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<i>Media</i>: Change of climate for key TV player
New Zealand's top broadcasting bureaucrat is tuning out of the sector to be Climate Change Ambassador.

Carter 'sorting things out' - Goff
Labour Leader Phil Goff says he still needs to be convinced of a change in Chris Carter's attitude.

TV pick of the week: <i>Generation Kill</i>
If you survived The Pacific - and the ratings suggest many didn't - here's another call of duty with the United States Marines.

TV review: <i>50 Years Of Television</i>
Prime's 50 Years Of Television restores faith in the medium, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Swift justice meted out to soccer thieves
South Africa may have a soaring crime rate, but justice is administered swiftly as well.

TVNZ staff covering World Cup burgled
A TVNZ cameraman covering the Soccer World Cup in South Africa has had his hotel room burgled and more than $100,000 worth of equipment taken.

Pacific war series bombs out
TVNZ'S WWII epic The Pacific suffered disappointing ratings after failing to live up to the mega-hype, say media analysts.

Gotcha rival's sting harpoons host
An embarrassed TVNZ has been forced to apologise to viewers after it was duped into broadcasting a live-to-air interview with a fake pro-whaling lobbyist.

TVNZ's Henry falls prey to prankster
The state broadcaster has admitted it was duped by a prankster pretending to be a pro-whaling advocate.

Content is still king in TV's fuzzy future
When television arrived in New Zealand 50 years ago a consumer's main decision was whether to buy a console TV or one that had legs.

Viewers pan TVNZ's 50-year celebration
A trivia-style programme to commemorate 50 years of TVNZ has been panned by viewers - but the station says that ratings never lie.

TV review: <i>Cheers to 50 Years</i>
TVNZ's 50th birthday bash was a rubbish celebration of local TV history full of meaningless montages of past presenters, writes Russell Baillie.

TV host puts job on the line over <i>Marae</i>
A leading Maori journalist is threatening to walk away from TVNZ if proposals to revamp the Maori-focused current affairs show Marae go ahead, insiders say.

A mother of a year
Michele Hine is revelling in a trio of rich maternal roles _ from Go Girls' downtrodden parent, to fading theatrical star, to hell-bent control freak in the Auckland production of The House Of Bernada Alba.

Pick of the week: <i>Cheers to 50 Years</i>
On June 1, 1960, AKTV-2 made its first scheduled black and white broadcast from its Shortland St studios.

A week of it
The Kings Arms will be the perfect place to hide away from wintry weather tonight, with mellow tunes by Auckland indie bunch Nightchoir who are celebrating the release of their new album.