Shayne Currie
NZME Editor-at-Large
Editor-at-Large Shayne Currie is one of New Zealand's most experienced senior journalists and media leaders.
Editor-at-Large Shayne Currie is one of New Zealand's most experienced senior journalists and media leaders. He has held executive and senior editorial roles at NZME including Managing Editor, NZ Herald Editor and Herald on Sunday Editor. He has studied at Cambridge University in the UK and helped lead many of NZME's most successful editorial projects including the establishment of an integrated, multimedia newsroom operation. Shayne is now back writing on a range of topics, including the weekly Media Insider column, and helping the newsroom on a range of public events and strategic content projects.
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'A fire in my belly': He grew up poor and met dad at 30 - how a wild genius built events empire
Duco's David Higgins was 30 when he met his dad; he doesn't know if he's even still alive.
Top reporters leave TVNZ, likely new cuts emerge; Sponsorship madness - streaker reveals all
Peter Williams on his Treaty Principles submission; Jack Tame and Mava Moayyed baby news.
'We fell short': Sky TV's financial hit as it battles satellite woes, customer backlash
Sky has lowered its revenue and Ebitda guidance for the full year.
Sky TV reclaims Black Caps cricket rights in new six-year deal
The announcement comes after a tough several months of consumer issues for Sky TV.
Well-known NZ Herald names to depart as 30 roles cut from newsroom; new video brand on way
Political editor and senior sports columnist among those who are opting to leave.
Advertising power play: Top agency leader elevated to new CEO role ahead of likely merger
Nikki Grafton's elevation at OMG comes ahead of a likely very disruptive year.
Trumped: NZ’s digital news bargaining bill was on life support; is it now dead?
Media Minister offers a six-word response as Aussies back down in face of Trump threats.
NZ Rugby CFO resigns – latest in a string of senior departures
The CFO's resignation comes at a critical time, commercially, for NZ Rugby.
Retail shake-up: Appliance delivery and removal brand moves into NZ
The company believes the NZ appliance retail market is ripe for upheaval.
TV doco: Kiwi producer’s fight for UK 'baby-killer' nurse; Could Treasury take over RNZ funds? Ex-TVNZ host returns
Nick Mowbray denies NZME speculation; Sky tests satellite; Was MAFS star a Miss NZ?
'I am going to burn the place down': Prestigious architect firm worker's threats after HR meeting
Warren and Mahoney sent 150 staff home for two days - new details of threats revealed.
Sky TV's new satellite placed into orbit - here's when affected customers should have full TV reception again
Early testing of a new satellite has thrown up 'positive' results, pay-TV operator says.
TV shake-up: Plans for a new regulator, funding agency and demands on Netflix, streamers to pay for more NZ content
New document also reveals plans for an overhaul of media regulation and funding agencies.
'Sacred': Talley's fights to uncover secret sources used in TVNZ news investigation
TVNZ lawyers says the protection of confidential sources is sacred and vital.
Sport TV wars heat up: Sky TV now has to share ESPN with Disney+
Sky loses exclusive NZ rights to ESPN, but highlights the value of its sports package.
'Tirade of abuse': Ex-Platform editor wins payouts after incidents involving host Sean Plunket
The ERA finds an editor was treated unfairly and unreasonably after raising concerns.
Watch: Kiwi creative behind Super Bowl ad featuring iconic US advertising characters
'New Zealand to me has always been the absolute hotbed of creativity.'
'Absolutely disgraceful': Former All Blacks coach blasts Sky TV after seven no-shows from technicians
Laurie Mains has been among the hundreds of Sky TV customers left frustrated and angry.
'I’m definitely a Scrooge!' Inside the life and rise of Anna Mowbray - from country girl to billionaire
'[Ali is] such an incredible person; a big softie - he’s so open, so vulnerable, so real.'
'Brutal': David Seymour v Guy Williams in verbal stoush; Bank execs at critic Shane Jones' party
Have the SKY CEO and CFO fallen out?; Shorty St revived; top magazine returns to NZ.
'Utter shock': Sky TV loses CFO with immediate effect
The former TVNZ CFO joined Sky less than a year ago.
The $6m gap and a political 'betrayal': Why Sunday TV advertising laws are an unholy mess
The govt promised changes by the end of 2024; why are media and advertisers still waiting?
'Time to move on': John Kirwan and Sky TV part ways; BSA rules on TVNZ 'a***hole' quip
Analyst on NZME cuts: 'It's difficult to shrink to greatness'; Worst PR line of the week.
Watch: Apologetic Sky TV CEO - 'We've let you down, at times'
'I can assure you we’re working hard to get to you if you need support.'
'Corporate disaster': Sky viewers' fury over satellite shambles - can you get a refund?
One customer says he was promised a technician eight times, another performed rooftop DIY.
'Underwhelmed', 'annoyed': Sky TV satellite headaches – increasing numbers of customers suffer outages
Sky says it has boosted call-out resources and has now chosen a preferred new satellite.
6pm news shake-up looms: Simon Dallow mulls TVNZ future; NZ's 25 toughest PR gigs
Inside the NZME/Herald cuts; Reporter of Year quits Stuff; Mike Hosking's big birthday.
'Challenging': Almost 40 jobs set to be cut from NZ Herald newsroom
Today's meeting comes in a bleak 12 months for the NZ media industry.
NZ Herald, Newstalk ZB staff called to meeting; fears of job losses
Media Insider: NZME staff have been called to a meeting on Wednesday morning.
Picky, picky: 25 peculiar ad complaints – togs, topless All Blacks, vibrators, nose-pickers
Banks, supermarkets, house firms in the firing line: 'I am not trying to be a Karen.'
Radio's new breakfast battle: Can Simon Barnett halt More's ratings slide? Top TVNZ staff departing
25 media storylines for 2025; Worst PR response of the week; Air NZ comms boss taking off.
TV rights upheaval: Sky in line for critical All Blacks deal and then a possible takeover
NZ rugby TV rights are now open to negotiation for global streamers: What are fans in for?
TV host's new role; Sky TV, TV3 bosses on the economy as one publisher predicts media 'carnage'
Q&As with five top media bosses; a well-known face and name has a new broadcasting gig.
Six media bosses, five questions: 'The grimmest, most intense and sad work we’ve ever done'
Media CEO: 'Advertising market has changed faster than any of us could have anticipated.'
He created a $660m company in his garage: Sistema richlister on standing firm with a famous name to retain ‘Made in NZ’
'I don’t care if it’s Martha Stewart or the bloody Pope. I’m not taking [Made in NZ] off.'
The ad industry's biggest mistake? 'Assuming the rest of NZ is just like Auckland'
The bosses of NZME, Stuff, Are Media and three agencies answer five questions for 2025.
A rare and revealing interview with a slightly exasperated Sir Russell Coutts
'Let that entrepreneurial spirit shine through': Sailing great on NZ's future.
Five questions for '25: 'NZ media is on a knife-edge' - TVNZ, RNZ, The Spinoff leaders open up
Agency boss: 'NZ media market needs to reinvent itself'.
'20 years is a long time – it just feels right': Acclaimed NZ restaurant to close
'We’re actually really busy and I know we're going to break a few hearts.'
A crazy media year: 24 awards for 2024; TV weather presenter, radio sports host quit roles; 5 newspapers saved
Who's in line for ainfluential TVNZ role?; $1 sales: five NZME community newspapers saved.
Merger by stealth? RNZ to move in with TVNZ in Auckland in 2025
The two public broadcasters will come together physically in Victoria St.
This popular town's newspaper was closing. And then the editor stepped up
A newspaper has been saved, paving the way for several similar deals for other towns.
Watch: Ex-All Black's daughter expresses regret at hit-and-run sentencing
Widow: 'You drove away with indifference, you left the scene and left him to die.'
'Splashing the cash' questions: RNZ boss defends increased salaries, bonuses and staff numbers
Work under way to change content, tone of traditional radio shows to stabilise audiences.
The advertising landscape is in for a seismic shake-up. Are NZ agencies and clients ready?
A global mega-merger is likely to have ramifications for the Kiwi advertising market.
Film awards strife: Sponsor's sick Liam Payne joke; TVNZ moves; Exclusive: News bill on hold
'Clusterf***': Anger amid AT advertising tender fallout; UK doco on missing NZ kids.
'Very disappointed': Govt puts digital news bill on hold, may follow hardline new Oz law
The Government has signalled a potentially harder line – but it will be delayed.
'Frustrating': NZ's biggest advertising tender canned - AT leaves outdoor firms in lurch
AT will start all over again in 2025 as 18 months of work goes by the wayside.
'Freaked out a bit': TVNZ star reveals why she quit and reaction; RNZ salaries jump $5m in a year
Community editors consider ways to save titles; Former leader takes Whakaata Māori to ERA.
'Shambles': Trouble at Māori TV as 27 roles gone in restructure, HR boss quits
Whakaata Maori issues lengthy press release on confirmed proposals amid internal tensions.
'Sad day': NZME to close 14 community papers by Christmas - private buyers may be keen on some titles
'This is a sad day for NZME and it’s not news I want to be sharing.'
Great New Zealand Road Trip: Best of our Nine Questions with notable New Zealanders
We rounded up 12 notable (and one honorary) New Zealanders for our Nine Questions With...
What I learned after two weeks on the road in NZ (plus best town and other awards)
Shayne Currie's greatest hits from his Great New Zealand Road Trip.
Specialist lending company on NZers' financial resilience – and busting the myth of a 'must-have-now' generation
'Sitting down and talking to people can resolve most problems.'
What lies beneath: A small NZ town harbours a classic underwater secret
How did a classic car end up anchored on a submerged bridge in this idyllic lake?
Why one of the critical voices of business in New Zealand is feeling upbeat
The BusinessNZ chief executive opened up about her hopes for New Zealand.
Plot twist: From $125m food-kit empire to film - couple pour $10m into their own NZ feature movie
An extraordinary story – worthy of its own film – is unfolding behind a new NZ movie.
'The worst social media dicks are former Kiwis who go abroad and then tell everyone here how s*** NZ is'
Queenstown-based creative talks about his dreams - and what NZ needs right now.
Lights out: Are fewer motorists flashing their headlights to warn about police?
There is no law that outwardly states the practice is illegal.
Special 9 Questions: Chase star Shaun Wallace on NZ and the Kiwi he admires most
Today, for something a bit different, we hear from honorary New Zealander Shaun Wallace.
The small NZ town housing an extremely rare treasure trove
'We’ve had people leave here in tears ... it’s quite humbling.'
Natural and man-made marvels: Is this the best state highway drive in NZ?
Not so long ago, you had to question if this road could even exist again.
'Hunger Games': Confidential paper reveals axed TVNZ roles; Political ed weds
TVNZ executive producer resigns; Sam Hayes mourns good friend; Political ed's wedding.
'My vision is for every young woman to have financial freedom'
The Great NZ Road Trip catches up with the founder of GirlBoss NZ.
The rise of a regional lifeline: The little Kiwi airline that went from six staff to 85
How a regional airline built its business into a critical lifeline.
The Spinoff's SOS: 'We cannot pretend everything is fine'
Website reveals worst monthly decline in advertising since 2014.
Matt Heath: 'This great NZer changed so many unfortunate people’s lives'
'I hope in 10 years we still have reason to ‘not know how lucky we are’.'
Nine Questions with Sir Ashley Bloomfield - his idea of perfect happiness and his greatest fear
Why the former health chief rates this ex-All Blacks captain as his most admired NZer.
A small NZ town has more than a dozen homeless people. Now a hero is stepping up
“I just felt that they were a part of our community that was really forgotten.'
Inside the Moving Houses mayhem: Host Andy Ellis on ice-cool truckies, dodgy drivers
Moving Houses host: 'It’s pretty scary sometimes. We had a lot of near misses.'
9 Questions with Kiwi tennis star Lulu Sun: 'I find it hard to connect with someone who isn’t genuine'
'Te Anau truly is a place like no other – it almost defies description ...'
From tin shack to toast of the town: The NZ city with an incredible business leader
Is this the role that every other New Zealand town and city should consider?
'Grim': The Spinoff cuts roles amid new wave of media industry job losses
'[This is]...an incredibly difficult decision, felt deeply across our small organisation.'
Joseph Parker on love, family, his greatest fear... and Brussels sprouts
'We only live one life and we should all enjoy it together.'
A top NZ movie made this tiny village famous. 14 years on, it still draws film fans
Taika Waititi's Boy lifts Waihau Bay, attracting visitors to Aunty Gracey's shop.
9 Questions: David Lomas on the NZer he most admires and the one he fears
TV host on happiness, hopes and divisive politics.
Shark expert on fatal attack and the summer ahead: 'Society has come a long way since Jaws'
This summer will be critical to discover if the sharks have started returning.
Nine Questions: Ruby Tui on her greatest fear, inspiration and happiness
Each day on The Great New Zealand Road Trip, we catch up with a noteworthy Kiwi.
A Kiwi industry abuzz: How mānuka honey is finding its sweet spot again
'You don’t want to be doom and gloom your whole life. That's just a miserable way to live'
Ex-Breakfast host given payout - TVNZ wins early legal battle; Failed TV firm owes bank $8.56m; Is TradeMe set to be sold?
Is TradeMe about to be traded?; Top ad execs' new outdoor business; Big Stuff changes.