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Colin Peacock pops in on a Tuesday to discuss the long-rumoured, now-announced merger cooked up between TradeMe and Stuff.

Coverage of the outcry sparked by the sudden change to legislation for pay equity claims - and how one rude word in one newspaper column derailed the debate. Also - AI at the BBC: how the world's biggest broadcaster is using AI in news and programmes. Read more about this episode of Mediawatch on the RNZ websiteThe sudden change to legislation for pay equity claims sparked a huge political outcry pumped up when one columnist used one very rude word in one newspaper column. How did the media sift the facts from all the political friction?Also: this week the BBC's top boss said social media platforms and disinformation endanger democracy – but the world's biggest broadcaster could help reverse this.Cutting-edge AI technology will be blended with BBC journalism for “a healthy core of fact-based news” that could benefit the world.The BBC boss tasked with looking into the future of technology tell us how the BBC already puts AI into news and documentaries in ways you might not expect.In this episode:01:10 – Hayden Donnell on coverage of pay equity legislation sidetracked by the party political spin.12:17 – Colin Peacock on the so-called c-bomb in the Sunday Star Times also derailing the debate. 20:00 – Laura Ellis tells us how the BBC is deploying AI for news and programmes.Learn more:Mediawatch: Political rows and newspaper column blur focus on pay equity | RNZ NewsMediawatch: AI and the BBC | RNZ NewsGuests:Laura Ellis - BBC head of technology forecastingIf you have any thoughts for us - or ideas for us to follow up - get in touch. E-mail mediawatch@rnz.co.nz. You'll also find us @MediawatchNZ on X.Follow Mediawatch and listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or any podcast app to make sure you never miss an episode.Find more RNZ Podcasts at the new section of the RNZ website at rnz.co.nz/podcastsGo to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Around 30 roles are being cut from the New Zealand Herald's newsroom - with the likes of political editor Claire Trevett and deputy business editor Grant Bradley taking voluntary redundancy. RNZ MediaWatch host Colin Peacock spoke to Paddy Gower.

The Asia New Zealand Foundation recently led a delegation on a Track II diplomacy visit to Malaysia for the 16th ASEAN Australia/New Zealand Dialogue.Foundation Trustee Hone McGregor and economist Brad Olsen were on the trip, and sat down with RNZ's Colin Peacock to discuss the key takeaways from their first Track II experience in Kuala Lumpur. Tweet us at @AsiaMediaCentreWebsite asiamediacentre.org.nz Email us at media@asianz.org.nzWhakawhetai mo te whakarongo .. thanks for listening !

Broadcaster TVNZ says it's consulting with staff around proposed changes. RNZ Mediawatch presenter Colin Peacock spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The latest proposal to save TVNZ's ailing finances would see the 1News website scrapped from February. Mediawatch presenter Colin Peacock spoke to Corin Dann.

Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the art of live sports commentary. Also: coverage of Kiingi Tuheitia's tangi; hot mic makes headlines at the Pacific Islands Leaders' forum again

Midweek Mediawatch. Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about a lid-lifting Sunday paper scoop about gun crime - and a minister in the spotlight over gun law reform. Also - Australian media go rogue on Raygun, and more Newshub TV talent scooped up by Stuff.  

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. This week Colin Peacock talked to Todd Zaner about reactions to the revelation the Herald used artificial intelligence to write editorials and what was revealed by coverage of the National Party's AGM last weekend. Also - some standout Olympic media moments - and unexpected acapella jingles. 

On today's episode, triathlete Hayden Wilde has won silver in the men's triathlon, we cross to Nathan Rarere in Paris, as well as talking to Hayden Wilde's proud grandparents, Guyon Espiner discusses a police study of drinking behaviour - sparked by a string of violent and sexual assaults in Wellington - points much of the blame on people preloading on cheap booze before hitting the town, and an editorial was written by AI in last weekend's weekend Herald, Colin Peacock from RNZ's Mediawatch joins us.

An editorial published in last weekend's Weekend Herald was written by artificial intelligence. Colin Peacock from RNZ Mediawatch spoke to Corin Dann.

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about how the media handled the news that Joe Biden had thrown in the towel - and the final report from the Inquiry into Abuse in State Care. Also Colin also looked at a revealing local report about a local high school - and something he got wrong about his own primary school days.  

Lynfield-based Larry Killip describes himself as "possibly the most famous person that you have never heard of". With a musical career stretching back to the mid-60s, Killip's first band The Zarks was formed with a few high school buddies. Since then he's continued to write and perform in various iterations, but the work most people would be familiar with is the hundreds of jingles Killip has written - for everything from Columbine stockings to Skyline Gottages. He joins Colin Peacock to reflect on his unusual career, his work with indie pop darlings The Beths, and his ever-growing collection of vintage gear and ephemera.

Mediawatch looks at how our media reacted to the shocking news of the attempt on Donald Trump's life in Pennsylvania. And shortly before that news broke, Colin Peacock a look at the week's news and media live on Sunday Morning with Hayden Donnell - including how it panned out in the first week of Stuff's ThreeNews, a change for TVNZ's Re:News, a significant change in the government's stance on affordable housing - and horoscopes in the news.

There's new news to watch at six on TV - with Stuff's ThreeNews replacing Newshub. RNZ Mediawatch presenter Colin Peacock spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock  talked to Emile Donovan about the government backing a law change - which they once slated in opposition - to help the media get more money from Big Tech. Also  - the end of Newshub coming closer - and another round of concerning closures in the media in local newspapers, the once-mighty Sunday News and at Newstalk ZB.   

The government will pursue a plan to get global internet giants such as Google and Meta to pay for news, even if that means Facebook would ban news from its platform. The Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill would encourage those online titans to negotiate with local media outlets to pay for reusing their news content. RNZ Mediawatch's Colin Peacock spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about more moves between broadcasters, more new podcasts - but fewer Prime Ministerial press conferences. Also: TVNZ makes football fans happy.

Colin Peacock is in the studio with another edition of Midweek Mediawatch. Tonight, he's talking to Emile Donovan about the latest media hires, the release of a new kind of podcast and the death of an old one.

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about Duncan Garner's new live morning show - and an old name for a new 6pm TV news show.  Also - a couple of awkward moments at this year's national journalism awards and an awkward confrontation between a rugby coach and a reporter; an outlet devoted to the music of the dead - and who gets struck by lightning?

Colin Peacock is in the studio with another edition of midweek mediawatch. Tonight he's talking to Emile Donovan about Duncan Garners new show finally getting off the ground, what happened at the media awards night last week and a not so new name for Stuff's new 6pm bulletin.

US lawmakers could vote on a bill that corners the app's owner ByteDance with a stark choice: to sell or be banned. Also in the programme, the French government addresses shrinkflation concerns with a new rule that will require stores to tell customers when a product becomes smaller but its price stays the same or increases. And we look into why sales of wine have dropped in China.Rahul Tandon discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Lori Ann LaRocco, senior editor of Guests at CNBC Business News, and Colin Peacock, presenter of Mediawatch on Radio New Zealand.(Picture: A view shows the office of TikTok in the US. Picture credit: REUTERS.)

Colin Peacock joins Nights to debrief another big week in the media.

Bestselling writer Deborah Challinor explores the world of Victorian funeral customs in the first book in a new series Black Silk and Sympathy. Deborah has written eighteen novels of historical fiction, including young adult novels, and two works of non-fiction about the Vietnam War. She speaks with Colin Peacock about her fascination with graves, cemeteries and funerals and how this interest shines in the first of a new series telling the tale of Sydney's first female undertaker.

Oppenheimer has finally opened in Japan, eight months after it was released in the US. Japanese distributors delayed the release, following criticism the movie minimises the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and to distance it from offensive "Barbenheimer" memes. The seven times Oscar winner, which tells of the race to develop the atomic bomb, grossed $US 2.5 million in its first weekend in Japanese cinemas. Tokyo based author of Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World Matt Alt joins Colin Peacock with how the film is being received.

Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media. 

Colin Peacock joins Emile Donovan to debrief the week in media, including a remarkable moment when several news events unfolded at once.

The firm's CEO has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an investigation of the events that led to his brief ouster last year. We get the latest.TikTok urged users to call politicians to complain about a bill that would force its parent company to either sell or shut down the Chinese-owned app in the US. We ask an expert about the implications this could have. A power company has admitted it might be responsible for the start of the largest wildfires in Texas history. We hear the details. Roger Hearing discusses these and more business stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Takara Small, multimedia journalist and entrepreneur in Toronto, and Colin Peacock, producer and presenter of Mediawatch on Radio New Zealand, in Wellington. (Picture: Sam Altman. Picture credit: REUTERS.)

One week on from the proposed shutdown of Newshub, TVNZ staff are bracing themselves for more bad news. Staff have been told to watch their inboxes for information about the future of their news operation, after the company reported a $16.8 million for the six months ended December. RNZ Mediawatch's Colin Peacock spoke to Corin Dann.

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the sudden and startling news of Newshub's impending demise in a ‘proposal' from the global owner. Also: is it wrong for journalists to use ‘big tech' tools to scrub the sound of real people from reports - or bum notes at the Superbowl?

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about the sudden and startling news of Newshub's impending demise in a 'proposal' from the global owner. Also: is it wrong for journalists to use 'big tech' tools to scrub the sound of real people from their live reports?

Former Newshub head of news Mark Jennings on his shock at today's announcement Newshub is to close. And what now for the media landscape? Kathryn speaks with Mediawatch's Colin Peacock. 

Microsoft's Gaming CEO Phil Spencer has announced four of its Xbox- exclusive games will be available on other consoles for the first time, the news comes after an increase in multi-platform games by Microsoft. Roger Hearing finds out what this means for the gaming industry going forward. We also hear from local business in the US to hear how they are coping as their retail figures are revealed. And we look at the four sportspeople who have turned their success on the field into financial success reaching the status of billionaire.Roger Hearing is joined throughout by two guests on opposite sides of the world: Alison Van Diggelen, Journalist, Host of Fresh Dialogues based in Silicon Valley and Colin Peacock from Radio New Zealand in Wellington.(Picture: Living room with a Microsoft Xbox Series X home video game console alongside a television and soundbar, Credit: Getty Images)

Colin Peacock recaps New Zealand supermarkets' rodent problems, Tucker Carlson's Vladimir Putin interview, and some controversial Waitangi Day interviews.

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Emile Donovan about just-announced changes to RNZ National's schedule and an RNZ news story last weekend which prompted complaints. Also: an ex-MP's emotional interviews; defining sport once and for all - and what do Jacinda Ardern and Liverpool FC have in common?

Colin Peacock talks to Emile Donovan about changes to the RNZ national schedule coming up next month - and an RNZ news story last weekend which promoted complaints. Also - an ex-MP opening up in emotional interviews,- and what links Jacinda Ardern to Liverpool Football Club?

Former President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay $83m for defaming columnist E Jean Carroll in 2019 while he was president. Roger Hearing finds out what this case means for Trump going forward. Liverpool Football Club manager Juergen Klopp is leaving at the end of the season, despite having two years to go on his contract. We hear what is the best way to leave your job? Also cash as well as cards - Ireland moves to force businesses to take coins and notes Roger will be joined throughout the programme by two guests on opposite sides of the world - Colin Peacock, Producer and Presenter of Mediawatch on Radio New Zealand in Wellington. And Lori Ann Larocco, Senior Editor at CNBC in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.(Picture: Former U.S. President Donald Trump departs Trump Tower in New York Credit: Reuters)

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Hayden Donnell and Colin Peacock joined Mark Leishman to hand out Mediawatch's not very prestigious and not at all coveted annual awards - including worst media cliche, most shameless ripoff, best media drama, and media over-reaction of the year. 

Hayden Donnell and Colin Peacock joined Mark Leishman to hand out Mediawatch's annual awards - including worst media cliche, most shameless ripoff, best media drama and media over-reaction of the year.

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talked to Mark Leishman about the new government getting underway with plenty of ceremony, lots of protest - but no honeymoon. Also: Sky puts prices up; The Project comes to an end - and are letters to the editor on the way out?

Midweek Mediawatch - Mediawatch's weekly catch-up with Nights. Colin Peacock talks to Mark Leishman about the ongoing process of forming a new government testing the patience of political reporters - and the audience. Also: more financial woe for media companies, 123 years of history ends in Invercargill - and Australia's rugby boss meets a sticky end. 

Mark and Colin discuss coalition government talks, WeetBix, Rugby and the closure of Southland's best known store 'H and J Smith'.

Mediawatch looks back on how the media covered a long, long campaign - and how election night played out across the media after the polls finally closed on Saturday. Hayden Donnell in Auckland - and special guest Robbie Nicol (host of RNZ's politics series The Citizens Handbook) joined Colin Peacock for live RNZ National election coverage special on Sunday morning.

New Zealanders will be casting their vote on Saturday in the country's general election, 9 months after Jacinda Arden unexpectedly resigned as Prime Minister. They'll be deciding whether to give Labour a third term in office, or flip to a National-led government. We'll hear from the current finance minister and the deputy leader of the opposition. Ford Motor shares fell after the United Auto Workers (UAW) union expanded its strike at the company's biggest and most profitable factory in Kentucky. The UAW said 8,700 workers walked out of the truck plant in Kentucky, in response to Ford refusing to move further in contract negotiations. Vivienne Nunis discusses this and more of the business news from around with Colin Peacock, the host of MediaWatch at Radio New Zealand and Betsey Stevenson, Professor of public policy and economics at the University of Michigan. (Photo: A voting sign on display outside a polling booth during election day on October 17, 2020 in Wellington, New Zealand. Picture Credit: Getty Images)

TVNZ says lower than expected spending on advertising is forcing cuts to content production, programmes and operational spending. Colin Peacock from RNZ's Mediawatch programme broke the story. Peacock spoke to Corin Dann.

Employment in the US held steady last month, bolstering hopes that the economy will avoid a painful downturn. Latest job figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show employers added 187,000 jobs while the jobless rate dropped to 3.5%. Plus presenter Leanna Byrne speaks to Shannon K.O'Neil, a Latin American expert and vice-president of the Council on Foreign Relations, a think tank in the US, about how inflation and increasing political pressures are pushing more people to leave countries such as Argentina and Venezuela and head north to the US in search of a better life. Leanna Byrne speaks to Colin Peacock, producer and presenter of Mediawatch in New Zealand and Dr Stephanie Hare, researcher, broadcaster and author in London to discuss the day's top business stories.

Roger Hearing is joined by Lori Ann LaRocco in the US and Colin Peacock in New Zealand to discuss some of the major financial stories of the day. The former US President Donald Trump is indicted on more charges - this time around the fallout from the 2020 election. Ilya Espino de Marotta is the Panama Canal Authority's Deputy Administrator - she tells us about the struggle to keep goods flowing during the drought season. Plus we ask if being mean in the office is actually the best way to climb the ladder. PHOTO CREDIT: REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario/File Photo

Tech giant Ant Group is one of several companies facing massive fines imposed by the Chinese government. Ant offers loans, credit, investments and insurance to hundreds of millions of customers and small businesses, and is part of the empire of founder Jack Ma. Plus: the end of an era, as Ford stops production of its iconic Fiesta model. Roger Hearing is joined by Toronto based tech journalist Takara Small, and Colin Peacock, host of Mediawatch on Radio New Zealand. Picture: Logos of Alipay and Ant Group (credit CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)

Facebook's owner shows staff plans for a text-based social network designed to compete with Twitter. We hear more about this BBC exclusive. Also in the programme, Jack Daniels has won a peculiar case against a firm that sold dog toys shaped like its emblematic bottle of whisky. We look into the arguments considered by the judge. Roger Hearing discusses these and more stories with two guests on opposite sides of the world: Radio New Zealand's Colin Peacock in Wellington and Diane Brady, assistant managing editor at Forbes, in New York. (Picture: Meta. Picture credit: Reuters)

English actor Dame Penelope Wilton's warm smile will be familiar to fans of Downton Abbey, Doctor Who and the Ricky Gervais series Afterlife. Her new film The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry is a study of the different ways two people react to profound loss, Penelope tells Colin Peacock.