22nd May 2025
New Zealand budget: More money for journalists, less for RNZ
NZ's gov't focus on media by investing in local journalism but tightening RNZ's budget and contemplating possible media law reforms.
18th February 2025
How to make news sustainable | The PMA Briefing
Concerns arise as Australia's gov't new method for big tech to pay for news is delayed. In NZ, gov't weighs up a strategy to help local media
14th March 2024
TVNZ: The news funding model is broken – but this would fix it
Newshub shutting down and cuts at TVNZ show that New Zealand needs a new funding model for its fourth estate.
24th January 2024
RNZ: A commitment to Māori content
RNZ appointed a new Māori Commissioner, who will lead the commissioning, developing and publishing of Māori content in the RNZ team.
11th August 2021
The group guarding NZ’s media freedom
New Zealand is ranked eighth best nation in the world when it comes to the freedom of journalists to report without fear. So why does it need a Media Freedom Committee?