The seismic shift in the South Island made headline news around the world.

A pirate radio station plans to broadcast from international waters off the coast of Fiji.

Overuse of the 'n' word has cost a longtime US radio agony aunt her job.

TV3 presenter John Campbell. The War Medals case has raised questions about police attempts to force journalists to reveal confidential sources.

Peter Dunne says he's "very open" to the Chief Coroner's suggestion there needs to be greater openness around the reporting of suicide.

Investment bank UBS plagiarised oil and gas research for use in its own investment reports, says a New York publisher.

CNN changed the media landscape by becoming the first network to provide 24-hour rolling news. Now it's the victim of another revolution.

So it's the media's fault? The Magic's blacklisting of a Herald reporter is not a good look for the franchise.

Paul Henry says he feels "37 and three months" and has the hair of a 40-year-old.

Auckland University senior lecturer Sue Abel addresses the issue of balance in TV news, and the relative lack of Maori voices in mainstream news bulletins, in the third in a series of lectures discussing the state and future of journalism.

TVNZ has used figures showing the rising popularity of its 6pm news to fire an attack on its rival TV3's "smoke, mirrors and big marketing campaigns".

Fiji's oldest newspaper, currently owned by Rupert Murdoch, is up for sale.