it's getting greater respect and recognition. Mediawatch asks RNZ’s award-winning crime correspondent Sam Sherwood what’s changed. Also: 500-up for a dogged solo Southland newshound. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 6/3/26 | Midweek - anti-nuke angst, gagging, rich list resistance, youth news fails | How one freelancer prompted a 'freeloader' claim that propelled our anti-nuke policy into the news. Also: two efforts to gag the media, NBR puts up 'rich list' resistance, NZ's dismal youth news history.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/30/26 | Managing the sugar-free Budget message, TVNZ youth service dies young | How media managed the message of a 'sugar-free' Budget, and highlighted entitlements for MPs. Also what the Budget might mean for our media, and why an award-winning youth service closed down for good this week. Read more about this episode of Mediawatch on the RNZ websiteIn this episode:1:05 How the government managed expectations of a sugar-free Budget 2026 via the media - while media zeroed in on treats and entitlements enjoyed by MPs.10:36 Budget 2026 cut the budgets of public media, though Māori media funding was boosted to ward off a ‘fiscal cliff.’13:21 TVNZ’s closing its award-winning news service for youth Re:News after nine successful years.17:20 Former head of content Anna Harcourt on what Re:News achieved, what will be missed when it’s gone and how to get news to younger Kiwis.Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode.Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcastsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/27/26 | Midweek - Awards and honours, future of papers, journalism by numbers, Dame Jools | Awards in tense times between politics & media, RNZ's ratings, pondering papers' future, journalism by numbers - and the death of Dame Jools Topp.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/23/26 |  Public servants cut deep, RNZ boss flags exit, AI for programmes & podcasts | Media-weigh up cuts to public service and claims AI can fill the gap. Also: RNZ's long-serving boss flags his exit amid political calls for change, AI for programme-makers and podcasters. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
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| 5/20/26 | Midweek - mayors mouth off, end of the golden weather page | Two mayors mouth off and get a little loose in long-form chats - and a former one blasts the media in a Waitangi Tribunal inquiry. Also: Stuff papers dump the weather page- and some talkback callers aren't happy. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/16/26 | Politicians vs media getting personal, live sport habits, cockroach radio, MMP maths | Politicians vs media: the worst it’s ever been, and getting worse? Or just more of the butting heads between the powerful and the press we’ve always had? Also: live sport’s not just a TV and radio game these days, radio is a cockroach (and cheap) and an MMP maths fail. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/13/26 | Midweek - Sherman pile-on and pile-up, TVNZ's big sport play, football frenzies | Maiki Sherman's exits sparks a pile-on and a pile-up of opinions. Also: TVNZ's bold sports plays, frenzied football finales. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/9/26 | Putting down the broadcast watchdog, deputy PM lashes RNZ & TVNZ | The government wants to scrap the BSA and fill the accountability void with self-regulation. Would that work? Would standards suffer? Will it happen at all? Also: ministers must not interfere in public broadcasters, but the Deputy PM has sounded off about RNZ, TVNZ and its outgoing political editor.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/6/26 | Midweek - BSA binned, Voyager sinned, Tame's empty chair & Brown's beefs | Government moves to bin the BSA, Voyager awards bin sponsor, Jack Tame's empty chair & Wayne Brown says 'don't go there' Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 5/2/26 | India FTA & butter chicken blurts, TVNZ’s political pressure, stadium rocks rugby | Our FTA with India’s a big deal, but how did our media deal with blurts from opponents - as well as our changing place in a fast-changing world? Also: TVNZ under political pressure - and a new stadium spark rugby joy while the Warriors spark worry. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/29/26 | Midweek - Political tension at TVNZ, PM skips Breakfast, the power of noise & silence | TVNZ's political editor under scrutiny - as PM skips Breakfast. Also: Piers Morgan vs Russell Brand in pauses & York City vs Rochdale full noise.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/25/26 | PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV | Reports National MPs might roll their leader sparked a frenzy that prompted the PM's ‘put-up-or-shut-up’ vote. When he won, he told media to shut up too. Fair enough? Also: Microsoft’s main man’s urged NZ to embrace AI while an expert warns our media have a lot to lose - and dodgy weather on TV.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/22/26 | Midweek - vote of confidence, TVNZ+ upgrade, dogs on screen | Who's happy after the PM's 'put up or shut up' showdown? Also: TVNZ tweaks its on-demand offering, sheepdogs on screen, one dodgy weather show and one dodgy song. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/18/26 | News trust up after years of slumps, storm before the calm | Trust in the news is up again after years of decline, the latest annual survey says. But it als says trust in social media is up and more of us tune out the news more often. What’s going on? Also: Vaianu wasn’t as deadly as the media warned. Did they get it wrong?Read more about this episode of Mediawatch on the RNZ websiteNew Zealanders' trust in news is up after years of slumpsIn this episode:0:50 The media took Cyclone Vaianu seriously, amplifying official warnings it could be life-threatening. When it wasn’t, many accused the media of over-reacting.11:40 Our trust in news has bounced back a bit in the latest annual survey, after several years of decline.17:45 Is it a trend or a blip? The report’s authors, the AUT’s Dr Merja Myllylahti and Dr Greg Treadwell with their take.Guests: Dr Merja Myllylahti and Dr Greg Treadwell from the AUT’s centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy.Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode.Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcastsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/15/26 | Midweek - Breakfast battles, trust up, Welly woe, piggybacking on others' content | Over-egged media battle at breakfast-time, piggy-backing on others’ content, chronicling the capital's crisis, a surprise bump in trust in our news. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/11/26 | Reporting Trump’s outrageous outbursts, Petrolhead & motoring media adapt to fuel fears | Some say he's unhinged. Others reckon outrageous utterances are part of his media management. How should media handle the stuff Trump says? Also: public figures cutting loose in long podcasts - and is it the best or worst of times for a publication called Petrolhead? Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/8/26 | Midweek - Trump outburst outrage, Aussie soldier's fall from grace, Phillips doco revelations | Outrageous outbursts from Trump - again. Also: revealing details of the documentary about the Police pursuit of Marokopa fugitive Tom Phillips, and a huge fall from grace for a former soldier who took on the Aussie media - and Emile's sweary save. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 4/1/26 | Midweek - BSA extends reach, a bad week for Big Tech, breakfast with Tova and an easter chocolate ban. | The BSA has decided it has jurisdiction over digital outlets like The Platform - hosted by former-RNZer Sean Plunket - sparking heated debate. US Courts find Instagram and YouTube caused harm to children, what does that mean? And a look at Tova O'Brien's Breakfast debut.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
| 3/28/26 | Who’s winning the war, where the ad money goes, Chathams spending scandal | The bulk of the big money advertisers spent in our media goes offshore to big online operators. What’s the future for the ad industry here? Also: mixed messages about when the war will end in Iran, and startling spending in the Chathams that hit the headlines too late.Read more about Mediawatch on the RNZ websiteIn this episode:1:01 Who’s winning the war that’s fouling up the flow of our fuel? Depends who you hear - and believe - in the media. . .10:47 Three quarters of the $4 billion spent on ads here last year went online - and the vast bulk of the ended up offshore. What does this mean for our media and the onshore ad business?29:54 Big spending blew a huge hole in the Chatham Islands council’s budget, prompting its high profile boss to quit his role and its expensively-renovated house. But there was no news outlet there to expose it until it was too late.Guests: Alex Radford, chair of IMANZ and media agency D3; Jonathan Milne, editor of Newsroom Pro.Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode.Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcastsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details | — | ||||||
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