Ex-NBR owner Barry Colman recently gave the National Party $50,000 - the first time the wealthy publisher's contribution has had to be disclosed.

Telecom says more details of its online television service are "close" and will be unveiled before the company changes its name to Spark in August.

Paul Casserly details television's best quotes, and a few notes, from the month of May.

NZ On Screen have pulled together some of the best moments of TV with the help of the public. With the results tallied, Paul Casserly uncovers just what makes good telly.

Paora Maxwell, the new CEO of Maori Television, started his job on Monday and he was visibly emotional.

The Taurima Inquiry has opened the door to questions about other journalists and whether their outside roles affect their independence.

Former broadcaster Shane Taurima still has a future with Labour, says the party's leader, despite his bid for candidacy being blocked by the party's ruling body.

The Taurima Inquiry has not taken Television New Zealand to task for its biggest failing yet as a news operation with an oversight of politics.

The maker of Shortland Street has been bought by overseas broadcasting giants in a $1 billion deal.

Sources expect that if Shane Taurima emerges badly from the bias inquiry, Julian Wilcox will put his name forward as a Labour party candidate.

Maori are more likely to watch shows like Homai te Pakipaki or Te Karere than learn their whakapapa and family history to express their cultural identity, a survey shows.

Labour is still facing delays in selecting its candidate in the key Tamaki Makaurau seat as a result of broadcaster and potential candidate Shane Taurima's TVNZ problems.

Labour has extended its deadline for the Tamaki Makaurau seat for the third time as it waits for a TVNZ report into the actions of potential candidate Shane Taurima.

She’s spent six years in war zones — including being shot at and driving into a minefield — and has even taught Prince William at Eton.

Warring between MediaWorks' radio and TV arms has calmed since new owners took over in November, writes John Drinnan.

Money is money and nobody wants to look a gift horsepower in the mouth, writes John Drinnan. Mazda now owns sponsorship rights to 7pm shows from Sunday through to Friday.

I will never forget the opening of Maori Television ten years ago today.

Tomorrow marks the 10th birthday of Maori Television. The appointment of a new chief executive should be a celebration.

TV3's gamble in swapping its traditional late-night news show with Paul Henry has resulted in virtually the same audience numbers.

The Government is facing flak on two fronts over issues affecting Maori Television, amid staff concerns about plans to realign its news and current affairs department.

The Maori Television board did not seek a reference from TVNZ's boss over an applicant for its own top job, the Herald has been told.

Maori broadcasters have weaved a tangled web of politics with upheavals at both Television New Zealand and Maori TV, writes John Drinnan.

The Maori TV board is pushing ahead with plans to appoint controversial broadcaster Paora Maxwell as chief executive in the next two weeks, broadcasting sources say.

TVNZ is eyeing tougher new conflict of interest rules for employees following the resignation of broadcaster Shane Taurima, an inquiry into the case has heard.