Television's watchdog will tomorrow slam the broadcast of explicit content in a show watched by children.

Sean Plunket's replacement is a long time coming.

I write this by candlelight. Well not really. But days after the Canterbury earthquake I'm still shaking.

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

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' 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.

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.

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

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

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

New Zealand's broadcasting watchdog has upheld complaints against two TVNZ shows - Fair Go and Band of Brothers.