Duncan Greive is founder and managing editor of The Spinoff.
Wendy Petrie, 49, has lost her job to Simon Dallow, 56. TVNZ’s cull is mystifying on multiple levels.
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A new EP from an unknown Auckland singer ignited a bidding war before she’d released a single. Today her debut single ‘Call You Out’ is released, with eerie parallels to Lorde’s rise.
The associate editor of The Indian Times on why he believes the media ignores the quarter of our population not born here – and why both parties lose as a result.
Three's new rugby-themed drama is both original and feels like it could have come from nowhere else.
A new mall in downtown Auckland prizes food over shopping and public transport over private.
The Fold's very first guest is back to tell Duncan Greive how she pulled off the media deal of the year.
A review of Māori media has recommended news be centralised at Māori Television. Many in the sector are deeply alarmed by the idea.
The Herald reported this morning that MediaWorks was on the verge of selling its TV assets to US TV giant Discovery – but it appears the story may have been premature.
In 2014, Duncan Greive was invited to interview Dan Carter on the back of the All Black's spokesmodelling gig for Jockey underwear.
Todd Scott hosted Lotto in the 90s. He ended up running NZ's most famous business newspaper. And now things have got really weird.
The big media companies just want to get married. Duncan Greive makes the case for dozens of divorces instead.
Duncan Greive assesses an extraordinary morning for New Zealand’s media.
A massive $50bn package includes an eight week extension to the wage subsidy. Does the business community think it's enough?
Made by a single family sewing together bits of old shows, Leigh Hart’s Big Isolation Lockdown was the funniest and most oddly comforting television made in level four.
NZME asked the commerce commission for urgent approval to buy Stuff for $1. Minutes later, Stuff’s owner said it was no longer in talks with NZME.
How an extraordinary communications effort stepped up to help a country judged chronically ill-prepared for a pandemic.
He started as a journalist, became a producer, and is now one of NZ’s most successful TV creators.
The weight of Covid-19 will be very unequally distributed. Duncan Greive writes about where it will land, and how those it hits might come out from under it.
Even as New Zealand contemplates the end of lockdown, more closures and a major snub continue to rankle publishers.
NZ film, music and sports have all been broken by lockdown – but could be transformed by elimination
Worrying about inequality. Excited about electric planes. A huge Jacinda fan. What the hell has happened to Paul Henry?
Every pair emits 7kg of carbon. They’re putting it on the shoe so no one can miss it.
Over the past past four weeks our audience has tripled in size. Here's how you should use The Spinoff, and some useful things to know.
The second week of lockdown mobility data reveals NZ remains compliant with lockdown measures.
There’s a desperate scramble to stop more major media companies failing. What’s going on – and how might it play out?
