It takes a lot to shock John Humphrys. But when Justin Webb, his co-host on 'Today', revealed that he was the secret love child of the Welshman's old BBC colleague, the newsreader Peter Woods, even Humphrys was taken aback.
Garth George never thought his achievements would land him on the New Year Honours list.
He is from another era of current affairs television and tonight (Friday afternoon NZ time) that era will end.
TV3 has quietly laid off some of NZ's most distinguished investigative journalists.
In a statement to 3 News staff yesterday, Mark Jennings announced that reporter Melissa Davies will be the network's new Europe correspondent.
Former Shortland Street actor Suzy Clarkson is set to quit her role as Prime Television's weekend news presenter.
Sacked TVNZ broadcaster Paul Henry is set to go on a million dollar-plus spending spree.
TV3 is taking the BSA to court over a complaint from Social Development Minister Paula Bennett, about a report claiming she offered a beneficiary money to drop a privacy case.
Readership of nzherald.co.nz and the Herald newspaper is at its highest level in a generation.
The women's magazine war intensified yesterday as the Woman's Weekly lost its editor and deputy editor to its main rival.