This week Mediawatch asks the broadcasting minister about his government's plan for public media after scrapping the plan for a new public media entity.
Mediawatch also talks to the founders of a new national news service to be based in the regions - and looks at how in-flight snacks got the media's attention this week.
Their work is usually unpaid and sometimes overlooked, but activists play an important long-term role in the parliament system. Four veterans open up on their experiences at parliament.
A roundup of today's news and sport.
Mediawatch looks critically at the New Zealand media - television, radio, newspapers and magazines as well as the 'new' electronic media. A critical look at the New Zealand media hosted by Colin Peacock and Hayden Donnell.
Legislation, issues and insights from Parliament.