When Ross Dagan was revealed as the new head of news at TVNZ, the common response was "Ross who?"

Readership of the Herald on nzherald.co.nz and in print has reached a new high of 818,000 on average a day.

Celebrity coverage is more intense here, says the new Aussie head of news at TVNZ.

nzherald.co.nz was last night named best website at the Canon Media Awards for the fourth time in five years.

Prime Minister John Key has denied criticising the media, despite earlier accusing it of becoming more aggressive, hostile, and antagonistic towards his Government and singling out the NZ Herald as becoming "more tabloid".

Sources have told John Drinnan TVNZ bosses have looked at replacing Petra Bagust to create a new double act for Breakfast.