# PM calls time on ‘soap opera’, Microsoft urges NZ to embrace AI, dodgy weather on TV

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Podcast: [Mediawatch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mediawatch-1043897)
Published: 2026-04-25T21:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/mediawatch?share=6af56d26-c505-4373-b00b-d7d099e1a808
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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

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