The way hundreds of thousands of Kiwis watch TV shows is about to undergo a fundamental and dramatic change.

The New Zealand sharemarket rose yesterday when many other markets were weak and a large volume was traded in the shares of New Zealand Oil & Gas, the 29 per cent shareholder of Pike River Coal Ltd.

Trading in Pike River Coal shares was suspended and trading in the shares of its biggest shareholder New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) was halted yesterday as the investment community extended their sympathies and also waited for news.

Sir Peter Jackson and his business interests seem to have won the media battle over The Hobbit.

Olympian Hamish Carter and his wife are helping young athletes find corporate backers, reports Suzanne McFadden.

Sir Peter Jackson is being cast as Gandalf in a row about payment for actors...

A respected children's media expert is lamenting that kids have been sacrificed to sleaze under NZ's TV standards system.

Sky Television has reported a 16.9 per cent rise in annual profits and says it is now in 47.9 per cent of New Zealand homes.

Six big media firms are making moves as the industry shifts towards digital and recovers from the recession.

Andy Haden's role as Rugby World Cup Ambassador "is over" following his latest outburst.

One of Andy Haden's celebrity clients has backed his rape comments, while Rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully has hinted Haden's role as ambassador could be over.

Does Murdoch have his eye on Sky TV?