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Mediawatch

Mediawatch

By: RNZ
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 There's never a shortage of opinions on the media but Mediawatch looks at it all in detail for those keen to know more about the news - as well as those who work in media.(C) Radio New Zealand 2025 Politics & Government
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  • The political push for a social media ban, flatpack fever infects media

    The political push for a social media ban, flatpack fever infects media
    Dec 6 2025

    Australia’s banning social media for teens, and there’s a slick media campaign for the same here. The PM’s onside, but will the government follow? And why is a social media pioneer resisting this? Also: the media’s fever for foreign flatpack furnishings.

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    37 mins
  • Midweek - Luxon rolls on but Dallow's done, intimate image exposure, RNZ boost, premature Xmas

    Midweek - Luxon rolls on but Dallow's done, intimate image exposure, RNZ boost, premature Xmas
    Dec 3 2025

    PM pushes back the rumours of a rolling, but Dallow leaves TVNZ. Also: the ethics of intimate image exposure, RNZ's numbers boost - and when is it too soon to wrap up 2025?

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    23 mins
  • Coup claims, Kiwisaver rev-up & do our media get the economy?

    Coup claims, Kiwisaver rev-up & do our media get the economy?
    Nov 29 2025

    The government pledged to ‘build the future’ with its first election policy this week - and TVNZ aired a special about our economic problems. Do our media give us the big picture on our economy? Also: fact-free stories about rolling the PM - and Covid-19 hindsight flip-flops.

    In this episode:

    1:12: Even as he launched his first election policy this week, pitched to ‘build our future,’ Christopher Luxon faced a flurry of reports his own future as PM and party leader was in doubt. But they were high on rumour, chatter and opinion - and almost fact-free.

    15:30: TVNZ aired a special show - ‘You, Me and the Economy’ - this week, zeroing in on the problems and possibilities in our economy.

    17:48: Bernard Hickey, founder of independent outlet The Kākā on media coverage of our economy. and if the ‘burps and farts’ of party politics obscure important issues. Also: how subscriber-based public interest journalism can flip the script.

    35:46: The report from UK’s Covid 19 inquiry has slammed the former government there for indecision and confusion, and delaying lockdowns that cost lives. One broadcaster seized on it to slam the government here, even though he changed his own position several times.

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    Guests: Bernard Hickey

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    41 mins
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