NZME. has appointed the former Tower executive Michael Boggs as its new chief financial officer as the company considers an IPO.

The Totalisator Agency Board's new broadcasting general manager, Craig Norenbergs, wants tweeters following the horses.

The 10-hour raid on Nicky Hager's house this week gives us a tasty preview of how police could be roped into doing the bidding for higher powers, says Dita de Boni.

APN is still considering floating its NZ media unit with a board appointment announcement this afternoon expected to show the Australian parent isn't considering a trade sale.

TV One may have adopted a "kamikaze programming" strategy by scheduling My Kitchen Rules to clash with TV3's The Block, according to an advertising consultant.

Blogging coupled with social media dissemination is brilliant; perhaps the greatest democratising force of our time, writes Chris Barton.

Miranda Kerr sparked controversy last week when she appeared in Japanese Vogue dressed in a kimono.

Britain's Sunday Mirror is under pressure to explain the details of its Twitter sting where it used a fake 'PR girl' to engage tweets from a Tory MP - who sent her graphic pics.

Fashion magazine Marie Claire has apologised for featuring a non-Maori model wearing a sacred Maori tattoo in its October issue.

An Auckland academic says a fashion magazine’s use of a Maori facial tattoo on a non-Maori model is a “cultural insult”.

The Herald-DigiPoll survey came closest to predicting the final election result, an analysis of the four major polls shows.

Whaleoil blogger says he didn't know all the details about fatal car crash and admits "in hindsight" remark was offensive.

Advertising company Snakk Media has announced the opening of a new division, Represent Media, and signed ESPN as its first major customer.

Some in the media, at least, understand their role as chief prime ministerial defenders against communism of any kind - not like those other churnalists and repeaters, writes Dita De Boni.

Maori Television says there will be no job losses at its news show Te Kaea and changes at the station have been put on hold.

Andrew Dickens writes: Well, this is turning out to be a boring election, isn't it?

The media can continue to report on Cameron Slater's communications with high-profile figures after the High Court blocked the blogger's bid for a gagging order.

Kim Dotcom has again denied he is the alleged hacker Rawshark who has published material taken from the computer of blogger Cameron Slater.

The hacker known as Rawshark has quit, acknowledging he could go to jail for hacking the WhaleOil blog but defended the decision to do so.

Whale Oil blogger Cameron Slater is going to the High Court to try to stop media publishing information taken by the hacker known as Rawshark.

The publisher of the NZ Herald plans to sell 60pc of its New Zealand business, generating gross proceeds of A$309m.

Carrick Graham's new business partners say that "Dirty Politics" allegations about Graham have not hurt their new PR agency.

A fund manager says Australia's APN News & Media may have picked an opportune time to float its Kiwi assets.

Australia's APN News & Media is considering an IPO and sharemarket float for its NZ assets, which include the Herald, Newstalk ZB and the online bargain website GrabOne.

Former SFO boss Adam Feeley says he hopes the police are considering a criminal investigation into claims Judith Collins was linked to a smear campaign against him.

The publisher of the New Zealand Herald, has announced it is considering an initial public offer and sharemarket float for its New Zealand business.