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It was a torrid year for almost every aspect of New Zealand’s media – with one vast, existential threat lurking underneath.

Ten stories that defined New Zealand’s media in 2024

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A new fund has been launched to provide freelance writers with grants to work on ambitious, in-depth journalism.

Announcing the Vince Geddes In-Depth Journalism Fund

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Bulletins and beloved current affairs programmes fell like flies in an agonising year for screen journalism.

To all the TV news we lost in 2024

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Madeleine Chapman reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: The phrase of the year is ‘gingle malt’

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From mullet competitions to ram raids, if it happened in Te Awamutu, the Courier was there to cover it.

A love letter to community newspapers 

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Leaked emails and documents show that the media giant will soon break apart – opening up a range of options for owner Sinead Boucher.

Stuff ‘consciously uncouples’ into two separate digital and print businesses

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With funding stagnant since 2008, the broadcaster is racing to adapt to a digital world – but at what cost?

With its daily news bulletin scrapped, what’s next for Whakaata Māori?

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The Weekend: Seriously, you need to wear sunscreen

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The Weekend: A guide to The Spinoff, for readers old and new

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An important announcement from the CEO, the editor and the founder of The Spinoff.<br />


An open letter about the future of The Spinoff

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An expiration date on longform video journalism means news shared to TVNZ+ is destined for a short shelf life.

The hidden problem when ‘news’ isn’t popular

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The Weekend: What would you march for?

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Anna Rawhiti-Connell reflects on the week that was.

The Weekend: In defence of Auckland’s ‘incredibly’ expensive Christmas tree

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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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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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'For blokes, it's probably the child they never knew about. And for women, it’s probably the child they’ve never spoken about.'

‘One hell of a shock’: Why not everyone wants flowers from David Lomas

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Megan Dunn on the the question of what it means to be more true to your dreams than your fears.

What I write about when I write about mermaids

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'Everything reminded me of the comfort of TV, the promise of a story.'

Can NYC ever live up to the hype? 

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Why do so many of us install security cameras – and are they breaching other people’s rights?

Selling security, delivering anxiety: The rise of home surveillance cameras

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An essential guide to all the holes you can drive through in this country.

All 29 road tunnels in New Zealand ranked from worst to best

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When he died, my friend Doug got no media obituary. Hardly anyone outside his tiny rural community knew him. But everyone inside that community did.

A life story

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I watched all 46 of Tom Cruise's films over the past 12 months. The question on everyone's lips: why?

‘The mission is clearly possible’: On watching every single Tom Cruise movie ever made

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How a little jar of seawater ends up as a red cross that ruins your day-at-the-beach plans – but keeps you safe from swimming in sewage.

A trip to the beach with the poo detectives

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After two decades of promised redevelopment, Johnsonville Shopping Centre remains neglected and half empty. 

Who killed the Johnsonville mall?

Veteran news pro Pete Export (Ra Pomare) has some tips for making a classic ‘winter hits New Zealand’ news story.

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What makes the perfect NZ snow story? | The Spinoff TV

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Veteran news pro Pete Export (Ra Pomare) has some tips for making a classic 'winter hits New Zealand' news story.

The Spinoff

MediaJuly 31, 2018

What makes the perfect NZ snow story? (WATCH)

The Spinoff TV, 10.45pm Fridays on THREE

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MediaJuly 31, 2018

What makes the perfect NZ snow story? (WATCH)

The Spinoff TV, 10.45pm Fridays on THREE

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