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<i>Media</i>: Losing the plot over Jackson's Hobbit
Sir Peter Jackson is being cast as Gandalf in a row about payment for actors...

Fair Go's Kevin Milne leaving TVNZ
TVNZ has announced Fair Go stalwart Kevin Milne is leaving the broadcaster after the the show's season ends later this year.

Home and Away scene ruled too raunchy
A 'raunchy and sexually charged' scene on Home and Away breached broadcasting standards, the BSA has ruled.

American actress wins top Qantas award
You may know Vera Farmiga as the sexually charged businesswoman in Up In The Air, but the Oscar-nominated star won the award for best actress in a feature film here in New Zealand.

<i>Media</i>: Long wait for breakfast a bold move
Sean Plunket's replacement is a long time coming.

TV Eye: Quake coverage off the Richter
I write this by candlelight. Well not really. But days after the Canterbury earthquake I'm still shaking.

Banks under fire over alcohol policy
Super City mayoral contender John Banks is facing heat over his liquor policy on top of revelations that his son Alex was among those who "egged on" a schoolmate who died after binge-drinking.

TVNZ workers lose credit card perks
TVNZ workers' days of splurging on company plastic have ended, as the state broadcaster cuts up hundreds of credit cards to avoid "misleading" publicity, with nearly all staff affected.

Veitch on the way back
Tony Veitch appears set to return as a full-time radio host, two years after a domestic incident which left him shame-faced and unemployed.

Broadcaster stands by its man
TV3 has put out a press release denying the broadcaster is questioning the future of current affairs show Campbell Live.

<i>Media</i>: TV3 checking pulse of Campbell Live
TV3 owner MediaWorks is questioning if the nightly Campbell Live is sustainable on its present ratings.

Website wants free access to TVNZ archive
A non-profit website dedicated to letting people watch New Zealand-made movies and television programmes wants access to Television New Zealand's (TVNZ) archive - for free.

Paul Henry in trouble over jibe at doctors
TVNZ has apologised for a comment by presenter Paul Henry that overseas-trained doctors can't be as good as those trained in NZ.