Radio New Zealand ceo Peter Cavanagh confirmed today he will be leaving at the end of the year and has apologised for his decision being revealed by NZ Herald.

The replacement programme for TVNZ's Close Up will launch on February 4, and will have more "bite-size" sections than its predecessor.

Rupert Murdoch is back on the front foot but fellow titans the BBC and Facebook yet to recover from own goals.

1. Of all the high-profile people you've photographed, who least resembles the popular perception of them?

Fairfax has completed a sell-down of its 51 per cent stake in Trade Me, the online shopping site confirmed this evening.

Trade Me shares are in a trading halt, as announcements confirm Fairfax is selling its 51 per cent stake in the company.

I was once "the most hated woman in New Zealand". In April 2000, writes Deborah Hill Cone. I chose to name the policeman who shot a young young man called Stephen Wallace in Waitara.

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

If newspapers are to stay in business then they have no option but to publish what the public wants to read, ie, content that "sells newspapers", writes Alan Ringwood.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully appoints political lobbyist, and old friend, to board of Antarctic New Zealand.

Over 100 journalists have been killed so far this year - the highest number since the International Press Institute (IPI) began keeping count of journalists' deaths in 1997.

All New Zealand television networks are toning down their shouting commercials in response to viewer complaints, with TVNZ adopting the new standards from Sunday.

Television New Zealand reportedly faced "internal opposition" in its newsroom over proposals to offer Paul Henry a role fronting the replacement to Close Up.