TV blogger Paul Casserly hands out his awards for the top news and current affairs of 2012.

Tom Mockridge is one of the most influential New Zealanders you've probably never heard of.

Patrick Gower starts as TV3's political editor on Monday. Earlier this month, TV3's Duncan Garner and Gower, as his deputy, won best news report at the NZ Television Awards for their coverage of the teapot tapes story.

Whatever has happened to that grizzled veteran hack Cameron Bennett?

TV3 was the big winner in news categories at last night's annual TV awards - taking out the hotly contested best scheduled news programme for the first time in five years.

John Banks may not get the sack as a minister but even the Prime Minister isn't going to go out of his way to defend him any more than he has to, writes Bryce Edwards.

Paul Holmes went into hospital expecting keyhole surgery on his heart. He never dreamed he would instead endure open heart surgery.

Greg Dixon reflects on the colourful characters he has encountered and the changes he has witnessed during his 20-year evolution from boy reporter to Canvas deputy editor.

Today's edition of the New Zealand Herald marks a profound change in the way we bring you the news. After 148 years and nine months of daily publication, its also stakes its claim to a clear and important role in the digital world.