Sep 26, 2026 · not_requested
Hager headlines, putting down the watchdog, regional news cuts, propaganda & pie prices
- Duration seconds
- 2292
Podcast
Mediawatch
- Author
- RNZ
- Feed episode count
- 300
- Official site
- https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch
- Markdown
- /podcast/mediawatch-1043897.md
Summary
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.
Episodes
Sep 23, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Hagerpalooza, preppers' delight, Seymour on Report
- Duration seconds
- 1560
Sep 19, 2026 · not_requested
Phillips report & the full story, retail politics
- Duration seconds
- 2194
Sep 16, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Phillips report, CRL mania, election event angst, mascot wars
- Duration seconds
- 1425
Sep 12, 2026 · not_requested
Political food fights, pondering the passing of journalism
- Duration seconds
- 2120
Sep 9, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - TVNZ's next news chief, cartoons & mascots, Sky sorry again
- Duration seconds
- 1414
Sep 5, 2026 · not_requested
Political head-to-heads hot up, are prediction markets legit news?
- Duration seconds
- 2218
Sep 2, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - plane crazy, animal ads & monkey mascots, debate update
- Duration seconds
- 1325
Aug 29, 2026 · not_requested
Parties pull plug on social media for teens, sports boosts broadcasters, Dolly dies
- Duration seconds
- 2022
Aug 26, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - rugby hype & outage outrage, ratings & results, Whakaata Māori
- Duration seconds
- 1278
Aug 22, 2026 · not_requested
Political twitch on taxing big tech, Kiwis' media maturing?
- Duration seconds
- 2211
Aug 19, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - RNZ shrinks as web stats soar, alt-media . . . & old-media?
- Duration seconds
- 1516
Aug 15, 2026 · not_requested
Luxon repeats defeat of foes, indie operator fires up election debates
- Duration seconds
- 2319
Aug 12, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Luxon’s ructions, MediaWorks sold, crossing the line online, audience maturity
- Duration seconds
- 1421
Aug 8, 2026 · not_requested
Massaging the facts, uncovering undercover cops, acting up in schools
- Duration seconds
- 2271
Aug 5, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - FIFA fail, Luxon comms flub, Comm Games wins, ex-minister's memoir
- Duration seconds
- 1435
Aug 1, 2026 · not_requested
Political policy pile-ups, TikTok’s impact, gigs get gross
- Duration seconds
- 2023
Jul 29, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Stuff cuts, Nash exits & podcast profits, funflation & gigs gone to sh*t
- Duration seconds
- 1517
Jul 25, 2026 · not_requested
Political dignity deficits, Long Story Short & paying for podcasts
- Duration seconds
- 2343
Jul 22, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - FIFA v golf, Argie aggro, more war, McGruers of Marton
- Duration seconds
- 1234
Jul 18, 2026 · not_requested
Paul Henry’s unveiling, Sam Neill stops the news, Stuff’s new local plan
- Duration seconds
- 2399
Jul 15, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Sam Neill's depth & range, Henry & Binface capture media, podcasting the courts
- Duration seconds
- 1636
Jul 11, 2026 · not_requested
Platforms overtake news outlets, politics & media undermining trust
- Duration seconds
- 2619
Jul 8, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - big defamation bill, NRL, FIFA, NPC & AI fake fans, Trump's red card reversal
- Duration seconds
- 1554
Jul 5, 2026 · not_requested
RNZ chair’s hot seat, Opportunity’s backlash, political tax tussles
- Duration seconds
- 2167
Jul 1, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Gloriavale on screen again, editorials upgraded, World Cup pile-on, Mediawatch alarm update
- Duration seconds
- 1677
Jun 28, 2026 · not_requested
Opportunity knocks, The Post’s Tracy Watkins
- Duration seconds
- 2295
Jun 24, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Sports songs & Scots' social media soft power, revamps & relaunches
- Duration seconds
- 1669
Jun 20, 2026 · not_requested
Unpacking political quibbling about policy costs, media minister under scrutiny, re-booting Metro
- Duration seconds
- 2578
Jun 17, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Football fantasy, Hooton hoo-hah, more RNZ changes, sweary Supernanny
- Duration seconds
- 1540
Jun 13, 2026 · not_requested
TVNZ goes pay-per-view, HBO sets up & Freeview goes ‘next gen’
- Duration seconds
- 2520
Jun 10, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Top voxpops & eye-witnesses, TVNZ's costly claim, Metro rides again, more attribution angst
- Duration seconds
- 1287
Jun 6, 2026 · not_requested
Crime coverage gains recognition - and respect, 500-up for Southland stalwart
- Duration seconds
- 2363
Jun 3, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - anti-nuke angst, gagging, rich list resistance, youth news fails
- Duration seconds
- 1525
May 30, 2026 · not_requested
Managing the sugar-free Budget message, TVNZ youth service dies young
- Duration seconds
- 2015
May 27, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Awards and honours, future of papers, journalism by numbers, Dame Jools
- Duration seconds
- 1464
May 23, 2026 · not_requested
Public servants cut deep, RNZ boss flags exit, AI for programmes & podcasts
- Duration seconds
- 2622
May 20, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - mayors mouth off, end of the golden weather page
- Duration seconds
- 1362
May 16, 2026 · not_requested
Politicians vs media getting personal, live sport habits, cockroach radio, MMP maths
- Duration seconds
- 2641
May 13, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Sherman pile-on and pile-up, TVNZ's big sport play, football frenzies
- Duration seconds
- 1309
May 9, 2026 · not_requested
Putting down the broadcast watchdog, deputy PM lashes RNZ & TVNZ
- Duration seconds
- 2668
May 6, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - BSA binned, Voyager sinned, Tame's empty chair & Brown's beefs
- Duration seconds
- 1403
May 2, 2026 · not_requested
India FTA & butter chicken blurts, TVNZ’s political pressure, stadium rocks rugby
- Duration seconds
- 2464
Apr 29, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Political tension at TVNZ, PM skips Breakfast, the power of noise & silence
- Duration seconds
- 1579
Apr 25, 2026 · not_requested
PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV
- Duration seconds
- 2401
Apr 22, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - vote of confidence, TVNZ+ upgrade, dogs on screen
- Duration seconds
- 1385
Apr 18, 2026 · not_requested
News trust up after years of slumps, storm before the calm
- Duration seconds
- 2208
Apr 15, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Breakfast battles, trust up, Welly woe, piggybacking on others' content
- Duration seconds
- 1557
Apr 11, 2026 · not_requested
Reporting Trump’s outrageous outbursts, Petrolhead & motoring media adapt to fuel fears
- Duration seconds
- 2808
Apr 8, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - Trump outburst outrage, Aussie soldier's fall from grace, Phillips doco revelations
- Duration seconds
- 1320
Apr 1, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - BSA extends reach, a bad week for Big Tech, breakfast with Tova and an easter chocolate ban.
- Duration seconds
- 1557
Mar 28, 2026 · not_requested
Who’s winning the war, where the ad money goes, Chathams spending scandal
- Duration seconds
- 2428
Mar 25, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - media v Hegseth, TVNZ defamation win, SNL from USA to UK. peas piffle
- Duration seconds
- 1206
Mar 21, 2026 · not_requested
Reporting shortages & petrol panic, privacy v the right to speak out
- Duration seconds
- 2341
Mar 18, 2026 · not_requested
Midweek - political leader obsession, Trump v BBC, athletics aesthetic reboot, feijoas are bad
- Duration seconds
- 1421