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Welcome to a Best of the Day wrap from Unmade.Today: We share the highlights from Compass Auckland, Ooh Media finally discovers some momentum, and big moves on the Unmade Index.If you've been thinking about upgrading to an Unmade membership, this is the perfect time. Your membership includes:* A complimentary ticket to all of Unmade's events, including HumAIn (6 May), REmade (23 September), Unlock, and Compass (November), all returning in 2025.* Member-only content and our paywalled archives;* Your own copy of Media Unmade.‘Embrace AI, or face an extinction-level event'The final episode of the 2024-25 series of Compass rolled into Auckland last week.The audience at the iHeart Lounge heard from Matt Martel, managing editor for audience and platforms at the New Zealand Herald, Jo Mitchell, CMO of The Warehouse Group; Paul Pritchard, group CEO of Overdose, and Angela Watson, CEO of Colenso BBDO on some of the key topics getting adland out of bed and keeping it awake at night.The topics ranged from the impact of last year's closure of Newshub to the disruption being wrought by AI, to whether it's time for marketers to dial back on their platform spend.Pritchard told the audience that the biggest challenge he saw the industry face last year was “lack of control”. He added: “I felt like things happened to us, not because of us.”According to Martel, the closure of Newshub should be taken as a signal for action. “It was a strong and important part of New Zealand media. It's now gone.“We need to act. Because if we don't act, we can see the train that's coming down the tracks at us.“The problem is not the quality of what we do, it's the monetisation of what we do. If we don't change what we do now, if we don't embrace AI, if we don't embrace different ways of doing what we've always done, then there will be an extinction-level event for everyone in this room in ten years, if not sooner.”And Pritchard urged a rethink for where the industry spends its marketing budgets: “We spent a lot of time letting international technology players come to every market and sell, sell, sell at really low costs. And that disrupted the media. It challenged the content and the quality of that content. And then when they disrupted it, they decided to put the prices up.“And it's a pretty simple economic environment that we're all facing. The thing we can do to counter it is we can own our own content. We can own our own customer.“We decided that it was just better to throw money at something that continually worked, right? Those metrics of return on ad spend and cost of customer acquisition -they were really attractive for a long time.“Now they're less attractive, but everyone's hooked on it. So maybe we need to go cold turkey for a little bit.”The event was organised by Unmade with the support of NZME, Lumo and Scentre Group's BrandSpace.Ooh Media's turnaround beginsOoh Media will likely soon make it official with its acting chief revenue officer Mark Fairhurst after his first two months in the chair sparked a turnaround in the company's sales trajectory.The emergency appointment of Fairhurst, previously executive general manager of QMS, came in December following the exit of chief revenue officer Paul Sigaloff after just 19 months.In its full-year results released this morning, Ooh Media's revenue and profits were virtually flat for the year, up by 0.3% to $635.6m and 3% to $287m respectivelyOoh Media's 2023 and 2024 results were almost identical. However the company's momentum entering the first quarter has radically improvedOoh Media is on track to bring in 14% more revenue in the current quarter compared to the same time last year.CEO Cathy O'Connor again acknowledged that Ooh Media's sales operation has been slow and hard to deal with. She told today's analysts' call: “We heard from the market that we were slow to respond.”Ooh Media's said its new offering Reo - which assists mid-tier retailers enter the retail media space by outsourcing sales operations and assisting with the digital side - is also picking up momentum. Newly announced clients include Officeworks, Petbarn, and Australia Post, with others in the pipeline.Unmade Index buoyed by Ooh Media and IVE Group resultsOoh Media's improved performance saw it lock in a hefty 15.6% jump in market capitalisation during an action-packed day on the Unmade Index.IVE Group, which also reported solid results today, rose by 6.4% while Seven West Media gained 2.9%.Meanwhile, Nine lost 5.8% as the market continued to digest news of CoStar's bid to buy its majority-owned real estate platform Domain.As a result of the decline of Nine - the biggest weighted stock - the Unmade Index sank by 0.3% to 560.6 points.Best of the Day: News winners; Clems loser; Slater & Gordon's strugglesABC back at the topABC News moved back past News Corp's news.com.au as the site with the biggest audience. According to Ipsos Iris, the ABC's monthly audience grew to 12.5m in January, ahead of news.com.au which lost 3.4% to land on 11.8m.Another Omnicom ad restructureDani Bassil became the latest Clemenger Group CEO to be ousted after failing to recapture the creative brand's glories of previous decades. Omnicom announced that Clemenger, Traffik and CHEP Network will all be folded into the Clems brand. Under chief creative officer Ant Keogh, who departed in 2017, and CEO Peter Biggs, who left in 2014, Clemenger Melbourne was regularly the world's most awarded agency.Too little, too SlaterLaw firm Slater & Gordon was criticised for failing to adequately handle a PR crisis after a critical all-staff email leaked the salary details of employees along with criticism of management.Meanwhile IVF clinic Genea was tonight dealing with an even bigger PR crisis after revealing that a data leak has seen hackers seize highly personal patient details.Today's podcast was edited by Abe's Audio.Time to leave you to your evening.We'll be back with more tomorrow. Have a great night.Toodlepip…Tim BurrowesPublisher - Unmade + Mumbrellatim@unmade.media This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.unmade.media/subscribe

Paddy Gower has slammed “keyboard warriors” claiming the media is getting what it deserves for going “woke” amid mass job losses. TV3 journalist and TV host Patrick Gower spoke to Newstalk ZB's Mike Hosking this morning following yesterday's Newshub meeting where the closure of Newshub was confirmed. Hosking asked Gower what he would say to those who say “you go woke, you go broke” and claim the media was bribed by the former Labour government. “Get stuffed, and actually go away and, to use the term they use, do your own research,” Gower fired back. Gower agreed the Public Interest Journalism fund had “branding issues” for media organisations because the public didn't understand where the money was going. “But at the end of the day, I'm not going to sit here and listen to sort of people like that say that kind of thing after I've slaved away my bloody life alongside my colleagues, 25 years in my case, putting damn good news out there. “While we've got a trust problem, we need to address it and explain things that we're doing properly. “When it comes to the sort of Facebook keyboard warriors, I ain't got no time for that, Mike. “I'm about the 250 people who lost a job yesterday and actually the millions of other Kiwis that I know that trust me and trust my colleagues.” Patrick Gower and colleagues on their way to learn Newshub's fate. Photo / Alex Burton Gower told Hosking he didn't know how many of the up to 300 people losing their jobs would remain in media. “Who knows? “I mean, even for myself, I've got no bloody idea what I'll do next.” Gower said he hoped a lot of his colleagues would remain in the field, but recognised it was a difficult time for the industry in New Zealand. “It's that simple, mate, not everybody can survive. “But we've got to be optimistic, we can't kind of give in. “I can say for myself, I'm determined to get back out there.” Hosking asked Gower how many of the employees likely saw the closure coming. “It was always a possibility when we came in under the big company, particularly Warner Brothers Discovery when they'd merged ... some sort of shutdown was always possible. “I've survived a couple myself in the last 14 years or we've been very, very close. “So it was always on the cards.” The state of the economy and the recession have had a huge impact on the media industry, Gower admitted. “We often talk about the big structural problems that are behind all of this, but, hey, let's face it, the economy has absolutely tanked, every single dollar virtually has dropped out of the advertising market. “People are really struggling, [advertising] is the first thing that goes when a business is struggling, everybody knows that. “That has just put insane pressure on all media companies.” Gower said he hadn't seen “anything” broadcasting minister Melissa Lee had done so far for the industry. “I haven't seen anything they've done, but at the same time, the media doesn't need a bailout. “So if anyone's talking about some sort of cash bailout, we don't need that. “The media does need to be able to survive commercially. There are ways that we can do that.” Gower said there are issues that both Governments, current and former, have not addressed that could have helped the media. “There are massive structural problems out there that I just don't think the Government's got their head around. “Paying these Kordia fees, television companies, paying fees to another government organisation for something that we don't really need anymore is just plain nuts. “It is crazy, that is literally jobs going out the door every time they pay those fees.” Gower confirmed his show Paddy Gower Has Issues was not funded by NZ on Air, so wouldn't be funded by TV3′s new model. “There's got to be other ways to do television programmes ... we've got to find commercially successful ways of doing this stuff. Stuff where things get paid for by viewers again. We've got to find a way back to that.” LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Surprised, and humbled. That's the reaction of former All Blacks coach Ian Foster after being made a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. Having spent decades working in rugby, including 12 years with the All Blacks, Foster's contribution to the game has earned him inclusion in the New Year's Honours list. But Foster's contribution to the sport extends far beyond what he did at the highest level. The 148 matches Foster played for Waikato are still a record for the province and the tally is unlikely to be bettered. Among active players, only Liam Messam, aged 40, gets close at 104 games. As a coach, Foster's spells with both Waikato and the Chiefs paved the way for him to step into the All Blacks, where he lifted the World Cup as an assistant to Sir Steve Hansen in 2012. And speaking to Newstalk ZB's Summer Breakfast with Tim Beveridge, the 59-year-old is happy to deflect praise towards those who have helped him get to where he is, rather than take personal credit. “It's always for other people, isn't it? It's never for you,” Foster said. “But upon a little bit of reflection, I'm incredibly grateful for the acknowledgment. “That's, I guess, for my involvement in rugby, and something I've loved. You don't do it for any acknowledgment, but it's been pretty special. “With every layer, there's special memories. There's people that have been a massive influence, and people that have helped you along the pathways. “Every level has its own highs and lows. It was never a written goal to be coach of the All Blacks. “It was always about enjoying the moment and enjoying the group of people I was with at the time. “The thing that's been most special for me is seeing the support I've had over the years from family and friends at those different levels.” A year on from the All Blacks' heartbreaking one-point loss to South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final, Foster has taken his coaching acumen offshore and been reunited with former mentor Hansen at Toyota Verblitz in Japan. The move to Japan came after New Zealand Rugby acted to replace Foster before a ball had even been kicked in 2023, as Scott Robertson was backed as the man to lead the All Blacks into the future. Despite that, though, Foster's tenure ultimately showed his worth as a coach. Ian Foster and Sir Steve Hansen in 2019. Photo / Getty Images Aside from his World Cup campaign as head coach, where the All Blacks ended Ireland's run before losing to South Africa, Foster defended the Bledisloe Cup every year, and also kept hold of the Freedom Cup against the Springboks. One year on, that prize has been surrendered to South Africa. And while public praise may not have flowed during his tenure, Foster never lost the support of his players. In mid-2022, when Foster faced the sack while the team were away in South Africa, a group of senior players personally pulled NZ Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson aside to outline that the coach needed to keep his job. After the World Cup final defeat in the bowels of Stade de France, assistant coach Jason Ryan was asked what he thought Foster deserved to be remembered for. His answer was how much Foster cared for the All Blacks. That care is consistent with Foster's approach to coaching on the whole, and the credit Foster gives to the players who have been part of his career. “For me, coaching is about caring for the people you work with. You get the best out of them if you care for them, if you try to understand what they're going through. “I love coaching, it's a great chance to influence people. But to do that, you've got to walk a little bit of life in their shoes, and understand the pressures they're going through. “Quite frankly, the players, every week we put them out, we expect high standards, so they should expect the same out of us.” Now, though, Foster's challenge lies in Japan. His Toyota Verblitz have opened their Rugby League One season with defeats to Kubota Spears and Honda Heat. Japan has become a destination for Kiwis, coaches and players alike. Foster is joined at Toyota by Aaron Smith, while former All Blacks charges Sam Cane and TJ Perenara have also just moved to Suntory Sungoliath and Black Rams Tokyo respectively. But as seen by the large number of quality internationals moving to Japanese clubs, playing there is about so much more than earning a paycheque. Foster is no different. “It's a great new challenge, a new culture, a new language, new food, new road to drive to work, new personalities — a new Ian Foster,” he said. “It's a great chance to try and teach an old dog new tricks. I want to keep growing as a coach, this is a great chance to do it. “But what I've learned is really, rugby players are rugby players — whether they speak Kiwi, Aussie or Japanese. “The beautiful thing is there's some great people over here, and I'm enjoying getting to know them. “I love what I'm doing.” Alex Powell is an Online Sports Editor for the NZ Herald. 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This is my last editorial for the year. What a year it's been, we started in January with Golriz shoplifting, we watched 10,000 jobs go from the public sector and the private sector follow suit as cash stopped bouncing around the economy. National blamed Labour for everything and Labour blamed National. We watched Scott Robertson fail to be the second coming but when the All Blacks were good they were very good. The Treaty Principles Bill debate came, saw and divided. The hikoi invaded parliament, but didn't set up camp. The entire Newshub newsroom disappeared and others seem vulnerable so that's less eyes on the game. Construction crashed, power surged in price, mills closed and towns pondered what their citizens will do next. The snow fell late, a football team landed on the ground running, we found out state care was not caring. A war in Ukraine rolled on, a war in Gaza started, a country finally expelled it's dictator, Iran bombed Israel and Israel bombed Iran and world war 3 seemed closer than ever. China eyed Taiwan, China eyed the pacific, the States eyed China and we were asked to choose sides more and more. Then Donald Trump won America by saying we'll keep it simple and keep America first, and tariffs are back. We'll never forget you 2024, but frankly we're sick of the sight of you. It's time to go to your family, go to your favourite place, watch another sunrise, rest and recuperate because in 2025 we've got a big job fixing all this shit up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PM's long-awaited appearance on Q+A, Atlas explored, Wellington ginger group's political contacts come to light, RNZ brought to book & Newshub's stuff survives on Stuff Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

TVNZ has today announced plans to axe its 1News website as part of a bid to save $30m. It will invest in news for TVNZ plus as well as creating a new centre for data and AI. Former Head of News at Newshub Mark Jennings joins Jack Tame. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last week job cuts were confirmed at Whakaata Māori as part of ongoing  budget cuts to the organisation.  The national indigenous broadcaster is set to lose $10.3 million provided in the previous government's budget.  The cuts have resulted in the probable axing of the broadcaster's TV bulletin, with a plan to move to online content by March of next year.  In parliament Former Broadcasting Minister Willie Jackson pleaded with the government to invest in Whakaata Māori, calling the move yet another attack on Te Reo.  The cuts come off the back of a tumultuous time for Aotearoa's media space, following the closure of Newshub and major cuts at TVNZ.  Producer Evie spoke to the University of Auckland's Gavin Ellis about the cuts at Whakaata Māori, the effect they'll have on te ao Māori media, public access to news and the direction our media sector is moving in.

Kanoa Lloyd is one of New Zealand's top broadcasters and became a household name from co-hosting the Project on primetime TV for seven years.She first made her name in children's TV, before working on radio at Mai FM and was also a weather presenter for Newshub. In this episode we talk about her path from Squirt and Sticky TV to Three News, integrating te Reo Maori into the weather and all the hate that came along with it, why she quit Mai FM, the blowup of the Project and the stress and burnout that accompanied it, her best and worst moments on live TV, the future of media, parenthood, what she's doing now – and all the best stories in between. This was such a fun chat. Kanoa is warm, personable and authentic and there were a ton of laughs in this one mixed in with some really thoughtful periods of introspection.You'll love this one. We're also super stoked to have Kanoa on the books of B2B Speakers, so if you'd like her to share her story at your function or event, flick us a message by going to B2Bspeakers.co.nz. Also check out our epic lineup of former guests available for hire too. This episode is brought to you by TAB, download the new app today and get your bet on! Listen on iheart or wherever you get your podcasts from, or watch the video on Youtube.  To get the best discount off your NordVPN plan  - go to nordvpn.com/betweentwobeers -  our link will also give you 4 extra months on the 2-year plan. There's no risk with Nord's 30 day money-back guarantee!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tonight on The Huddle, Josie Pagani from Child Fund and journalist Paddy Gower joined in on a discussion about the following issues of the day - and more! The new Three News bulletin has been out for a few days following Newshub's demise - what do we all think? What's our verdict? There's no word on whether or not Darleen Tana will resign from Parliament yet - do we think she should? Can the Greens justify letting her go with waka-jumping laws? There's speculation that Labour is considering an inheritance tax later down the line. Will people go for this?  A Taranaki mother has launched a petition aimed at banning g-string bikinis at public pools. What do we make of this? LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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.

On today's episode, New Zealand tennis player Lulu Sun has continued her remarkable maiden run at Wimbledon, by making it to the quarterfinals after defeating Britain's Emma Raducanu, there's new news to watch at six on TV - with Stuff's ThreeNews replacing Newshub, the Prime Minister is headed to Washington D.C for what will be his debut rubbing shoulders with both European and US leaders, and a lone stoat that has been roaming the Miramar Peninsula since December has been captured.

Spinoff founder Duncan Greive has been writing regularly this year on business, politics and pop culture. But his slightly more niche area of interest is the media itself. This week was a big week for the media with AM and Newshub airing their final episodes and a new lease on life for the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill. If you don't know what that bill is, check out Duncan's author page on the Spinoff, as he has written more about it than probably anyone else in the country. He also spoke to Samantha Hayes and Mike McRoberts about their time at Three in a sprawling, emotional interview. Duncan joins Madeleine Chapman on Behind the Story to talk about what he's looking for in exit interviews, how he keeps a story interesting over a number of years, and what compels him to write. An abrupt U-turn from National, a brave new world for news in New Zealand Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts look back in awe and sorrow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last Friday the curtain came down on Newshub at 6 - and more than 30 years of nightly news made at the TV channel Three. But the next day the new 6pm bulletin by Stuff launched in its place. Mediawatch takes a look at its debut - and asks the question: what do people want from the 6pm TV news these days anyway?

After almost 35 years streaming into kiwi living rooms, Newshub's final 6pm bulletin will go to air tonight bringing to an end the broadcasting careers of some of the country's most high profile journalists. Ashleigh McCaull takes a look back at how the channel evolved over more than three decades to  embrace more of te ao Māori. 

Tonight on The Panel, Wallace Chapman and panellists Anna Dean and Martin Bosley discuss the curtain closing of Newshub and the Labour party taking out the UK election.

Spinoff founder Duncan Greive has been writing regularly this year on business, politics and pop culture. But his slightly more niche area of interest is the media itself. This week was a big week for the media with AM and Newshub airing their final episodes and a new lease on life for the Fair Digital News Bargaining Bill. If you don't know what that bill is, check out Duncan's author page on the Spinoff, as he has written more about it than probably anyone else in the country. He also spoke to Samantha Hayes and Mike McRoberts about their time at Three in a sprawling, emotional interview. Duncan joins Madeleine Chapman on Behind the Story to talk about what he's looking for in exit interviews, how he keeps a story interesting over a number of years, and what compels him to write. An abrupt U-turn from National, a brave new world for news in New Zealand Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts look back in awe and sorrow

Tonight marks the last six PM newshub bulletin on TV three. After more than thirty years of bringing the news to the nation owners Warner Brothers Discovery have axed the platform at the cost of almost three hundred jobs. Bill Hickman reports.

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At the end of each week, Mike Hosking takes you through the big-ticket items and lets you know what he makes of it all.    The school holidays: 7/10 760,000 will fly these next two weeks, which doesn't include the thousands who have already flown from private school, which doesn't include the thousands who drive. We love travel, even in a cost-of-living crisis.    Joe Biden: 1/10  Debates rarely turn out much but this time last week the world changed. Deciding to stay is a massive mistake his party will pay a price for.    Rishi Sunak: 4/10  Worked hard to limit the damage, but is the classic victim of the bloke who came along at the end of the chain and is there when the hammer goes down.    Emmanuel Macron: 2/10  Idiotic move of the year. The Tories were always going to get smashed but the Europe vote didn't need to lead to what he then did. And this Sunday he will see how bad that mistake was.    Newshub: 4/10  It's been dragged out too long with far too much gnashing and wailing from people who still think they are a mile more important than they are. The fact is they couldn't get an audience to attract the ads to pay the bills. You monetise or die. But less media is not good so ultimately we are all losers.    The All Blacks: 7/10 The first test is always full of anticipation and England are a good way to start as we welcome in the Razor years.    LISTEN ABOVE FOR MIKE HOSKING'S FULL WEEK IN REVIEW See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today marks the end of Newshub, an organisation which has been around for 35 years, and has a strong case as the most original and idiosyncratic newsroom this country has ever known. Sam Hayes and Mike McRoberts have more than 40 years combined experience at Three, and join Duncan Greive on The Fold to look back across the history of 3 News, assess its singular culture and some crucial moments along the path to this sad goodbye. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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.   

Media and Broadcasting Minister Paul Goldsmith speaks to Susana Lei'ataua about the government committing to press ahead with a crucial piece of legislation that could throw a lifeline to local productions like Shortland street and the struggling media sector, coming just days before Newshub's shutdown.

Kia Ora Aotearoa! Welcome to The Working Group, New Zealand's top political podcast not funded by NZ on Air. I'm your host, Martyn Bradbury, editor of The Daily Blog. Joining me tonight: Willie Jackson & Max Harris, alongside Host Martin (Bomber) Bradbury and panelist Damien Grant. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEXT: 'Working' to 3598 Check out the Social Media - https://bento.me/theworkinggroupSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Part 2:  It's Newshub's final week on air, and reporter Adam Hollingworth looks back at its battle to beat TVNZ. Where it succeeded and where it failed.

Hal Crawford ran Newshub through a crucial era – but has traveled a strange path since. He joins Duncan Greive to discuss the unique personality of Three News, the prospects of Stuff at 6pm – and his very different career since he returned to Australia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Newshub enters its final week, reporter Adam Hollingworth talks to current and former staff about the new division's early days and key events in its 35 year history  

We have our first agree to disagree clause of this new coalition.  First point to make - what a mature look it is.  New Zealand First has invoked the clause, which is probably not the surprise.  The surprise is that in previous coalitions this would be described as a crack. "Coalition cracks forming" was the headline from Newshub. Yet in 2024 if it is as it seems, it's a clause, that's life and we move on.  That is to the credit of Christopher Luxon, who stitched this thing together with the view of it holding long term. So far, so good.  As regards who is right, it is to do with the ACT-led decision that the Covid inquiry will now be in two parts. Part one is the bit that's on now, headed by Tony Blakely. They will finish their work and report in November.  Then we get part two with a new chair, new commissioners and wider terms of reference.  Now, if Brooke van Velden argues it's worth keeping the current inquiry because they are underway and stopping it would be wasteful, then I have an element of sympathy.  Although it was a jack up from Labour, it will elicit some things that are of value.  As much sympathy as I have for the wastage argument, I have more sympathy for New Zealand First, who on this question, are more right than ACT is.  Blakely should never have been appointed and the terms of reference are a joke. It was classic Labour - stack the deck and pretend it's a proper game.  The stuff we desperately want investigated isn't part of the inquiry; vaccine procurement and efficacy and all the wider economic and social issues that we are still wading through.  Personally, I'd like to see people called and compelled to turn up, but that is wishful thinking.  The other bit is the second part won't report back until 2026, which is election year. Covid started in 2019 and the report is due seven years later? That's not pace or progress.  Act will have their reasons, but on this Winston Peters has read the mood better and I think ultimately is on the right side of it.  But the fact he can invoke a clause and not spit the dummy is massive progress in the collegiality of a multi-party arrangement running the country.  And the success of that is not to be underestimated. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophie Elliott was a recently graduated 22 year old beautiful woman with a new job and ready to begin her adult life. She recently ended her relationship with 33 year old Clayton Weatherston a university tutor that worked at the same university Sophie had attended. Clayton could not cope with Sophie ending their unhealthy relationship just as she learned she would be moving for her first after college professional job. On his birthday just before Sophie leaves Clayton Weatherston does the unthinkable with Sophie's mother right on the other side of her bedroom door.  Join Patreon here to binge bonus content! Crime Curious is creating a kick-ass exclusive listener experience | Patreon https://www.buymeacoffee.com/crimecurious  Music By: Michael Drzewiecki  Cover Art By: Charnell Lennox Booker, Jarrod.  “Gruesome details of…”  The  New Zealand Herald.  23 Jun 2009. Longley, Mark, and Brownlie, Kaysha.  “Sophie Elliott's mother…” NewsHub.  22 Nov 2022. Find-a-Grave.  Sophie Kate Elliott.  Dennett, Kelly.  “A decade on…”  New Zealand Herald.  05 Jan 2018. Callahan, Caley.  “Father of Dunedin…” NewsHub.  09 Jul 2022. Murder of Sophie Elliott - Wikipedia Clayton Weatherston jailed for minimum 18 years | Stuff Gruesome details of Sophie Elliott killing revealed in court - NZ Herald

Maori journalists say the impending closure of Newshub's AM on July 5 will put back progress made in recent years in getting more reo on the airwaves.

To mark the 30 year anniversary of the mass killing A Moment In Crime presents The House of Bain, a two-part telling of the case.  On June 20 1994 Margaret and Robin Bain, their teenage daughters Arawa and Laniet and son Stephen were all shot dead in the family home at 65 Every Street, Dunedin. Just after 7am David Bain - Margaret and Robin's oldest child - called emergency services to report the ghastly scene. He said he had come home from his morning paper run and found them all dead.  Days later Bain was charged with five counts of murder and after a high-profile trial a jury found him guilty.  He maintained his innocence and fought for decades for a retrial, which finally went ahead in 2007.  A second jury acquitted Bain, finding him not guilty of the five murders.  The case is arguably New Zealand's most talked about massacre and over the years has become morbidly iconic.  In the second part of House of Bain, you will hear more from Bain in his own words on his legal battle. The lawyer who represented him most recently also speaks about the case and its aftermath. Host Anna Leask speaks to people involved in the case and those with expert opinions on why Bain and the grisly event have become embedded in New Zealand culture.  CLICK HERE for further New Zealand Herald coverage of this case A Moment In Crime is an NZME podcast written and hosted by Anna Leask, senior crime and justice reporter for the New Zealand Herald.   The podcast is written and hosted by Leask. It is produced by Leask, NZME audio engineer James Irwin and podcast production manager Ethan Sills.   A number of key players in the case had their words voiced by actors - Glenn Dwight as David Bain and Tory McArthur as the juror from the second trial. NZME audio engineer Tash Chittock assisted with recording.  In this episode television news reports that featured on various iterations of 6pm news bulletins on TVNZ and NewsHub have been referenced..These are mostly taken from court coverage, which can still be found on YouTube.   If you have a crime or case you'd like to hear more about, email anna.leask@nzme.co.nz See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Questions to Ministers RT HON CHRIS HIPKINS to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all of his Government's statements and actions? HON MARAMA DAVIDSON to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by his Government's statements and actions? TIM VAN DE MOLEN to the Minister of Finance: What does the operating balance excluding gains and losses (OBEGAL) measure? HON BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: Does she stand by her answers to oral questions on Tuesday, 21 May? PAULO GARCIA to the Minister of Housing: What announcements has he made regarding social housing? HON KIERAN MCANULTY to the Minister of Housing: Is it correct, as reported yesterday on Newshub, that the Government intends to scrap grants to first-home buyers? MARIAMENO KAPA-KINGI to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by all her statements and actions in relation to the Oranga Tamariki (Repeal of Section 7AA) Amendment Bill? HON NICOLE MCKEE to the Minister for Children: What reports, if any, has she seen on section 7AA of the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989? HON GINNY ANDERSEN to the Minister for the Prevention of Family and Sexual Violence: Does she agree with the omission of a reduction in family violence from the Prime Minister's Public Service targets? TAMATHA PAUL to the Minister of Housing: Does he believe everyone in New Zealand should have a secure home; if so, how does he reconcile this with his Government's intention to make it easier to evict people from their homes? CATHERINE WEDD to the Associate Minister of Transport: What recent announcements has he made regarding lifeguards and Coastguard? HON WILLOW-JEAN PRIME to the Minister for Children: Does she stand by her expectation of Oranga Tamariki "that the best interests of our young people are at the forefront of all their decision making"?

There are pleas for the Government not to scrap the first-home buyers grant.  Newshub is reporting the Government plans to redirect the $60 million allocated to help first-home buyers and put the money into social housing.  The scheme gives buyers between $5,000 and $10,000 towards their first home if they earn under a certain threshold, and property experts say dissolving it would be a bad move.  Whitestone Group Director Shaneel Singh told Mike Hosking that many of his clients need the grant.  He says a number first home buyers wouldn't be able to get on the property ladder without it.  In the year to February 2024, nearly 25,000 first homes were purchased. In that time, 10,500 first-home grants were paid out, meaning that 42% of first-home buyers did so with the help of the grant.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We talk to the Director of Slovak Centre Ireland Rastislav Blazek and Lisette Reymer, Europe Correspondent with Newshub in Bratislava. 

Christopher Cermak discusses the day's news stories with managing editor of the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, Daniella Peled and Newshub's Europe correspondent, Lisette Reymer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

For the first time in history, the role of the New Zealand Defence Force in the Gallipoli ANZAC day dawn service is up in the air. Newshub's Europe correspondent Lisette Reymer spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

On this episode of Between Two Beers we talk to Karen O'Leary. Karen has one of the most interesting career arcs of anyone on our screens. She worked as an early childhood educator for two decades, before being tricked into auditioning for a role in Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement's cult-classic feature What We Do In The Shadows. Her head-turning 90 second performance as Officer O'Leary led to the lead role in comedy spin-off series Wellington Paranormal, a show that is broadcast around the world in 70 countries. Then last year she made the switch to current events, and won the coveted Best Presenter of Entertainment award for her work on Paddy Gower has Issues on Newshub, months before it was announced the show would not be returning. In this episode we talk about her unique career path and all the best stories along the way, her reaction to Newshub shutting down and whats next, getting naked with Jermaine Clement, why her nickname is little bush, the best of Officer O'Leary and much much more. Karen is a lethal combination of charismatic, hilarious and smart – and this was a really fun one, with so many great yarns. We're also super stoked to have Karen on the books of B2B Speakers, so if you'd like him to MC your night, or share his story at your function or event, flick us a message by going to B2Bspeakers.co.nz. Also check out our epic lineup of former guests available for hire too. And while there sign up to our weekly newsletter with all the biggest news from us and the podcasting space in NZ.     Listen on iheart or wherever you get your podcasts from, or watch the video on Youtube.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Warner Bros. Discovery has struck a deal with Stuff to supply the 6pm bulletin, replacing Newshub. Journalist and media commentator Bill Ralston and former Newshub Head of News Mark Jennings spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

On today's episode we hear from Resource Minister Shane Jones on reducing barriers to coal mines, we get Labour's reaction to the changes from leader Chris Hipkins, journalist and media commentator Bill Ralston and former Newshub head of news Mark Jennings join us to discuss Stuff's takeover of the 6pm news bulletin on Three, and we cross to Philip Crowther in New York to give us the latest on Donald Trump's trial.

On the show today, Clint, Meg and Dan talk to friend of the show Mike McRoberts about the state of media in the country and what has happened to NewsHub. Dan has an issue with a squeaky wheel. Meg made a bit of a blunder when organizing an interview with a kiwi icon.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Newshub staff had their fears confirmed today with the announcement the news operation will shut down in July and nearly 300 people will lose their jobs. The proposal by owners Warner Brothers to close down the newsroom and news programmes six weeks ago sent shockwaves through the industry. Staff made various attempts to save the organisation, but it wasn't enough to prevent today's news. The last six pm news bulletin will air on July 5th.

Media and Communications Minister Melissa Lee talks to Lisa Owen about the demise of Newshub and the loss of several TVNZ programmes.

The Ministry of Social Development is not immune to job cuts seen in other public service departments, with MSD calling for voluntary redundancies after cost-saving efforts failed to meet Government targets. For our weekly catch-up with Labour's Carmel Sepuloni Wire Host Caeden asks her about the impact of cuts at MSD, especially amongst other Government policies disadvantaging beneficiaries. They also ask about the Samoan Citizenship Bill led by Teanau Tuiono, and the impact of losing independent media giants such as Newshub for democracy.

It's Rapare - Thursday, April the 11th Today on RNZ National... Newshub journalist Paddy Gower is with us after 7 to talk about yesterday's confirmation by Warner Brothers' Discovery that the company's news operation would close. Exploited migrants say the new English language requirement for work visas could force them to return home We'll have the latest on the weather on the South island's west coast The Department of Conservation is the latest government agency to announce job cuts, sounding alarm for environmental experts the Masters golf tournament is underway tomorrow, with Ryan Fox and Tiger Woods in the hunt

Newshub journalist Paddy Gower said Warner Brothers' Discovery needs to get on and do a deal for another party to take over the news bulletin after the company announce the closure of its newsroom, with the loss of 250 jobs. Gower spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

A former head of news at TV3 says a generation of journalists is being wiped out following large job cuts announced at TVNZ and the closure of Newshub. Mark Jennings spoke to Corin Dann.

Newshub staff have been told the news operation is to close from the fifth of July with the loss of 250 jobs.

Media commentator Duncan Grieve warns the Wednesday could be one of the worst days for journalism in New Zealand's history. Grieve spoke to Corin Dann.

Just a third of New Zealanders now say they trust the news. That's the major finding of AUT's research centre for Journalism, Media and Democracy's fifth annual Trust in News in Aotearoa New Zealand report. Trust in news in general fell from 42 percent last year to 33 percent in this year's report - but it's a whopping 20 percent down from the first report in 2020 when it was at 53 percent. All 16 news brands that were part of this survey suffered declines in trust. The ODT had the highest trust score, with RNZ and the NBR tied in second place and TVNZ, Newsroom, BusinessDesk and 'other commercial radio' tied for third. Other findings from this year's survey: Fewer people believed the news media was independent of political influence and more said they actively avoid the news to some degree. The survey was conducted in February just before the shock announcement that Newshub was set to close, and that TVNZ would be cutting jobs and news programmes. Final decisions are expected from both organisations this week. Kathryn is joined by Dr Merja Myllylahti and Dr Greg Treadwell, co-authors of the report.

O recomeço numa ilha remota pode parecer uma boa ideia. Isso foi o que Janelle Patton pensou. O que ela não sabia é que os 100 anos de paz da Ilha Norfolk seriam interrompidos na Páscoa de 2002.  Nesse episódio te contamos todos os detalhes desse caso. Fontes: ABC News, This Norfolk Island murder mystery captured global attention, but left some questions unanswered, disponível aqui. Crime Investigation Australia, A Killer Amongst Us - The Norfolk Island Murder, disponível aqui. Bianca Marcheso, MISTÉRIO NA PACATA ILHA NORFOLK | Caso Janelle Patton, disponível aqui. Melbourne Punch, Seculum Jubilans, disponível aqui. The Sidney Morning Herald, Patton's parents see killer led away, disponível aqui. The Age, Remember our daughter's loving nature: parents, disponível aqui. Federal Court of Australia - Full Court, McNeill v The Queen (includes corrigendum dated 26 May 2008) [2008] FCAFC 80 (23 May 2008), disponível aqui. Daily Telegraph, Patton killed accidentally, court told, disponível aqui. Newshub, Kiwi man who killed woman on Norfolk Island to be deported to Christchurch, disponível aqui. The Sidney Morning Herald, Another shot at making city a finance hub, disponível aqui. The Age, Death exposes an island's secrets, disponível aqui. Revista AzMina, Relacionamento abusivo: 15 sinais de que você pode estar em um, disponível aqui. Ministério dos Direitos Humanos e da Cidadania, Violência doméstica e familiar contra a mulher: Ligue 180 e tudo o que você precisa saber, disponível em: https://www.gov.br/mdh/pt-br/assuntos/denuncie-violencia-contra-a-mulher/violencia-contra-a-mulher Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística, Rio de Janeiro, disponível em: https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/rj/rio-de-janeiro.html The Camberra Times, Australia may return Norfolk Island to self-governance, disponível em: https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8079796/australia-may-return-norfolk-island-to-self-governance/ The Irish Times, An Irishman's Diary on dark deeds on the penal colony of Norfolk Island, disponível em: https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/an-irishman-s-diary-on-dark-deeds-on-the-penal-colony-of-norfolk-island-1.2171976 The Guardian, Man guilty of Norfolk Island murder, disponível em: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/mar/09/australia The Sidney Morning Herald, Patton murder accused to return to NSW, disponível em: https://www.smh.com.au/national/patton-murder-accused-to-return-to-nsw-20060813-gdo5xw.html BBC News, Norfolk Islan murder trial opens, disponível em: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6319879.stm Los Angeles Times, An Island Full of Suspects, disponível em: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-aug-30-fg-norfolk30-story.html NZ Herald, Patton trial hears from tourists who discovered body, disponível em: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/patton-trial-hears-from-tourists-who-discovered-body/Q4K54Q6QWKQRN25JOW62GWMDJA/ RNZ, Norfolk Island killer Glenn McNeill to return to New Zealand, disponível em: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/508166/norfolk-island-killer-glenn-mcneill-to-return-to-new-zealand The Sidney Morning Herald, The chef, his ex and the lover, disponível em: https://www.smh.com.au/national/the-chef-his-ex-and-the-lover-20060812-gdo5u4.html RNZ, DNA breakthrough leads to an arrest Norfolk Island murder case, disponível em: https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/160054/dna-breakthrough-leads-to-an-arrest-norfolk-island-murder-case ABC News, Norfolk Island killer jailed for 24 years, disponível em: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2007-07-25/norfolk-island-killer-jailed-for-24-years/2512748 The Sidney Morning Herald, Patton family's impact statement, disponível em: https://www.smh.com.au/national/patton-familys-impact-statement-20040603-gdj1sz.html --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fabricadecrimes/message

Christopher Luxon can't catch a break. His prime ministerial house is shabby. His prime ministerial plane is borked. But, ask Toby Manhire, Annabelle Lee-Mather and Ben Thomas, how foreseeable was the blowback to his decision to take the $52k accommodation allowance to stay in his own mortgage-free Wellington apartment, how tin-eared was it to declare, repeatedly, that he was entitled to his entitlements, thank you very much, and the swift talkback-driven U-turn? It came hot on the heels of a whiplash week in parliament, with legislation to bin the Māori Health Authority, roll back smokefree legislation and unban pseudoephedrine. Is the government stretching the use of urgency to its legitimate limit? Elsewhere in a new edition of the Spinoff politics podcast Gone By Lunchtime: Warner Brothers Discovery has issued a death warrant for Newshub, all of Three's news operations and a bunch of other local content. What does it mean for democracy, and how was the response from Melissa Lee and the rest? Plus: A word on Grant Robertson, who is leaving politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices