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Michele Hewitson Interview: Keith Quinn
Forty years in a blokey, sometimes unkind profession hasn't left a dent in the genial exterior of rugby's 'old bear'

Mediaworks TV boss resigns
Jason Paris is stepping down as chief executive of the MediaWorks television, after just one year in the job.

Watch: TVNZ Breakfast's unfortunate song choice
TVNZ's Breakfast made an unfortunate song choice while covering the Loafers Lodge fire in central Wellington. Video / TVNZ

John Drinnan: MediaWorks lifeline has strings attached, documents reveal
The $43.3m lifeline thrown to MediaWorks has put the Government in an interesting position, should the media company ever be sold.

Academics protest TVNZ7's demise
A group of academics has penned an to the Government voicing concern about the decision to cut funding to TVNZ7.

Key changes tack over meeting with broadcaster
The PM admits he talked with MediaWorks bosses before they received a $43.3 million helping hand from the Govt.

Watch: Anna Burns-Francis and Chris Chang make their Breakfast debut
New hosts Anna Burns-Francis and Chris Chang make their debut on the Breakfast couch. Video / TVNZ

Watch: TV reporter slurs words and almost collapses live on air
A TV news reporter went live to air slurring her words and then almost collapsed as she was overcome by a medical incident. Video / CTV

TVNZ workers lose credit card perks
TVNZ workers' days of splurging on company plastic have ended, as the state broadcaster cuts up hundreds of credit cards to avoid "misleading" publicity, with nearly all staff affected.

Website wants free access to TVNZ archive
A non-profit website dedicated to letting people watch New Zealand-made movies and television programmes wants access to Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) archive - for free.

Minister calls for TV boss's card details
Television New Zealand boss Rick Ellis's $140,000 credit card spending in two years sounds high, Broadcasting Minister Jonathan Coleman says, but he will reserve judgment until he hears from the state broadcaster's board today.

<i>Media</i>: Change of climate for key TV player
New Zealand's top broadcasting bureaucrat is tuning out of the sector to be Climate Change Ambassador.