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Four months since Stuff’s brave leap into the unknown, here's how ThreeNews is performing.

We have the ratings for Stuff’s ThreeNews. What story do they tell?

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Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: I don’t know how to travel

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The Weekend: When the tide turns

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The Weekend: What does your taste say about you?

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Questions were raised after RNZ pulled one of its own podcasts weeks before its release. Now, The Spinoff can reveal what was actually said.

The Anika Moa and Kiri Allan interview RNZ didn’t want you to hear

Revealed: The Anika Moa and Kiri Allan interview RNZ didn’t want you to hear

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The appointment of Philip Crump to NZ on Air’s board has sent a ripple of fear through the media – here's why he has them spooked.

Is there room for conservatives in culture? NZ On Air is about to find out

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The Weekend: How to get hired

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The NZ Film Commission has been caught red-handed spending money.

Breaking news: Things cost money

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The Weekend: When did you stop listening to new music?

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Google's opposition to a proposed bill has three possible outcomes, some more devastating than others.

Could a ‘Canadian compromise’ resolve the high stakes standoff between Google and NZ news media?

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Our new columnist, the Insider Insider, takes a peek inside the insiderest media operation of all time. 

Insider Insider: inside the NZ Herald’s insider empire 

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It’s possible to view shutting its news website as a retrenchment from digital. In fact, it’s the opposite.

Why TVNZ is right to shut down 1news.co.nz (with one major caveat)

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: Is Wellington really ‘gayer’ than Auckland?

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ThreeNews spent almost seven minutes focused on the former PM and his very relatable passion: helicopters.

Exclusive: John Key has a hobby 

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Gabi Lardies reflects on the places journalists go for stories.

The Weekend: You don’t have to write about the free pizza

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A cautionary tale of how writing a quick news banger can leave you with a guilty conscience.

How a $1.50 coffee became a priceless lesson in ethical journalism

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RNZ is supposed to be commercial-free, so how did advertisements for a TAB subsidiary appear on its podcasts? 

Why were gambling ads running during RNZ podcasts?

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Now updated, with a very pointed apology.

Matthew Hooton, Don Brash and the defamation drama behind a deleted podcast 

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It was a hush, then a weeping when the verdict was called.

Not guilty: At the end of the Polkinghorne trial, what have we learned?

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The Weekend: Big frick energy

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A new documentary series tells the story of a former Napier councillor accused of murder in Canada. 

In Cold Water is a must-see for true crime fans

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The Friday Poem: ‘FREE TRAMPOLINE’ by Sophie van Waardenberg

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Featuring the Booker Prize winner for 2024, and further evidence of the impact of book festivals on sales. 

The Unity Books bestseller chart for the week ending November 15

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'It was pretty ugly, but when my life fell apart was actually when it all started.'

The rebuilding of Fazerdaze

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'Most regrettable purchase in the last year? A cricket bat at a charity auction – I was drunk and it seemed like a great idea at the time.'

The cost of being: A lawyer with two kids, a mortgage and a love of good meat

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And why one former MP says John Key would never have allowed this to happen.

How the first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill played out

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Since taking part in growing kai from seed to harvest, my appreciation for every vegetable I eat has deepened.

Where does kai come from? Learning in the māra

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The climate and human rights crises are indelibly intertwined

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Spectators in the public gallery joined in.

House suspended as haka interrupts first reading of the Treaty Principles Bill

Viaduct bar Headquarters posted an inflammatory Facebook status on Thursday, calling league fans many bad things. Ra Pomare caught up with the Warriors in Christchurch to get their take on league fans being called ‘vandals’ and ‘abusers’.

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The Warriors respond to the Auckland bar which labeled rugby league fans 'scum' and 'criminals'

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Viaduct bar Headquarters posted a facebook status on Thursday, calling league fans many bad things. Ra Pomare caught up with the Warriors to get their take on league fans being called 'vandals' and 'abusers'.

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MediaJune 9, 2018

Watch the Warriors respond to the Auckland bar which labelled rugby league fans ‘scum’ and ‘criminals’

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MediaJune 9, 2018

Watch the Warriors respond to the Auckland bar which labelled rugby league fans ‘scum’ and ‘criminals’

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