"If these boring hippies make it past the first week, I'm not watching anymore," I shouted at my husband during the first episode of My Kitchen Rules New Zealand.

Outsourcing of Maori programming will make Television New Zealand less engaged in the Maori world - but that might suit the broadcaster.

A combined breakfast show on TV3 and RadioLive will be a massive change to the breakfast media landscape, writes John Drinnan.

Rugby was the winner on the day. Well, Israel Dagg was.

Television fans are being promised a "massive spring lineup" of blockbuster shows by TVNZ.

TV One's weather stalwart Jim Hickey will soon have a new colleague in the weather room, as former MetService forecaster Daniel Corbett joins the team.

State-owned broadcaster Television New Zealand lifted annual profit 25 per cent, ahead of forecast and despite a dip in advertising revenue.

After being left out of the televised leaders debate, the Greens co-leaders staged a counter-debate at an Auckland bar.

A live blog of reaction to the debate between Prime Minister John Key and Labour leader David Cunliffe hosted on TV One tonight.

Internet Mana's coffers have swollen by more than $600,000 as a result of the two parties' merger.

Internet Party leader Laila Harre has accused the Prime Minister of lying during a TVNZ interview in suggesting the Internet-Mana coalition was behind an effigy-burning video.

A man has been seriously injured after a piece of machinery fell out of the back of a ute, crushing him underneath it.

The Fifa World Cup game between England and Italy drew the largest free-to-air television audience of the tournament so far.

State TV bosses point proudly to improved ratings, but signs are, that after a succession of problems, TVNZ journalist morale is numbed, says John Drinnan.

The state broadcaster has confirmed it is planning another restructure of news and current affairs, writes John Drinnan. Some positions are expected to be disestablished, and an announcement is imminent.

An annual outlook on the media and entertainment industry says we're in a new era, where Kiwi consumers no longer differentiate between the traditional and the digital., writes John Drinnan.

TV3 political commentator Linda Clark acted for Shane Taurima in the contentious inquiry into his Labour party activities.

Allegations have been made by Shane Taurima's advocate that Labour used the excuse of the TVNZ review of his alleged conflict of interest to side-line him, writes Mai Chen.

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 Taurima Inquiry has failed to take Television New Zealand to task for its biggest failing yet as a news operation with an oversight of politics, writes John Drinnan.

Shane Taurima was guilty of using TVNZ’s resources for political purposes, but there was no bias in programming, a review has found.

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

Labour is considering blocking former TVNZ broadcaster Shane Taurima as a candidate if a TVNZ investigation is too damaging for him and the party.

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.

The development of SkyCity Entertainment Group's controversial $402 million international convention centre is drawing closer.